I had the pleasure of being invited to the 2020 Cowpens Commemoration and to speak about General Daniel Morgan's success at the Battle of Cowpens, one of the more decisive battles of the Revolutionary War. Here is the text of the article written by Adam Orr, staff writer for the Cowpens National Battlefield.
Just two good shots.
That’s all American Brigadier General Daniel Morgan wanted from his first line militiamen at the Battle of Cowpens on Jan. 17, 1781, according to Jim Stempel, the author of “American Hannibal.” It may have turned out to be a stroke of genius by the American commander, whose troops led their aggressive British foes into an encirclement — and a sound defeat — in roughly an hour, Stempel said.
“It’s a huge, huge American victory at a time the Americans had to have a big victory,” Stempel said Saturday at Cowpens National Battlefield. “I’d give it an A-plus.”
Revolutionary War re-enactors braved intermittent downpours Saturday to commemorate the battle’s 238th anniversary. Normally held each January, Saturday’s ceremony was a makeup date made necessary by this winter’s federal government shutdown. Part of the American Revolutionary War’s southern fighting, the Battle of Cowpens resulted after British forces had captured or destroyed much of the Southern Continental Army, and held Savannah, Charleston, and Camden, according to the National Parks Service.
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