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An illustration depicting the Battle of Kings Mountain late in the afternoon of October 7, 1780 from the perspective of the Loyalist camp of Maj. Patrick Ferguson atop Kings Mountain. Scene depicts the moment when organized military resistance to the surrounding attacking Patriots, led by Col. William Campbell, collapses and leads to widespread chaos and panic of Fergusonís men as hundreds of Tories try to surrender to the Patriots who are advancing on all sides of the camp and filled with revenge are altogether too fired up to halt the slaughter. 2003 oil painting by artist Archil Pichkhadze originally commissioned by the National Park Service/Harpers Ferry Center for wayside exhibits at Kings Mountain National Military Park. artist Archil Pichkhadze

This British Officer Developed a Revolutionary Rifle Whose Worth He Was Never Able to Prove in Battle

by John Miles7/7/20235/3/2023

Major Patrick Ferguson earned his nickname for his dogged determination to remain in the American Revolutionary War and bring the upstart Patriots to heel.

He Was Shot in the Face and Bayoneted by the British. But This 78-Year-Old Patriot Refused to Die.

by Claire Barrett1/19/20231/19/2023

yorktown-redoubt

He Fought With Washington At The Siege Of Yorktown—And Wrote About The Experience

by Joseph Plumb Martin12/13/20223/15/2023

WOMEN AT LEXINGTON

It Was the Shot Heard Round the World — and These Women Were There to Hear It

by Mary Fuhrer5/23/20222/27/2023