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=The Battle of King's Mountain=

The battle occurred on October 7, 1780.

The battle was on King's Mountain, South Carolina.

The armies were the US Colonies and Great Britain.

The leaders of Great Britain's side was Patrick Ferguson and on the US Colonies' side was James Johnstons, John Sevier, and William Campbell.

The Battle of King's Mountain lasted 65 minutes. The Loyalists suffered 244 killed, 163 wounded, and 668 taken as prisoners. The Patriot militia suffered 29 killed and 58 wounded. The Patriots had won the battle

The significance of this battle was that it marked the turning point in revolutionary military fortunes convincing the loyalists to remove themselves from the conflict and setting the stage for ultimate British surrender at Yorktown (1781).



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