Roughly 150 skilled riflemen were tasked with firing two well-aimed shots, specifically targeting British officers, before falling back.
Tarleton mistook the planned militia retreats for a rout and ordered his tired, malnourished troops to charge headlong into the trap. The Turning Point battle of cowpens
The , fought on January 17, 1781 , was a decisive tactical victory for American forces that fundamentally altered the course of the Revolutionary War in the South . Conducted on a 500-yard-wide pasture in the South Carolina backcountry, Brigadier General Daniel Morgan utilized a brilliant "defense in depth" strategy to nearly annihilate the elite "British Legion" led by the aggressive Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton. No reviews Directions Tactical Brilliance: The Triple Line Defense Roughly 150 skilled riflemen were tasked with firing