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Daniel Morgan

Daniel Morgan excelled in light infantry tactics, integrating rifles, skirmishers and layered defensive lines. His victory at Cowpens demonstrates superb timing, deception and controlled withdrawal.

'The Battle of Cowpens' by Don Troiani

⚔️ Battle of Cowpens, South Carolina,
17 January 1781

The Battle of Cowpens, South Carolina, was a relatively small engagement in the American Revolutionary War, but had outsized impact on the trajectory of the war. The American commander, Brigadier-General Dan Morgan, also employed tactical innovations that were adopted for future campaigns.