Battle of Cowpens, January 17, 1781 (2 Viewers)

[mk26gmls]

My wife and I visited Cowpens last weekend. I will be posting some photos of the battlefield over the next few days.

The official site.
http://www.nps.gov/cowp/

Enjoy!

The visitor center.

 

[mk26gmls]

View is from the American rear looking towards the direction where the British came down the Green River Road.


The British came down the Green River Road from the left towards the right.


View is from the American rear still looking towards the direction of the British attack.


The ravine where the American cavalry hid from British sight until they were called upon.

 

[mk26gmls]

The view from the third and final line of the Americans looking towards the British.


The third line of the Americans were made up of the Continental Army.


The third line of the Americans. Right of the road. It was here in this area where the 71st Highlanders were destroyed.


The third line of the Americans. Left of the road.

 

[wellington]

Wow..great Pics!!!!!!! Thanks For Taking The Time To Share That One...very Interresting...a Place I'm Going To Have To Go Sometime.


Wellington

 

[wellington]

Forgot to mention...I love Don Trionois Print which I have....accept the fact the British are being pushed back.



WELLINGTON

 

[King's Man]

Thank you for sharing your pictures with us.

King's Man

 

[mk26gmls]

From the American third line on the right side of the road facing the British, the American line misunderstood the order and began an orderly withdrawal. The British mistook this for a retreat and broke ranks in a charge to finish the Yankees off. As the Americans withdrew, they reloaded their muskets. When the order was given, the American line turned back to face the onrushing British line and fired a volley. The volley ripped the pursuing British infantry to shreds and turned the tide of the battle.

 

[mk26gmls]

It was here that the 71st Highlanders were crushed on the right side of the Green River Road.

 

[mk26gmls]

American 2nd line of defense manned by the militia looking towards the direction of the advancing British.





Right side of road facing the British.


Left side of the road facing the British.

 

[mk26gmls]

This is the American 2nd line on the right side of the road looking towards the road in the distance. When the British advanced past this point to the American 3rd line of dense, they deployed their cannon here. When the Americans counterattacked and destroyed the British infantry, they stormed the cannon here and took them.


The road is directly ahead. The cannon cut-out in the distance represents the position of the British artillery when captured. This is the right side of the American line facing the British.


This view is from the American 2nd line looking back towards the American 3rd line of defense.


A closer look.


This is the right side of the road of the American 2nd line of defense. You can see the same cannon cut-out that was shown before.

 

[mk26gmls]

The American 1st line of defense looking towards the direction the British advanced. The line was responsible for taking out many of the British officers. The best shots were placed in this line. It dropped back as the British advanced.


The right side of the road of the American 1st line facing the British.


The left side of the road.


This is the view the British first had of the American 1st line of defense as they advanced towards it. The skirmish line was based across the road where the ground is elevated in the distance on the left side of the picture.

 

[mk26gmls]

Looking towards the American 1st line.


A closer look.


Tarlton gets away. He would flee down the Green River Road the same way he had come to destroy Morgan. The British Dragoons towards the end of the battle ignored an order by Tarlton to attack and instead withdrew from the field.

 

[mk26gmls]

Behind the monument pictured here is where the American 3rd line counterattacked the 71st Highlanders.