Derek Tucker
Mrs. King
English 8th Hour
20 December 2016
The Battle of King’s Mountain
There have been many battles fought in the revolutionary war, a couple dozen in fact. Some were big, some were small, and some were more well known than others. The Battle of King’s Mountain was one of the smaller battles that was unheard of by most people. The battle was fought not against the British, but between American colonists. On one side were the Revolutionaries, who were patriots. On the other side was the loyalist Tory militia. The Battle of King’s Mountain was important because of its causes of being fought, its leaders, its events and effects.
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And many were thought to have worn red uniforms, but they could have easily been clothed in civilian garments. The Revolutionaries mostly wore clothes that they would wear when they go hunting. Most of these soldiers were well armed with small bore rifled muskets made by german gunsmiths in Pennsylvania. The Revolutionaries’ hunting rifles were much more accurate than the smooth bore muskets that the Tories fought with, americancivilwarforum.com adds. A hunting rifle was so accurate that is could hit a target from 300 to 400 yards away, but most trained soldiers could hit a target at a max of 200 to 250 yards. Despite of accuracy, the rifled musket could not reload as fast as a musket. A trained soldier with a smoothbore musket could reload twice or three times as fast as a soldier with a rifled musket. The accuracy of the Revolutionaries’ weapons gave them a huge advantage against the loyalists in battle.These men with rifled muskets became known as “Over the Mountain Men.” With accurate weapons, good tactics and perfect timing, the Revolutionaries had a huge advantage over the …show more content…
Patrick Ferguson: 'a Man of Some Genius' Edinburgh: NMS Enterprises, 2003. Print. http://www.ushistory.org/brandywine/special/art09.htm
History.com Staff, 2010: “Battle of King’s Mountain” http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-kings-mountain “The Battle of King’s Mountain.” Mackenzie, BritishBattles.com
Mrs. King
English 8th Hour
20 December 2016
The Battle of King’s Mountain
There have been many battles fought in the revolutionary war, a couple dozen in fact. Some were big, some were small, and some were more well known than others. The Battle of King’s Mountain was one of the smaller battles that was unheard of by most people. The battle was fought not against the British, but between American colonists. On one side were the Revolutionaries, who were patriots. On the other side was the loyalist Tory militia. The Battle of King’s Mountain was important because of its causes of being fought, its leaders, its events and effects.
The Battle of King’s Mountain, even though it was small and seemed unimportant in correlation to …show more content…
And many were thought to have worn red uniforms, but they could have easily been clothed in civilian garments. The Revolutionaries mostly wore clothes that they would wear when they go hunting. Most of these soldiers were well armed with small bore rifled muskets made by german gunsmiths in Pennsylvania. The Revolutionaries’ hunting rifles were much more accurate than the smooth bore muskets that the Tories fought with, americancivilwarforum.com adds. A hunting rifle was so accurate that is could hit a target from 300 to 400 yards away, but most trained soldiers could hit a target at a max of 200 to 250 yards. Despite of accuracy, the rifled musket could not reload as fast as a musket. A trained soldier with a smoothbore musket could reload twice or three times as fast as a soldier with a rifled musket. The accuracy of the Revolutionaries’ weapons gave them a huge advantage against the loyalists in battle.These men with rifled muskets became known as “Over the Mountain Men.” With accurate weapons, good tactics and perfect timing, the Revolutionaries had a huge advantage over the …show more content…
Patrick Ferguson: 'a Man of Some Genius' Edinburgh: NMS Enterprises, 2003. Print. http://www.ushistory.org/brandywine/special/art09.htm
History.com Staff, 2010: “Battle of King’s Mountain” http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-kings-mountain “The Battle of King’s Mountain.” Mackenzie, BritishBattles.com