It’s a cold January day in 1781. The sound of American drummers echoes through the air as the run down militia men march toward their feared enemies. As they marched toward danger they knew it was their last chance to take back the state of South Carolina, after battling for mouths after the captured of Charleston. These militia men, under the command of General Daniel Morgan, have been battling off and on with the esteemed British General Banastre Tarleton and his highly trained, well-armed army. This time they are battling it out at the top of the state in a small rural crossroads known as Cowpens, because it was truly nothing more than a handful of cow pens. Unknown to either of the generals and their men, this battle would be known as the turning point of the war in a positive way for the struggling American army. The Battle of Cowpens is an important battle in history because of use of well-planned out tactics, the usage of weapons, and the way it turned the …show more content…
“The battle of Cowpens was a chronological series of intense combat episodes as the British encountered different American positions at Cowpens. The Americans were brilliantly posted, placated in progressively stronger line on land making outstanding use of their skills, and minimizing British advantages” . Daniel Morgan knew that he was going to be outnumbered by Tarleton’s forces, so he used his knowledge of the area to help give his men an advantage. The way he placed the little amount of men that he had helped them work at the best of their abilities. He also used his knowledge of how his opponent, Tarleton, fought. He knew that Tarleton was arrogant and would take a head-on approach to the battle. With this knowledge he was about to trap Tarleton and confuse and disable him. This what true gave the Americans an advantage they so desperately needed to turn the tide of not only the battle, but the