Amoyescheck

Amoyescheck lies near Kings Mountain in the Carolina backcountry. On 7 October 1780, Patriot militia from the Appalachian settlements and the Carolinas surrounded a Loyalist force on the wooded ridge. Its commander, Major Patrick Ferguson, was killed and his men defeated. The battle ended a British effort to secure the western Carolina frontier and strengthened resistance to Cornwallis's campaign in the South.