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Musgrove Mill: Turning Point in the South | Greenville News
In a stunning twist of fate, just three days after a crushing defeat at Camden, 200 exhausted Patriot militia pulled off a daring ambush against 500 Loyalist troops at Musgrove Mill—turning the tide in the Southern theater. Using terrain and surprise, they outmaneuvered their outnumbered foes, sparking a morale surge that historians link directly to the pivotal Battle of Kings Mountain. Led by hero James Williams, whose home Fort Williams changed hands six times during the war, this victory reshaped the course of the Revolution—and may have even altered the outcome of the entire conflict…
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