One of the most recent of them, Mr.Kirke, having accepted as the number of the British dead two hundred and twenty-five, and the wounded one hundred and eighty five, says that the disproportion shows "the wonderful accuracy of the backwoods rifle"-- the beauty of the argument being that it necessarily implies that the backwoodsmen only fired some four hundred and ten shots.

Mr.Kirke's account of the battle having been "won" owing to a remarkable ride taken by Sevier to rally the men at the critical moment is, of course, without any historic basis whatever.] After the Victory.
The mountain-men had done a most notable deed.

They had shown in perfection the best qualities of horse-riflemen.

Their hardihood and perseverance had enabled them to bear up well under fatigue, exposure, and scanty food.

Their long, swift ride, and the suddenness of the attack, took their foes completely by surprise.