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Cowpens National Battlefield
History & Culture

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The Battle of Cowpens

British Units at the Cowpens

Feeding the Armies

Forty-eight Hours Following the Battle of Cowpens

Fractured Families - The Revolutionary War as a Civil War

The Green River Road - the Road the Americans and Britsh took to get to the Cow Pens

Howard, John Eager, commander of the American 3rd line of defense

Morgan, Daniel, the American commander

Patriot Minorities at the Battle of Cowpens

Pickens,Andrew, commander of the American 1st and 2nd lines of defense

The Southern Campaign of the American Revolution

Tarleton,Banastre, the British commander

USS Cowpens

Washington, William, American dragoon (cavalry) commander

 
Gunsmoke makes it difficult to tell which army is firing.  

Did You Know?
In the American Revolution, both the American and British armies wore bright colored uniforms so that they could help distinguish who they were shooting at through the gunsmoke.

Last Updated: February 19, 2009 at 15:17 EST