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Battle of Kings Mountain

The backcountry victory that turned the Southern war, 1780
Battle of Kings Mountain, 1780
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On October 7, 1780, Patriot frontier militia — the "Overmountain Men" — surrounded and destroyed a Loyalist force on Kings Mountain along the Carolina border in about an hour of fighting.

The victory shattered Loyalist confidence in the South and checked the British offensive that had rolled through Georgia and the Carolinas, beginning the chain of events that led toward Yorktown.

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Key Facts
Date October 7, 1780
Outcome American (Patriot militia) victory
Significance Turned the Southern campaign
At a Glance
Date October 7, 1780
Location Kings Mountain, South Carolina
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