Battle of Cowpens

QUICK FACTS

The battle on 17-Jan-1781 takes place at a well-known grazing area for local cattle called Cowpens.

MAPS OF THE BATTLE

The Battle of Cowpens, Initial Dispositions and Movements, 17-Jan-1781

The Battle of Cowpens, First Phase, the British Attack, 17-Jan-1781

The Battle of Cowpens, Second Phase, the American Counterattack17-Jan-1781

Maps courtesy of the Department of History,
United States Military Academy

LINKS

All Battle Maps
SITE: The History Department at the United States Military Academy

Portrait to come. See entry in Wikipedia.

Associated with

Tarleton, Banastre

Morgan, Daniel

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