NC, USA
Overmountain Men Cross the Appalachians
September 26, 1780
DateSeptember 26, 1780
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The Overmountain Men crossed through Yellow Mountain Gap (4,682 feet) in late September 1780, descending into the Carolinas to link up with Virginia and piedmont forces. Moving with horses, cattle, and supplies over mountain terrain, they reached Ferguson before he could receive British reinforcement.
People Involved
Major Patrick Ferguson(British Army Officer)
The only British regular at Kings Mountain, commanding 1,100 Loyalist militia. Inventor of the Ferguson breech-loading rifle and one of the army's most capable officers. His ultimatum to the Overmountain settlements triggered the campaign that killed him.