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Effects Of Caust On The Battle Of Kings Mountain

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by Rikki Gromowsky 8th grade english mrs. King 24th Battle of King’s Mountain Did you know that the british loyalist had to surrender to American forces in the battle of kings mountain? After fighting and retreating the british had to surrender to American forces. The british were the one of the best military of their time and they lost to a new untrained army.So in this paper people will learn about what caust, the effects, and the battle of king’s mountain. Before the battle of king’s mountain the loyalist shouted threats at the patriots. They would yell at the patriots and tell them go ahead and try to attack us we dare you. That wasn 't the only thing that caused this battle the patriots were almost all from Massachusetts so they

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