https://padlet.com/1229354/639k0pbulxxg Made with a warm hug en-us 2017-09-05 17:15:44 UTC 2017-09-06 18:04:32 UTC hello@padlet.com 1229354 https://padlet.com/1229354/639k0pbulxxg/wish/184849440 This was a battle that happened in South Carolina on January 17, 1781. The colonies instigated this battle by them backing his men up to a river at Cowpens. During this battle 800 British troops was killed, wounded, or captured. Unlike the American which had less then 100. America won this battle which showed that we could win against Britain and their forces. ]]> 2017-09-05 17:18:12 UTC https://padlet.com/1229354/639k0pbulxxg/wish/184849440 1229354 https://padlet.com/1229354/639k0pbulxxg/wish/184852871 The American troops were under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan. Major General Nathanael Greene was the commander of the Patriot troops. ]]> 2017-09-05 17:25:26 UTC https://padlet.com/1229354/639k0pbulxxg/wish/184852871 1229354 https://padlet.com/1229354/639k0pbulxxg/wish/184855782 The British troops were under the General of Banastre Tarleton Reynolds. They were also under General Charles Cornwallis.]]> 2017-09-05 17:30:05 UTC https://padlet.com/1229354/639k0pbulxxg/wish/184855782 1229354 https://padlet.com/1229354/639k0pbulxxg/wish/184857784 America may not have had the things or the training that Britain had but in the end America was more effective this was because Morgan backed his men up against the river because he heard Tarelton wanted to capture him, America ended up winning the battle. ]]> 2017-09-05 17:33:23 UTC https://padlet.com/1229354/639k0pbulxxg/wish/184857784 1229354 https://padlet.com/1229354/639k0pbulxxg/wish/184861465 The British leadership wasn't as effective as America leadership in this battle. Tarletons men was suppose to go into hiding away from the war but they ended up running into the line of fire from the war. ]]> 2017-09-05 17:40:26 UTC https://padlet.com/1229354/639k0pbulxxg/wish/184861465 1229354 https://padlet.com/1229354/639k0pbulxxg/wish/184863407 The Americans used the American riffles (only effective 300 yards), hunting weapons, and fighting. They used the river as a resource which made it to where the British couldn't escape. ]]> 2017-09-05 17:44:06 UTC https://padlet.com/1229354/639k0pbulxxg/wish/184863407 1229354 https://padlet.com/1229354/639k0pbulxxg/wish/184865109 The British used muskets and bayonets, bayonets only caused infections and rarely any deaths. They're numbers didn't help them because they couldn't hide as well as the Americans. ]]> 2017-09-05 17:47:32 UTC https://padlet.com/1229354/639k0pbulxxg/wish/184865109 1229354 https://padlet.com/1229354/639k0pbulxxg/wish/184866755 Because of Cornwallis trying to find and catch Morgan, Morgan backed his people up to the river and attacked as soon as Cornwallis and his people got there. (Good strategy)]]> 2017-09-05 17:50:43 UTC https://padlet.com/1229354/639k0pbulxxg/wish/184866755 1229354 https://padlet.com/1229354/639k0pbulxxg/wish/184867392 Cornwallis dispatched Tarleton with 1,100 Redcoats and Loyalist to catch Morgan. Cornwallis ran right into battle while trying to find Morgan. (bad strategy) ]]> 2017-09-05 17:51:51 UTC https://padlet.com/1229354/639k0pbulxxg/wish/184867392 1229354 https://padlet.com/1229354/639k0pbulxxg/wish/184869257 This battle lead to battle of Yorktown and Yorktown is actually where the American Revolutionary war ended. ]]> 2017-09-05 17:55:25 UTC https://padlet.com/1229354/639k0pbulxxg/wish/184869257 1229354 https://padlet.com/1229354/639k0pbulxxg/wish/184872170 http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battle-of-cowpens]]> 2017-09-05 18:00:53 UTC https://padlet.com/1229354/639k0pbulxxg/wish/184872170