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Chasing the Swamp Fox | Carolina Stories 2

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Chasing the Swamp Fox | Carolina Stories
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Revolutionary War Dr. Walter Edgar discusses the terminology used during this period, such as the Patriots, the Whigs, and the Partisans from the American side, for those who fought the King. The...
Chasing the Swamp Fox | Carolina Stories 4

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Chasing the Swamp Fox | Carolina Stories
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Revolutionary War Hero Marion did not get along very well with Sumter or Moultrie but he got along very well with Lighthorse Harry Lee. Greene ordered Sumter to take on Colonel Coates and the 19th...
General Nathanael Greene | Cowpens

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General Nathanael Greene | Cowpens
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In the fall of 1780, George Washington appointed General Nathanael Greene to command the Continental army in the South. From North Carolina, Greene sent a portion of his men under General Daniel...
Colonel Elijah Clarke | Musgrove Mill

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Colonel Elijah Clarke | Musgrove Mill
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Colonel Elijah Clarke was the leader of the Wilkes County, Georgia militia. He along with Col. Isaac Shelby, leader of the Overmountain men militia, and Col James Williams, leader of the Little River...
Captain John Sevier | Kings Mountain

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Captain John Sevier | Kings Mountain
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After the patriot's victory at the Battle of Camden, under the direction of Major Patrick Ferguson , British Provincials and Loyalist solders were sent to suppress Patriot activity in the mountains...
Colonel Isaac Shelby | Kings Mountain

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Colonel Isaac Shelby | Kings Mountain
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Col. Isaac Shelby was from “over the mountain” in what is now Tennessee. He along with Elijah Clarke, leader of the Wilkes County, Georgia Militia and James Williams, leader of the Little River...
Major Patrick Ferguson | Kings Mountain

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Major Patrick Ferguson | Kings Mountain
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Major Patrick Ferguson was a Scottish officer who was trained loyalists in traditional British military techniques, especially the use of the bayonet. He earned the nickname “Bulldog” during his...
General Horatio Gates | Battle of Camden

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General Horatio Gates | Battle of Camden
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General Horatio Gates was the leader of the new Continental Army in the South. He was known as the “Hero of Saratoga,” one of the biggest patriot victories, in New York State in 1777. His second-in...
General Henry Clinton | Battle of Waxhaws

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General Henry Clinton | Battle of Waxhaws
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General Henry Clinton and the British high command decided what they needed was a “Southern strategy.” The British decided to bring the war to the South because (1) they hadn’t really won any major...