Battle of Cowpens

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battle engagement

The Battle of Cowpens was a decisive 1781 American Revolutionary War engagement in South Carolina where General Daniel Morgan’s forces routed the British, marking a turning point in the southern campaign.

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Battle of the Cowpens 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Cowpens ⓘ
surface form: Battle of the Cowpens
belligerent Great Britain ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
campaign Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
surface form: Southern campaign of the American Revolutionary War
combatantCommanderFor Banastre Tarleton ⓘ
Daniel Morgan ⓘ
commander Banastre Tarleton ⓘ
Daniel Morgan ⓘ
commemoratedBy annual reenactments at Cowpens National Battlefield ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
conflictType land battle ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
date 1781-01-17 ⓘ
describedAs turning point in the southern campaign ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Guilford Court House ⓘ
hasParticipant Nathanael Greene ⓘ
historicalPeriod American Revolutionary War ⓘ
surface form: American Revolution
involves American militia ⓘ
British Legion ⓘ
Continental Army ⓘ
dragoons ⓘ
location Cowpens, South Carolina ⓘ
notableFor destruction of Tarleton’s force ⓘ
high British casualties ⓘ
low American casualties ⓘ
opponentOf Banastre Tarleton ⓘ
Daniel Morgan ⓘ
partOf American Revolutionary War ⓘ
surface form: American War of Independence

Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Kings Mountain ⓘ
preservedAt Cowpens National Battlefield ⓘ
relatedEvent Race to the Dan ⓘ
result Decisive American victory ⓘ
side British Army ⓘ
Continental Army ⓘ
Loyalist troops ⓘ
Patriot militia ⓘ
state South Carolina ⓘ
strategicEffect contributed to British surrender at Yorktown ⓘ
weakened British control in the South ⓘ
tacticalFeature double envelopment ⓘ
use of militia in successive lines ⓘ
year 1781 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Cowpens → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Cowpens ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of the Cowpens
Banastre Tarleton → battle → Battle of Cowpens ⓘ
Daniel Morgan → battle → Battle of Cowpens ⓘ
Battle of Camden → followedBy → Battle of Cowpens ⓘ
Battle of Kings Mountain → followedBy → Battle of Cowpens ⓘ
Andrew Pickens → participatedIn → Battle of Cowpens ⓘ