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The Battle of Cowpens

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Daniel Davis details one of the largest and most important battles of the Southern Campaign during the Revolutionary War. The American victory solidified the career of General Daniel Morgan and laid ground work to success at Yorktown.

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Daniel T. Davis

Daniel T. Davis is a Senior Education Associate at the American Battlefield Trust. He is a Co-Managing Editor of Emerging Civil War and co-author of six books in Savas Beatie's Emerging Civil War Series. He has also authored or co-authored articles in Blue & Gray Magazine and Civil War Times.

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Battle Facts

South Carolina | January 17, 1781

Result: American Victory

Estimated Casualties

1,017

American
149

British
868

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