"Chain of evils": How Four Battles in the Carolinas Spelled British Defeat in the Revolutionary War

For Henry Clinton, the British defeat at Kings Mountain, South Carolina on October 7, 1780 was "the first link of a chain of evils that followed each other in regular succession until they at last ended in the total loss of America." What was this chain and how did it lead to defeat? By reducing British options, each battle created conditions that led to the next. Connecting it all was the Patriot militia.

With an understanding of how this "chain of evils" might conform to a modern-day "campaign," this book presents the full history of this decisive Revolutionary War battle, placing it in the greater context of all that led up to it and all that followed. Concluding with Cownwallis' ultimate defeat at Yorktown, this deeply researched history posits the Battle of Kings Mountain as a crucial turning point for the American Revolution.