 After being supplied with food, money, and gunpowder by locals, the force marched across the Appalachian Mountains, linking up with several North Carolina and South Carolina militias along the way.On October 7, the Overmountain Men engaged and defeated Ferguson's loyalists at the Battle of Kings Mountain.The Overmountain Men suffered less than 100 casualties while killing 157 in the loyalist force (including Ferguson), wounding 163, and capturing another 698.