How we gained our independence

[foolslife]

American Revolution History & Time of the Revolutionary War

Explore the complete timeline of the history of the American Revolution from 1765 to the Treaty of Paris in 1783. Read about all the historic moment and people who helped the American Revolutionary War effort.

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[blume357]

I'm surprised it actually did mention the battles of Cowpins and Kings Mountain... even if who ever wrote that seems to think Francis Marion was somehow a leader in those battles. Marion was a crippled mean little ugly SOB that hid in the swamps of coastal S.C. and drove the British crazy with his harassment. There is a story never told about him... seems one of his men was captured and the British that caught this man decided not to send him to Charleston as a prisoner of war but hung him as a spy and traitor. So Marion set up an ambush for this company of British that hung one of his men. They had the entire company of 134 men try and chase down some 'rebels' lead them out onto a peninsula with no way out.. Then Marion and his men proceeded to kill all 134 of them.

 

[tazbigdog]

Love the Battle of Cowpens and how General Daniel Morgan and his troops/sharpshooters picked off Tarleton's officers.

The Battle of Cowpens - Cowpens National Battlefield (U.S. National Park Service)

www.nps.gov

 

[blume357]

And at King's Mountain them Tennessee boys, actually from western North Carolina, picked off just about everyone up the hill with their long rifles. The Irony is the Officer in command of the British forces who was also killed had gone to the British Military years before and suggested they change their smooth barreled rifles to ones that were rifled and more accurate.