Battle of Musgrove's Mill, 1780 : "picked men well mounted"

Battle of Musgrove's Mill, 1780 : "picked men well mounted"

Yardley, PA : Westholme Publishing, 2022.

xiii, 116 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm.

975.703 B922 2022

(OCoLC)1314263719

On August 19, 1780, near a ford of the Enoree River in northwest South Carolina, a short and savage encounter occurred between Rebel militia and a combined force of Loyalist militia and Provincial regulars. Despite the Rebels being outnumbered more than two to one, it was an overwhelming victory for the American cause. The Rebels defended from the top of a ridge, inflicted heavy casualties on the Loyalist force as it advanced, then charged and drove the enemy from the field of battle. Just as Bunker Hill had done on a larger scale in Massachusetts, this clash of hundreds of soldiers in the Carolina backwoods invigorated the Rebel cause and led directly to the Battle of King's Mountain, the turning point of the war in the South ...--Book jacket.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [93]-107) and index.
L2022M152

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