. The history of our country from its discovery by Columbus to the celebration of the centennial anniversary of its declaration of independence ... the militia. Thesemen, imperfectly disciplined, half clothed, shoeless, hatless, with sucharms as they could collect together, hadbeaten Fergusons troops, which numberednearly one fourth of the forces of Corn-wallis, had taken eight hundred prisoners,and arms and ammunition to match. Thenews of the battle of Kings Mountain wasthe first gleam of light which reached Wash-ington through the darkness of the year1780, in which treachery and defeat hadse
. The history of our country from its discovery by Columbus to the celebration of the centennial anniversary of its declaration of independence ... the militia. Thesemen, imperfectly disciplined, half clothed, shoeless, hatless, with sucharms as they could collect together, hadbeaten Fergusons troops, which numberednearly one fourth of the forces of Corn-wallis, had taken eight hundred prisoners,and arms and ammunition to match. Thenews of the battle of Kings Mountain wasthe first gleam of light which reached Wash-ington through the darkness of the year1780, in which treachery and defeat hadseemed to brood over his country. General Greene brought with him several able officers, when hecame down to South Carolina to take the command of the army,where Gates had failed so signally. He had brave General Mor-gan, who had served in the campaign against Burgoyne, and foughtat the battle of Stillwater. General Lee, who had been Washingtonsconfidant in the endeavor to capture Arnold, also joined Greene, Avitha body of cavalry, and Colonel Washington, a relative of the com-mander-in-chief, met his army there. A brave young Polish officer,. 262 STORY OF OUR COUNTRY. named Thaddeus Kosciuszko, also went as a civil engineer, to makethe plans foi fortifications. This Kosciuszko had also planned thedefense at Bemis Heights in the campaign against Burgoyne, andhad been hard at work strengthening West Point, and making it astronghold which the British had found impregnable. Young Kos-
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