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I guess I would have been clearer had I said The Battle of King's Mountain was the only battle (other than local skirmishes, of which there we dozens), where the victorious Colonials' predominant weapon was a rifle. Yes, there were riflemen (designated marksman units, snipers, etc.) at most every engagement, and I am sure their contributions were huge.

As an aside to this story, a little over a year after battle of Kings Mountain, and soon after the Battle of Yorktown, two of Col. Williams' sons, making them my great x 4 cousins, were killed at the Battle of Hayes Station in South Carolina. They were ages 17 and 13, and had surrendered to the notorious Tory militia leader Bloody Bill Cunningham, who proceeded to hang all the prisoners!

My family had a tough time during that war!
 
I guess I would have been clearer had I said The Battle of King's Mountain was the only battle (other than local skirmishes, of which there we dozens), where the victorious Colonials' predominant weapon was a rifle. Yes, there were riflemen (designated marksman units, snipers, etc.) at most every engagement, and I am sure their contributions were huge.

As an aside to this story, a little over a year after battle of Kings Mountain, and soon after the Battle of Yorktown, two of Col. Williams' sons, making them my great x 4 cousins, were killed at the Battle of Hayes Station in South Carolina. They were ages 17 and 13, and had surrendered to the notorious Tory militia leader Bloody Bill Cunningham, who proceeded to hang all the prisoners!

My family had a tough time during that war!
I think I might have skipped the military if that was my family.
 
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