Friday, August 27, 2010
The Cowpens
The Battle of Cowpens (January 17, 1781) was a decisive victory by American Revolutionary forces under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan, in the Southern campaign of the American Revolutionary War.
Visit this historic monument near Chesnee, South Carolina
Or check out the NPS website
http://www.nps.gov/cowp/
The Only Double Envelopment in the American Revolution
“…our success was complete…”
Daniel Morgan to Nathanael Greene, January 19, 1781
A pasturing area at the time of the battle, this Revolutionary War site commemorates the place where Daniel Morgan and his army turned the flanks of Banastre Tarleton's British army. This classic military tactic, known as a double envelopment, was one of only a few in history.
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