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# The Battle of Cowpens
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/the-american-revolution/extras/the-battle-of-cowpens-ogudft/
- Published: 2025-11-07T19:15:51.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-12T20:14:13.000Z
- Description: Daniel Morgan leads the British into a trap, securing a crucial victory for the Patriots.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: The American Revolution, #ZZZ_Show_f16516f8-e9bd-49d8-b49b-96781c68070a, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_24b768cc-57f0-49c7-ad36-853a1e15d15b, #extra

Nathanael Greene is dispatched to the South to replace the disgraced Horatio Gates. Despite being outnumbered, Greene divides his army and gives Daniel Morgan command of a portion of his force. Morgan, a master tactician lures the British into a trap at the Battle of Cowpens, resulting in a decisive Patriot victory and forcing the British to retreat to Virginia.