Admin What British officer is buried at Kings Mountain?
COL Patrick Ferguson
| Birth | 4 Jun 1744 Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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| Death | 7 Oct 1780 (aged 36) Blacksburg, Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA |
| Burial | Kings Mountain Battleground Cemetery Blacksburg, Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA Show Map |
| Memorial ID | 10227 · View Source |
Where is Ferguson buried?
Kings Mountain Battleground Cemetery, SC
Patrick Ferguson/Place of burial
When did Captain Patrick Ferguson invent the rifle?
7, 1780, Kings Mountain, S.C., U.S.), British soldier, marksman, and inventor of the Ferguson flintlock rifle. Ferguson served in the British army from 1759. In 1776 he patented a rifle—one of the earliest practical breechloaders—that was the best military firearm used in the American Revolution.
Who was Patrick Ferguson trying to get to join the British side?
He is best known for his service in the 1780 military campaign of Charles Cornwallis during the American Revolutionary War in the Carolinas, in which he played a great effort in recruiting American Loyalists to serve in his militia against the Patriots.
Who killed Major Patrick Ferguson?
The Battle of King’s Mountain proved fatal for Ferguson as he was shot from his horse and dragged to the Rebel side by his stirrup. When approached for surrender, he pulled his pistol and shot a Patriot Rebel. He was shot eight times by Rebel soldiers and later buried in an unmarked grave.
Who was Ferguson in the Revolutionary War?
Patrick Ferguson
Patrick Ferguson was a Scottish officer in the British Army and fought in the Seven Years War and the American Revolutionary War. He was an early advocate of light infantry and designed a breech-loading rifle called the Ferguson rifle.
How many Ferguson rifles are there?
| Ferguson Rifle | |
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| Designer | Maj. Patrick Ferguson |
| Designed | 1770 |
| Produced | 1776–1778 |
| No. built | 200 |