What is "battle of cowpens"

n. battle in the American Revolution; Americans under Daniel Morgan defeated the British [syn: Cowpens]

{{Infobox military conflict

|conflict=Battle of Cowpens

|image=

|caption=Painted by William Ranney in 1845, this depiction of the Battle of Cowpens shows an unnamed black soldier (left) firing his pistol and saving the life of Colonel William Washington (on white horse in center).

|partof=the American Revolutionary War

|date=January 17, 1781

|place= Cherokee County,
near Chesnee, South Carolina

|result=American victory

|combatant1=

|combatant2=

|commander1 = Daniel Morgan

|commander2 = Banastre Tarleton

|strength1=800 - 1,912

|strength2=1,150
2 guns

|casualties1=25 killed
124 wounded

|casualties2=110 killed
229 wounded
829 captured or missing
2 guns lost

} |- | |}

The Battle of Cowpens (January 17, 1781) was a battle fought by Continental Army forces under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan in South Carolina against the British Army led by Colonel Banastre Tarleton, during the Southern campaign of the American Revolutionary War. It was a turning point in the patriots' reconquest of South Carolina from British control. It took place in northwestern Cherokee County, South Carolina, north of the town of Cowpens.