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Title
Cowpens
Description
Major General Nathanael Greene, commander of the Continental Army in South Carolina, divided his forces sending Brigadier General Daniel Morgan to attack the British back country fort, Ninety-Six. Cornwallis dispatched Banastre Tarleton to catch the Continental forces. Morgan prepared for …
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Publisher
Date
1781-01-17
Scenario#
9
Scenario Description
Major General Nathanael Greene, commander of the Continental Army in South Carolina, divided his forces sending Brigadier General Daniel Morgan to attack the British back country fort, Ninety-Six. Cornwallis dispatched Banastre Tarleton to catch the Continental forces. Morgan prepared for the encounter with Tarleton by backing his men up to a river at Cowpens just north of Ninety-Six. As Tarleton’s men attacked, Morgan instructed the militia to skirmish with them, but to leave the front line after firing two rounds. The British mistook the repositioning of the Continental militia as a rout and ran into concentrated fire from Morgan’s third line, on the hill, which was manned by his best troops. This unexpected volley coupled with a cavalry charge proved too much for the British and nearly half of the British and Loyalist infantrymen surrendered. Tarleton escaped, but Morgan’s troops had decimated his attacking force.
Location
Cowpens, South Carolina
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The Battle of Cowpens was an engagement during the American Revolutionary War fought on January 17, 1781 near the town of Cowpens, South Carolina, between U.S. forces under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan and British forces under Lieutenant Colonel Sir Banastre Tarleton, as part of the campaign in the Carolinas. The battle was a turning point in the American reconquest of South Carolina from the British.
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Combatants
Continental Army
Great Britain

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