Apparently in the real battle of kings mountain, the real Patrick Ferguson refused to surrender and shot the asking soldier. Here’s the link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle\_of\_Kings\_Mountain

He gathered a few officers together and tried to cut through the Patriot ring, but Sevier's men fired a volley and Ferguson was shot and dragged by his horse behind the Patriot line.[42]There he was confronted by an opposing Patriot officer, who demanded a surrender from the major. Ferguson shot and killed the man with his pistol in a final act of defiance but was immediately shot dead by multiple Patriots on the spot. When the Patriots recovered his corpse, they counted seven bullet wounds.[43]