Battle of Cowpens
Amber, Halley, & John
Battle of Cowpens
- The British wore red coats and headgear of bearskin caps, leather caps or tricorne hats depending on whether the troops were grenadiers, light infantry or battalion company men
- This battle occurred 6 years after the Revolutionary War began
- Marked the turning point for the American forces in regaining colonies from the British
- It was a major battle and had long lasting consequences for all involved
- Colonel Daniel Morgan against Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton
- The war in the southern colonies wasn't making very much progress because both sides didn't have enough strength to make full offensive attack
- The battle of Cowpens was a military conflict between the Kingdom of Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in North America during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783).