The Battle of the Cowpens occurred on January the 17th, 1781 during the American War of Independence. When Charles Cornwallis marched into North Carolina he sent Tarleton with 1100 men against Morgan. On Tarleton's approach Morgan took his position at the Cowpens upon the slope of a hill. His militia was in front, his regulars on the higher ground and at the top of the slope ColonelGeorge Washington with the cavalry. As the British advanced Pickens' militia delivered a number of deadly volleys and retired behind the lines. The regulars then met the enemy with heavy fire followed by a bayonet charge. At the same time the American cavalry struck their right flank and the militia formed again behind the lines on the left. The British were routed with 230 killed or wounded and 600 taken prisoner. Research Battle of the Cowpens
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