Historian: Overmountain Men’s march to Kings Mountain helped blunt British southern strategy At Maryville College’s Witherspoon Lecture, historian Michael Lynch argued that frontier conditions, the homestead ethic and weak local authority explain why Overmountain Men mobilized sporadically but made a decisive contribution at Kings Mountain in 1780. He described the campaign, its aftermath, and answered audience questions about loyalist support and frontier clergy.

The Overmountain Men turned the tide of the American Revolution at Kings Mountain, proving that even the most chaotic frontiers can rally for a cause when threatened.

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