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Tag Archives: Cowpens
The Defense in Depth as a Revolutionary Battlefield Tactic
Part One of Four As a general statement, most people don’t think of the Revolutionary War as a testing ground for battlefield tactics. That assumption would not be correct. In fact, the Revolutionary War proved beyond doubt that traditional European … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, British Leadership, Campaigns, Continental Leadership, National Park Service, Personalities, Revolutionary War, Southern Theater
Tagged American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Battle of Cowpens, Battle of Guilford Court House, Concord, Cowpens, Daniel Morgan, Fabian Strategy, Guilford Court House, Nathanael Greene, Native Americans, southern campaign, southern campaigns of the american revolution, Southern Theater
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Cowpens: Defense in Depth
On a cold January morning 234 years ago, one of the most stunning events in American military history took place in a cattle pasture. Cowpens, South Carolina, was an overwhelming American victory, at a time when one was desperately … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Arms & Armaments, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Revolutionary War, Weapons
Tagged Banastre Tarleton, Cowpens, Daniel Morgan, muskets, rifles, tactics
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