The first shot of the battle was the signal for all the patriot units
that were in position around the base of the ridge to commence their
attack. Here Sevier and Campbell merged their forces as they engaged
Ferguson’s Provincial troops in bitter hand-to-hand fighting. They
gained ground, only to lose it again, as they were repulsed by repeated
bayonet charges. But by their heroic action near this spot, patriot
troops on the northeast end of the ridge were enabled to complete the
encirclement of Ferguson’s position.