Thursday, January 17, 2008

This Day in History: January 17

The Battle of Cowpens was fought on January 17, 1781, during the Southern campaign of the American Revolutionary War and was an overwhelming victory by American Revolutionary forces under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan. It was a turning point in the reconquest of South Carolina from the British, and went down in history as the great American tactical masterpiece of the war.

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  1. The 70th Congress commissioned a summary of the battles of the Cowpens and Kings Mountain. The Army has that summary online here:
    Kings Mountain-Cowpens Summary
    http://www.history.army.mil/books/RevWar/KM-Cpns/AWC-KM-FM.htm

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