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American Revolutionary War: Battle of Cowpens: Continental troops under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan defeat British forces under Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton at the battle in South Carolina.
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American Revolutionary War
1775–1783 American war of independence from Great Britain
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the armed conflict that comprised the final eight years of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Cowpens
1781 battle during the American Revolutionary War
The Battle of Cowpens was a military engagement during the American Revolutionary War fought on January 17, 1781, near the town of Cowpens, South Carolina. Patriot forces, estimated at 2,000 regulars and militia under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan, defeated 1,000 British and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Daniel Morgan
American Revolutionary War soldier and politician (c. 1736–1802)
Daniel Morgan was an American pioneer, soldier, and politician from Virginia. One of the most respected battlefield tacticians of the American Revolutionary War of 1775–1783, he later commanded troops during the suppression of the Whiskey Rebellion of 1791–1794.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Banastre Tarleton
British general (1754–1833)
General Sir Banastre Tarleton, 1st Baronet was a British military officer and politician. He is best known as the lieutenant colonel leading the British Legion at the end of the American Revolutionary War. He later served in Portugal and held commands in Ireland and England.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
South Carolina
U.S. state
South Carolina is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia to the west and south across the Savannah River. Along with North Carolina, it makes up the Carolinas…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
January 17
Day of the year
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