Kings Mountain: The Defeat of the Loyalists October 7, 1780

by Dave Dameron

In the summer of 1780, while British troops roamed the southern countryside striking fear into the hearts of rebels, a hardy group of "over-the-mountain men" from Tennessee vowed to defend their families and farms. At Kings Mountain, in northwest South Carolina, this small volunteer contingent of frontiersmen met the British in early October. The American victory there forced the British to retreat and turned the tide in the American Revolution's southern campaign.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306811944
• ISBN13: 9780306811944
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Da Capo
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Enjoyable and informative read...

This book provides a well-formatted and easy to read description of a very important but little-known battle of the American Revolution. The author points out that only one of the soldiers was actually British- Patrick Ferguson- the other men following the British flag were Loyalists militiamen (from America). As such the battle really reflected the bitter hatred and fighting that took place in the rural areas of our young nation. This story is a lot like the fictionalized version (movie) by Mel Gibson- The Patriot. I really liked this book!!! Sometimes books about battles are too long and detailed- this one is short but detailed-thanks!!!