sep 30, 1777 - Battle of Cowpens

Description:

A US-Great Britain battle in the South for control of key areas in South Carolina. After General Gates was defeated at the Battle of Camden, Washington sent General Nathaniel Greene to fight Lord Cornwallis. Greene managed to divide Cornwallis' army in two, one half led by Colonel Sir Banastre Tarleton, who engaged American General Daniel Morgan. Morgan set up a defensive position at the Broad River, correctly predicting that the aggressive Tarleton would launch a simple head-on assault. Tarleton suffered a crushing defeat.

Casualties:
25 American troops killed
124 American troops wounded
110 British troops killed
229 British troops wounded
829 British troops captured/missing