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(Natasha) On January 17, 1781, the Battle of Cowpens took place in South Carolina. It was between the United States and Great Britain. It took place because Britain decided to hunt down militias and Continentals in the south. Daniel Morgan lead the American army, but was captured by the British during the Battle of Quebec. For the battle of the Cowpens, he was replaced by general George Washington, who led America to victory in the American Revolution. Sadly, though, Great Britain won this battle.
(Sarang) The Battle of Cowpens was a decisive step by the American forces from reclaiming South Carolina and eventually turning the tide of the Revolutionary War. This occurred in January 17, 1781, it was lead by, Brigadier General and Daniel Morgan. The Cowpens victory was one over a crack British regular army and brought together strong armies and leaders who made their mark on history. From the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge on, the British had made early and mostly futile efforts in the South, including a failed naval expedition to take Charleston in 1776. These victories boosted the Patriot's morale and brought up British efforts, but, by 1779-80, with stalemate in the North, British strategists again looked south.
They came south for a number of reasons, primarily to assist Southern Loyalists and help them regain control of colonial governments, and then push north, to crush the rebellion. They estimated that many of the population would rally to the Crown. In 1779-80, the British redcoats came South En Masse and they captured first, Savannah and then Charleston and Camden in South Carolina and then in that process they defeated and captured much of the Southern Continental Army. The victories gave the British confidence, so they would soon control the entire South, that Loyalists would flock to their cause. However, by conquering these population centers it gave the British a false sense of victory they didn’t count on so much opposition in the back country. Conflict in the back country, to their rear, turned out to be their Achilles heel.
The Southern Campaign, especially in the backcountry, was essentially a civil war as the colonial population split between Patriot and Loyalist. Conflict started and that often was pitting neighbor against neighbor and also reigniting old feuds and animosities. Those of both sides organized militia, often engaging each other. The countryside was devastated, and raids and reprisals were the order of the day.
(Jailene) The British wore red coats and headgear made from bear-skins and leather caps. Depending whether or not the troops were grenadiers. The British fought with musket, and bayonet. A musket is a long gun,with a long barrel and fired from the shoulder. Bayonets are stabbing knifes, that also can be used to fit on the muzzle of a riffle.
Weapons that the patriots used to defeat the British in the Battle of Cowpens were very superior. One of these weapons was a "Brown Bess" musket. This normal gun was sturdy, and very heavy, but not very accurate. But, the main weeapons that they used were, muskets, cannons, and pistols. Cannons were considered the queen of the battlefeild, because it was always plaed in the middle of the battle fields. Pistols were just side guns.
The men also had to carry various of little things for there weapons. For example, they had to carry leather to clean the muzzle of the musket. The colonial solider also had to carry a belt to holst up his weapons. On this there were gun slings, holsters, swords, etc. Usually this was made of leather or cloth. As time went on, some British and colonial soldiers started to wear the swords in the shoulder belt. This is the weapons, armory, and uniform used in the Battle of Cowpens.
(Jawairah) The Battle of Cowpens created a big impact of the American Revolution. The way it was beneficial was that it gave the Americans a great amount of confidence. This was because by fighting against the British, it proved that Americans were able to fight against them. It made the Americans have more hope and a better feeling for the war. There was a certain reason why Americans were fighting and that was because they were fighting for their freedom. However, the British didn't really have that kind of motivation to keep them going, but the Americans did. The Battle of Cowpens gave other colonies more motivation and confidence because of how Americans were achieving their victory.
Even though there was a benefit to the Battle of Cowpens, there was still the advantages and disadvantages to this war. One of the advantages was that General Daniel Morgan became known as a master strategist because he came up with brilliant strategies of warfare. Although, one of the disadvantages of this war was that Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton's forces were completely destroyed which led to a dramatic blow to the British in South Carolina. There was also a disadvantage for the British, but a complete advantage for the Americans. The disadvantage was that the 110 British soldiers were killed, 200 were wounded and 712 were captured. The advantage for the Americans was only 25 soldiers were killed, 124 were wounded and nobody was captured. The Americans had 1912 forces and the British had 1150, but less people were killed, wounded and captured for the Americans than the British.
There were many significances of the Battle of Cowpens, but the main one was that it was the turning point of the Revolutionary War. It gave more encouragement to the Southern militiamen and that made them want to fight during the Battle of Cowpens. For the Americans, General Daniel Morgan led his militiamen for the battle against Lieutenant Colonial Banastre Tarleton of the British. Tarleton caught Morgan at Cowpens, but Tarleton didn't know that Morgan had picked that very spot unexpectedly. By using these types of strategies and tactics, Morgan led his militiamen to victory. The tactics presence of the militia helped them win the Revolutionary War. In less than 4 months, the battle of Cowpens became the second major defeat of the British in the south.
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