Revolutionary War Memorial - Pikeville, Kentucky, USA
N 37° 28.750 W 082° 31.057
17S E 365816 N 4149111
A Revolutionary War Memorial at the Court House in Pikeville, Kentucky.
Bronze marker mounted on pink sandstone marker. DAR insignia is in bottom center.
Waymark Code: WM18552
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 06/01/2023
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ATKINSON, JAMES BATTLE OF GUILFORD COURT HOUSE
CHILDRES, PLEASANT BATTLE OF GUILFORD COURT HOUSE
Battle of Guilford Court House – March 15, 1781 – Technically a British victory. It caused Cornwallis to begin his retreat to Yorktown. Guilford Courthouse ended when Cornwallis fired grapeshot into the Americans and British in order to save his army.
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DAILEY, DENNIS BATTLE OF EUTAW SPRINGS
JACKSON, JAMES BATTLE OF EUTAW SPRINGS
Battle of Eutaw Springs – September 8, 1781 – A tactical victory for the British, but a strategic failure. They could not replace their losses and they were unable to completely stop Nathanael Greene. It would be the last battle fought in the south prior to Yorktown.
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MAY, JOHN WITNESSED GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON’S RETREAT ACROSS THE HUDSON RIVER IN NOVEMBER 1776.
After British forces captured Fort Lee on November 20, 1776, General George Washington and his army were forced to retreat through New Jersey and take refuge in Pennsylvania. It was a low point for Washington and the Continental Army, but it set the stage for the incredible Crossing of the Delaware River on Christmas Night.
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POTTER, ABRAHAM “ABRIAM” BATTLE OF COWPENS
Battle of Cowpens – January 17, 1781 – Total victory for the American forces under Daniel Morgan. The Americans destroyed most of Cornwallis’ right wing with their victory over the hated Banastre Tarleton.
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STEPP, MOSES (1763-1856), SOUTH CAROLINA LINE, AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR
Colorful frontiersman. An ancient headstone at grave shows he was born 1735, died 1855. Enlisted for three short periods in Revolution and fought Indians and Tories in west Carolinas and east Tennessee. Legend tells that he was captured by the Cherokees and tortured by nailing his ears to a tree. He tore loose and escaped. Came to this area, 1826, for rest of life.
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