7 oct. 1780 - Battle of King's Mountain

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The British have been trying to take control of the Southern colonies. Many of the past battles ended in the British winning. This severely damaged the Colonies' reputation. A group of people in what are now Kentucky and Tennessee were called Mountain Men, and were very experienced with horse riding and rifle shooting. The British severely miscalculated this, and made the mistake of invading the mountains. The British severley lost to the Mountain Men.

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