Cowpens National Battlefield

The Battle of Cowpens was an American victory during the American Revolution. On Jan. 17, 1781, Brig. Gen. Daniel Morgan, with about 1,000 men, met a British force of 1,100 under Col. Banastre Tarleton at the Cow Pens, north of present Spartanburg, South Carolina. By a combination of skillful tactics and the deadly fire of his riflemen, Morgan defeated Tarleton, inflicting over 200 casualties and capturing most of the rest of the British forces. He lost only about 70 of his own men.