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Kings Mountain National Military Park

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29: 2203: 46: 71: 439:, sums up the situation quite well: "Except for occasional small guerrilla parties, there was not a single organized body of American troops left south of Gates....". Despite the derelict feelings of many southerners, enough patriotism was stirred to gather a small contingent of men to defend the Kings Mountain area. Despite reported ankle-deep snow during their march, the men continued to train and march on. After stopping for a lunch break at the 78: 53: 2210: 528:, which simply states "ON THIS SITE / PRESIDENT HOOVER / ADDRESSED AN AUDIENCE OF 75,000 / AT THE CELEBRATION OF THE / SESQUI CENTENNIAL / OF THE BATTLE OF KINGS MOUNTAIN," finishing with the date of the address. The monument, placed roughly where Hoover was standing, is a stop along the historic loop trail. 427:
ensued. Realizing his force could not win, Buford sent forward a messenger to surrender, however, Buford's requests were ignored. Tarleton wanted to make an example of Buford's troops, and killed 113 of his men, and wounded around 50 so badly that they could not be moved. Another 50 were taken
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on their march towards the British, bringing their total force to about 1,400. The army resumed marching on October 1, however, they stopped due to heavy rains, which continued on in to the next day. After roughly an hour of combat the Patriot forces defeated the British, and took nearly 700
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A one and a half mile paved trail leads from the visitor center around the base of the mountain along the Patriot lines and ascends to the crest where the Loyalists were positioned. The trail passes several monuments, large and small, the earliest dating from 1815, as well as
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gave a speech commemorating the battle and the monument as "a place of inspiring memories." In the speech, he chronicled the basic history of America, detailing many great things about America, such as the rise of the American man and women. The whole speech can be read
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leanings were missing. Deciding that the British may be closer than originally thought, the commanding officers decided to change their route. The men traveled on a couple more days, until stopping at
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in charge of the Southern Campaign, Clinton returned to New York, where much of the British high command was. Clinton's instructions were to first finish off South Carolina, and then move north, to
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The situation in the southern states was getting desperate. Many people considered giving up Georgia and the Carolinas without a fight. There were few organized forces left in the south.
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Kings Mountain National Military Park was established on March 3, 1931 by an act of Congress: "in order to commemorate the Battle of Kings Mountain." The park is the terminus of the
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to divide their troops in case of a British ambush. After dividing their troops, the now-separated forces marched on, until they met again on September 30. Later, men from
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prisoner, and the remaining 200 managed to escape. The Battle of Waxhaws helped inspire armed resistance in much of the south, especially in the Carolinas.
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The Battle of Kings Mountain was fought on October 7, 1780, and destroyed the left wing of
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in 1996. Thomas Jefferson considered the battle "The turn of the tide of success."
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H. Cooper Black Jr. Memorial Field Trial and Recreation Area
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Kings Mountain Monument and Battlefield - York County, S.C.
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commemorating the route of the Patriot army from over the
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Map showing the location of Kings Mountain National Military Park
Map showing the location of Kings Mountain National Military Park
York
Cherokee
South Carolina
Blacksburg, South Carolina
35°8′16″N 81°23′22″W / 35.13778°N 81.38944°W / 35.13778; -81.38944
National Park Service
Kings Mountain National Military Park
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
66000079
National Military Park
Blacksburg
South Carolina
North Carolina
South Carolina
Battle of Kings Mountain
American Patriots
Loyalists
Southern Campaign
Revolutionary War
National Register of Historic Places
Lord Cornwallis
Charlotte
Nathanael Greene
American Army
Battle of Kings Mountain
Revolutionary War

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