. The history of our country from its discovery by Columbus to the celebration of the centennial anniversary of its declaration of independence ... amped a few miles from Corn-wallis, most of them were fitter for a hospital than a was for immediate battle, against the advice of De Kalb andseveral other officers. The result was, that when the battle of Cam-den was fought, on the 19th of August, the Americans were entirelyunfit to meet the enemy. A portion of them threw down their armsand fled, when they saw the British approaching with fixed bayonetsin fierce charge. Baron de
. The history of our country from its discovery by Columbus to the celebration of the centennial anniversary of its declaration of independence ... amped a few miles from Corn-wallis, most of them were fitter for a hospital than a was for immediate battle, against the advice of De Kalb andseveral other officers. The result was, that when the battle of Cam-den was fought, on the 19th of August, the Americans were entirelyunfit to meet the enemy. A portion of them threw down their armsand fled, when they saw the British approaching with fixed bayonetsin fierce charge. Baron de Kalbs divisionstood their ground and fought bravely butvainly, and the Americans suffered a bloodyf /^^-JW - defeat. Baron de Kalb, pierced with elevenwounds, fell at the head of his troops. Bythe terrible ill-fortune in the battle of Camden,Gates lost the prestige he had gained at Sara-toga. He was soon after removed from hisBaron de Kalb. positiou, and General Greene was sent to take command in the South. Cornwallis, believing himself now secure in his hold on the South,sent two bodies of soldiery to scour the country, and cut off the Hn-. DEFEAT AND VICTORY IN THE SOUTH. 261 gering remnant of the militia who were still holding out against thearmy. One of these bands was commanded by the notorious Tarle-ton ; the other was under Colonel Ferguson, a man almost as muchhated by the patriots as Tarleton. Ferguson marched over the line to Georgia, where a band of themilitia, in this darkest hour for freedom, had taken up their halted on Kings Mountain, a mile and a half from the Carolinaborder. Several miles below, the militia had heard of Fergusonsapproach, and had mustered all their strength to meet him. Theyintercepted a messenger to Cornwallis bearing this dispatch: Ihold a position on Kings Mountain that all the rebels in hell can-not drive me from. — Ferguson. Nothing daunted by this bravado, the militia marched on till theywere in sight of the enemys camp. There
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