<P> The one to two - hour battle during the foggy morning of June 20 did not involve any regular army forces from either side and was literally fought between family , friends , and neighbors with muskets sometimes being used as clubs because of a lack of ammunition . Numerous cases of fratricide occurred during the battle . William Simpson , a patriot scout , rushed to the battle to kill his brother Reuben , and Peter Costner , a loyalist , was killed by his brother Thomas who buried his sibling 's corpse after the fight . Despite being outnumbered , the Patriot militia defeated the Loyalists . </P>
<P> The one to two - hour battle during the foggy morning of June 20 did not involve any regular army forces from either side and was literally fought between family , friends , and neighbors with muskets sometimes being used as clubs because of a lack of ammunition . Numerous cases of fratricide occurred during the battle . William Simpson , a patriot scout , rushed to the battle to kill his brother Reuben , and Peter Costner , a loyalist , was killed by his brother Thomas who buried his sibling 's corpse after the fight . Despite being outnumbered , the Patriot militia defeated the Loyalists . </P>
who won the battle of ramsour 's mill
who won the battle of ramsour 's mill
Patriot militia
Patriot militia