On October 1, 2026, in lieu of our usual social on the first Thursday of the month, we gathered over pizza at the Broomfield Veterans Museum to hear Dave Manley’s presentation on The Battle of Kings Mountain. This famous Revolutionary War Battle was fought on October 7, 1780 in South Carolina. It proved to be a turning point in the Southern theatre of the War and one of the turning points of the entire War. Dave’s re-creation of the battlefield and detailed account of events were riveting and well beyond impressive.
The loyalists, under the command of Major Patrick Ferguson, initially occupied the high ground. The Patriots surrounded the Loyalist encampment and attacked up the hill from all sides. Attacks were followed by retreats and subsequent attacks. Ironically, nearly all of the combatants on the Loyalist side were Americans. As Manley put it, the Revolutionary War was largely a civil war.
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