The New Student's Reference Work/King's Mountain

King’s Mountain, a range in North Carolina, some 16 miles in length, the southern extremity of which is in York County, South Carolina.  Near this southern extremity British soldiers under Lieutenant-Colonel Ferguson were attacked by American militia under the command of Colonel Benjamin Cleaveland on Oct. 7, 1780, and after a desperate resistance were nearly all taken prisoners.  This victory contributed in no small measure to the final success of the Revolutionary army.