Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day. And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Campbell’s militiamen advanced up the ridge, firing their rifles.Then spake Joshua to the Lord in the day when the Lord delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. Campbell divided his 900 men into eight smaller groups to surround and attack the ridge.
He did not prepare defensive positions, but concentrated his men at either end. Concerned, Ferguson requested reinforcements from Cornwallis and set up camp on "Kings Mountain," a long, narrow ridge with wooded, boulder-strewn slopes. However, when he threatened to cross west of the mountains and lay waste to the countryside of the "over-mountain men" living there who did not swear allegiance to the king, he reignited their resistance.Ī large number of American militia groups gathered under Colonel William Campbell and began searching for Ferguson and his 1,000 Loyalists. At first Ferguson was successful in dispersing the numerous but uncoordinated rebel militia bands east of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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