Nine of the prisoners from this battle were hanged by an illegitimate court martial that was subsequently disbanded by Isaac Shelby. Those hangings and near-starvation conditions on a march to Camp Salem motivated the escape of almost all of the prisoners. One force at this clash had recently been victorious at Musgrove Mil
Nine of the prisoners from this battle were hanged by an illegitimate court martial that was subsequently disbanded by Isaac Shelby. Those hangings and near-starvation conditions on a march to Camp Salem motivated the escape of almost all of the prisoners. One force at this clash had recently been victorious at Musgrove Mill, having formed to avenge the Waxhaws Massacre. That group under William Campbell joined groups under Benjamin Cleveland, John Sevier and five other colonels to comprise the winning side at this battle, which surrounded an opposing militia from lower ground on three sides. For 10 points, name this battle of the American Revolution in which a Loyalist militia under Major Patrick Ferguson was annihilated on a North Carolina hill.
Nine of the prisoners from this battle were hanged by an illegitimate court martial that was subsequently disbanded by Isaac Shelby.
the Battle of {King's Mountain}