American losses were 28 killed and 62 injured; surely Thomas Talbot’s scalp wound was among that number.
(King’s Mountain and Its Heroes: History of the Battle of King’s Mountain
Author: Lyman C. Draper, LL. D
Then mounting their horses, for the most of them were provided with hardy animals, they commenced their
long and difficult march. They would appear to have had some trouble in getting their beeves started, and
probably tarried for their mid-day lunch, at Matthew Talbot’s Mill, now known as Clark’s Mill, on Gap creek,
only three miles from the Sycamore Shoals. Thence up Gap creek to its head, when they bore somewhat to
the left, crossing Little Doe river, reaching the noted “Resting Place,” at the Shelving Rock, about a mile
beyond the Crab Orchard, where, after a march of some twenty miles that day, they took up their camp for
the night. Big Doe river, a bold and limpid mountain stream, flowing hard by, afforded the campers, their
horses and beef cattle, abundance of pure and refreshing water.(+) Here, a man of the name Miller resided
who shod several of the horses of the party.
The Battle of Kings Mountain took place in October 1780. Its successful outcome for the Patriots marked the beginning of the end of the Revolution. Not only was the Battle important strategically, it was fought by British Regulars who were actually colonists who remained loyal to the Crown against their fellow colonists who were revolutionary Patriots. There are numerous web sites where the reader may find further details about the Battle of Kings Mountain and its peculiar importance to the American
“The Battle of Kings Mountain took place in October 1780.”
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“The siege of Yorktown, also known as the Battle of Yorktown, the surrender at Yorktown, or the German battle because of the presence of Germans in all three armies, began September 28, 1781 and ended on October 19, 1781, in Yorktown, Virginia.” - Wikipedia
My 6th GGF Capt Timothy McGinnis was a colonialist who fought with the British Army but he and his fellows were never ‘Regulars’
They were of the Provincial Army and wore their buckskins Remember the Yankee Doodle Dandy song ???
My GGF was killed at the Battle of Bloody Pond at Lake George NY fighting the French and Indians on 8 Sept, 1755...
His widow and children were ‘rewarded’ for that by being mistreated by some of the very neighbors he had died saving ...
GGM and daughters and grandchildren were arrested and thrown into Fort Dayton, a rebel prison, and their trading post burnt down ...
My 4th GGM Hannah De Forest Secord was only 10 years old at the time ...
The rebels fled when they heard General St Leger was coming and the family and other women and children were able to escape and go north to Canada ...