The Forgotten Turning Point of the Revolution - Battle of the Cowpens

in 1781, the American revolution was on its final legs. The British had won three massive successive victories in the Southern theater and now had half the country firmly under their control.

In desperation, the American Congress turned to George Washington. They asked him to appoint a general to raise a new army, had south, and launch one last desperate attempt to rescue the South.

Washington appointed General Greene to take his army and go save the South. Greene reached South Carolina and boldly divided his army in two, leaving Daniel Morgan in command of the a large contingent of militia men.

Morgan would lead Tarleton into a unique area known as the Cowpens, where he would execute a daring and cunning strategy, hoping to reignite a spark of hope for the Southern Theater.

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