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This plaque lists the troops and commanders of the Patriot
forces
and the commanders of the Loyalist troops that fought at Kings Mountain.
The inscription reads:
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WHERE·ORGANIZED |
COMMANDER |
WASHINGTON·COUNTY, VA.
WASHINGTON·COUNTY, N.C. (NOW·TENN.)
SULLIVAN·COUNTY, N.C. (NOW·TENN.) |
COLONEL·WILLIAM·CAMPBELL
COLONEL·JOHN·SEVIER
COLONEL·ISAAC·SHELBY |
NINETY·SIX·DISTRICT,
S.C. AND
ROWAN·COUNTY, N.C. |
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COLONEL·JAMES·WILLIAMS |
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WILKES·AND·SURREY·COUNTIES,
N.C. |
{ |
COLONEL·BENJAMIN·CLEVELAND
MAJOR·JOSEPH·WINSTON |
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LINCOLN·COUNTY, N.C. |
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LT. COL.
FREDERICK·HAMBRIGHT
MAJOR·WILLIAM·CHRONICLE |
BURKE·AND·RUTHERFORD·COUNTIES,
N.C.
YORK·AND·CHESTER·COUNTIES,
S.C.
(THEN·PART·OF·CAMDEN·DISTRICT)
GEORGIA |
MAJOR·JOSEPH·McDOWELL
COLONEL·EDWARD·LACEY
COLONEL·WILLIAM·HILL
MAJOR·WILLIAM·CANDLER |
RESERVES
COLONEL·JAMES·JOHNSTON
NOTE. COLONEL·CHARLES·McDOWELL,
THE·REGULAR·COMMANDER·OF·THE·BURKE·AND
RUTHERFORD·COUNTY·REGIMENT,
WAS·ABSENT·FROM·THE·BATTLE·ON·A·SPECIAL
MISSION·TO·GENERAL·GATES. |
BRITISH·FORCES
COMMANDERS
MAJOR·PATRICK·FERGUSON
(K) CAPTAIN·ABRAHAM·DE·PEYSTER |
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