Great job. No embellishment, just fact, and well presented. Thanks for adding something positive and truthful to a history my family, both sides, was part of. To repay such a debt is impossible.
My wife is a direct descendant of one of the 25 killed on the American side. Hero Thomas Myers... RIP. By the way, “Cavalry” is misspelled in your graphic as, “Calvary.”
Yes, public school info gave the impression the War for Independence started in Boston and included NY, NJ and ended sometime after Valley Forge. We need to champion the frontiersman of the South whose grit and selflessness made victory possible. And leaders like Greene, Marion and Daniel Morgan, who by the way, rode all around the Carolinas despite a spinal injury. True grit.
Amen sister ! . . . and my ancestors Michael Fleenor and Jonathan Wood at King's Mtn. but most of all, to the Frontier riflemen that WON the war by cutting Tarleton's soldiers to pieces at Guilford C.H.
@@swvaroot Banastre Tarleton would be so welcomed in Virginia TODAY! This Veteran predicts the following. Virginia US Army National Guardsmen will A) transfer to patriotic units in North Carolina, B) Quit the Guard entirely and C) not bother to join the Governor's Henchmen in the first place.
British could control the sea board cities of the Atlantic coast but moving inland was a problem from the beginning. Like you said the war was decided inland. A major factor often not discussed is a large indifferent western population became a major factor when the British had the native raid western new York and Pennsylvania. When Ferguson threatened to do it in western south Carolina/ tenn they didnt wait for him. They went and wiped his army out. That was the first piece to fall in the British southern campaign.
Because of the unnecessary "background" music, the excellent narration was extremely difficult to hear. I picked up about 50% of it. LOWER the music! Remix.
My American History (taught in the New York School System) never mentioned the various battles of the Southern Campaign... My fifth great grandfather, LtCol. James F. Steen, fought at both King's Mountain and Cowpens as well a virtually all the engagements leading up to those battles.
Hi all, I wanted to apologize for not using the updated map format which I used in my more recent videos on the Southern Theater. I started implementing those maps while working on my Battle of Guilford Courthouse video (not yet release), and then subsequently went back and edited all the other videos to include the updated map. Unfortunately, I couldn't do that for this video due to how important the geography of the battlefield was for the strategy implemented. To properly implement the updated map would have required essentially completely remaking the video. Either way, I hope you all enjoy this! If you do, please feel free to show your support by liking the video or leaving a comment (it really helps, I promise). The next video will either be a character spotlight on Benedict Arnold, attempting to highlight how prominent of a role he played in contributing to America's overall victory, or will be the Battle of Guilford Court House, focusing on Cornwallis' decision to take the war into his own hands and lead his men on a mad dash to conquer Virginia and stop the never-ending flow of Militia volunteers who were flocking to the Carolinas.
My great, great, great grandfather James McDonald (McDaniel in the rosters) was in the volunteer cavalry. He had his horse shot out from under him while in pursuit of Tarlton and his aides to camp as they fled the field. He apparently got mad, not because of the horse, but because the musket ball passed through his saddlebag and ruined his good clothes that were in it.
Great video! You are right in saying that General Morgan's brilliant tactic would continued to be studied...It was later used in the Korean War at the battle on Inchon...American troops sucked in the North by falling back and then completely surrounding them, thus allowing the U.S to recapture the Korean capital...Your layout of the battle field with topography to illustrate how the American forces kept under cover during the attacks really showed how this tactic worked... Keep them coming!
The retreat in Korea to the Pusan perimeter had nothing to do with this tactic. The U.S. Army was getting their butts kicked in Korea because they were an occupation force that failed to conduct proper training for 5 years before 1950. No tanks heavier than M-24s were in service in Japan (heavier ones damaged the roads) and little field training had the 4 undermanned divisions totally out of shape and practice. "Bug Out" became a new term associated with the Army in Korea. Inchon was a brilliant operation, but almost never took place. Joint Chiefs of Staff were completely against it, but MacArthur convinced them he could make it work.
Wow, I'm surprised how much they focus on Saratoga in American schools considering how monumentally important this battle was. I guess they can't have the famous liquor, Daniel Morgan, being credited with the wars largest achievement
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Excellent. I'm going to watch it again AFTER I get a better pair of headphones. Poor quality sound is my only criticism of this video, and that's probably due to my poor equipment.
Hi, we might be?? My mother is related (we are very sure) to one of his brothers. My mother (now deceased) told us when we were just kids that she was related to a famous general Morgan that fought in a war long ago. She knew it wasn't the civil war but she didn't know which war it was. Of course internet etc was not even a dream back then so genealogy wasn't possible. But we, my brother and me did research all of this and we believe she/we are related to him. Thanks for your interest. @@kelleypandrea7432
On my mother's side too, I keep trying to figure it out but just keep confusing myself, I need to step back and take a break lol. But yeah we have several Morgan's in the bloodline. Take care
Cowpens was a tactical masterpiece from the American side. i'd say that was the highest form of tactical mastery shown during the Revoultionary War, from both sides!
Very good coverage of this little noun yet perhaps most important battle of the revolutionary war. Your narrative was clear and accurate. This is one of the best videos I have seen on the battle of Cowpens. One correction, however, Tarleton was a lieutenant colonel, not a general
Hard to believe just how few soldiers were actually involved in this battle. I was thinking thousands, but it was really hundreds. Anyway, thanx for the video lesson.
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The TOTAL population of the "colonies" was only a scant few millions; even as a base, there weren't that many males to enlist/conscript....
It is Tarelton, not Tarelston. Bannister or Benaster not Benjamin. Morgan was a Colonel, not a General, as was Tarleton. However, the video is very well done and I commend you as to how it was diagrammed. Few have depicted it as well.
Actually, Morgan was a Brigadier General when he was sent south with Nathaniel Greene to reform the Southern Continental Army that idiot Horatio Gates had lead to destruction at Camden.
“Nearly 1,100 of Cornwallis‘s finest soldiers had engaged Morgan’s rebels and less than 300 had come away…Tarletan’s report made clear that most of the British troops engaged at Cowpens were now Morgan’s prisoners.” From The Glorious Cause by best-selling author, Jeff Shaara
Three worst losses? Hmm. Long Island? Camden? Charleston? Brandywine? Germantown? Savannah? I'll have to check, but I appreciate challenges like this. They make me realize that I have much more studying to do. I didn't even have Long Island on my list when I started.That is ridiculous.
Two nits: 1. Tarleton's first name was Banistre, not Benjamin, as you show at the 12:45 mark, et seq. [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banastre_Tarleton]. 2. Though he wound up a general, at the time of the Battle of Cowpens, Tarleton was only a lieutenant colonel [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cowpens].
Very well done. My only other comments I would add is it's Cavalry. Calvary is the place where Jesus was crucified. Also, his name is pronounced Mary-en, not Mar-ee-en. We students growing up in S.C. learned that early on. I've visited the battlefield. It is much smaller than one would guess. Thank you for a very in depth look at a great battle.
"Calvary is the place where Jesus was crucified", what do you mean by that? Is there a town called Calvary that was relevant to the battle? If so, I'd love to hear about it. I often find that people who live local to these sites know more about them than the books and sources I search
@@GrimBattalia Enjoyed your video very much. The graphics depicting the troop movements were very helpful. But as 1 or 2 of your viewers have pointed out, you confused the use of the word "cavalry" with "Calvary." Calvary is the location of Christ's crucifixion. Cavalry is the correct name for a troop of mounted soldiers. To my knowledge there is no such town as Calvary anywhere near the Cowpens battle. The word you needed to use is "cavalry." Thanks again for an excellent video!
The turning point of the war came On August 9, 1780, when Spanish Admiral Cordova y Cordova delivered the Brits their greatest maritime disaster to date by capturing 52 of a 55 strong Naval convoy carrying one year’s military supplies. It is to this day the greatest and most complete naval captures ever made. The British lost 80,000 muskets, equipment for 40,000 troops, 294 cannons (the normal British troop size during the American Independence War was 40,000 troops), and 3,144 men. The financial impact of the losses were estimated to be around £1,500,000 (£1,000,000 in gold and £500,000 - £600,000 in equipment and ships). The loss was still bitterly remembered in Great Britain 30 years later, at the height of the Napoleonic Wars.
Knew Spain provided some financial support to America. Was not at all aware that the Spanish Navy inflicted such a devastating loss on the British Navy. Thank you for sharing this information.
Someone may have already pointed this out, but you spelled Cavalry wrong. You spelled "Calvary" which is the name of the hill where a certain person was crucified.
They are right...Tarelton (not Tarelston) was only 26 and Lt Col. Col. Morgan was passed over for General several times...after Quebec and Saratoga...so he quit. (Someone needs to know Banistre Tarleton was instrumental after Cowpens in The Race to the Dan (where is Hollywood on this??), Guilford Courthouse, and was made General with a force 1500 at Glouchester, directly across from Yorktown and surrendered.) However, when Morgan heard about Camden he rushed back to front, met with Gates, was made Brigadier Genl BEFORE Major Genl Greene arrived. Because the troops only had 3 days of food left and it was winter, he sent Morgan and Lt Col Wm Washington (cousin) calvary west while he went east and sent Lt. Col Harry lighthorse (RE Lee's father) farther east to join The Swamp Fox on the coast. Everyone thinks Saratoga/Brandywine/Germantown were the turning point of the war because France signed on in 1777...but actually it was Kings Mountain, Cowpens, and the Race to the Dan that did Cornwallis in. (Lost 2 light forces of 1200, 1100 and 200 on the Race = 2400)
Very good video, but Tarleton was not a General and never reached that rank. He was a Lieutenant Colonel of Dragoons. After his failure at Cowpens, he was relieved and returned to England. If he had been captured by the Continental army, he would have been hung for war atrocities. He was an embarrassment to Lord Cornwallis in the manner he conducted "war", burning and pillaging farms and shooting women and children. Much of the South's turn against the British was caused by Tarleton's actions.
I agree with everything you said, but you have to admit the painting of him at the battle is a masterpiece. My favorite painting from the war, and one My favorites all-time.
It was a war without a "turning point" or pivotal battle. The pragmatic artistry of Washington's brain keeping the army going and France's hatred of the British were the deciding factors, I believe.
You presentation was nicely done - but would be improved if your narration had been a bit slower, and your diction improved. It's at times difficult to understand, and understanding what happened at this pivotal battle seems too important to be deterred by less than top notch narration.
There has been much better scholarly work done in recent years on which battle was the turning point in the South and the American Revolution. Dr. Walter Edgar (2001) in "Patriots and Redcoats" believes the Battle of Huck's Defeat (Williamson's Plantation) was the turning point in the South. Others believe Kings Mountain was the actual turning point in the War. These issues in Historiography are still being researched and debated by historians. BTW: Banastre Tarleton's rank was Colonel, not General. Lord Francis Random was second in command in Cornwallis Division. The rest was really good.
The turning point of the Revolution was, as Jefferson and Washington both said, The Battle of Kings Mountain. The Civil War, as you called it, was Patriots seeking revenge against Loyalist, under British officers Tarleton and Ferguson that were massacring the innocent women, and children of Patriots who fought for Independence from the Crown. Ferguson, and his Army of Loyalists, were destroyed at Kings Mountain, (Oct, 1780) causing the Loyalist to rethink and quit their support for the British. Making possible Tarleton's defeat at Cowpens 2 months after Kings Mt. (Jan, 1781) And later for the long exhaustive British chase through NC. Where the NC militia held at every river crossing, as the British described them, as if they had tar on their heels. And later, for Cornwallis's catastrophe at Guilford Courthouse were he fired cannon on his own men to enable any of his Army to escape. All of which contributed greatly, and made possible the British surrender at Yorktown. The final battle in the movie, The Patriot, depicted events at both Cowpens, with the militia firig two volleys before retreat, and Guilford Courthouse, when Cornwallis orders his cannon to fire on the center of the battle line.
BTW, Morgan only has like 600 men along with 90 calvary and is to meet up with militia leaders Pickins and Thomas "Gamecock" Sumter. They both can bring in 1000 militia quickly. (But the Gamecock refuses as he does not want to share any potential glory with Continentals. So Pickens handles it instead) Historians say the militia came in all night...and Morgans numbers are somewhere between 1500 - 2000+) No cannon. And now with some militia riders, 125 Calvary that "Bloody Ban" knows nothing about. (Wm Washington and Banestre go at it head to head on horseback...Wm's sword snaps and he fights on with the hilt. Wm chases him 12 miles) (Where is Hollywood on this???)
Morgan is credited with finally using militia according to their strengths. Militia were untrained, but good country-boy riflemen. The difference between a regular and a militia is that the militia had never experienced the effectiveness of holding together in a line. So Morgan asked the militia to do what they were best at -- taking a few highly accurate shots -- and running. It should also be noted that what caused so much consternation with militia among leaders is that they would have to rely upon them. The Continentals would be out-numbered three to one and half of that one was comprised of militiamen. Not a good scenario, but not infrequent either. At Cowpens, the Continentals had the superior force.
Keep this stuff comming. Its the only way the dumb down young n this country can learn what happened to make this great country. Schools teach them nothing nowdays to make them easy to lead. My 5 times greatgrandfather fought kings mt, cowpens, guilford court house and any where else his longrifle could find a red coat. He came with the over the mt men to kick british off kings mt.
I found that sources were a little unclear on exactly how that happened (and sometimes conflicted each other). When I encounter that, I try to utilize the source that I think makes the most sense. That being the case, it's possible you're correct. I try to avoid having to do that as much as possible, but with some instances it's unavoidable. For example, in my next video, Monmouth, my four sources all give fairly different accounts of the first stage of the Battle. As a result, I am forced to look at the second stage of the Battle and kind of work backwards to see which version seems most probably
@@GrimBattalia Your description of the Militia's role is so bad it isn't even wrong. Morgan wanted to lure Tarleton into his trap. Remember, Cowpens was just over 3 months following the British defeat at Kings Mountain where Tarleton's counterpart on Cornwallis's western flank, Patrick Ferguson, was killed. Every Militia was a sharpshooter with their mostly Dekard rifles. It was Militia rifles against Loyalist smooth bore muskets, mostly French Charleville and a few Brown Bess, that was most decisive in the Kings Mountain outcome. Militia, especially the Overmountain Men a.k.a. "hollerin' boys" could hit a center mass kill shot at over 100 yards vs. the British who might get lucky at half that distance plus the Loyalists at Kings Mountain were shooting downhill at the advancing Patriots - anyone experienced with marksmanship knows the tendency to overshoot when targeting downhill. Morgan's calculation was Tarleton would see what appeared to be remnants of the Kings Mountain militia and he would react emotionally especially after the Militia followed Morgan's instruction to fire two volleys and run further baiting Tarleton. You infer buffoonery within the Militia and this is a trespass on what really occurred. And it would be Greene at Guilford Courthouse who would once again use Militia at the beginning of the engagement. Suggest you rework the video and also include Tarleton's main ambition which was to prevent Morgan's attack on Forty Ninety-Six which was well south of the Cowpens. Good luck.
Great story, poor narrator. Very garbled. I wonder how much of the Revolutionary war is taught in current day schools. I am a history student and I'm amazed at how little Americans know of their history (even current events in the last fifty to seventy years)~
Sorry about the narration. There is an audio error (which is probably evident) wherein the music is looping over and over, making it much louder than my voice and confusing a large part of the battle. Unfortunately, sometimes these errors don't occur when I test the video in my software, and only appear once the video has been posted on youtube :/
My Gx4Grandfather who marched with with the VA.Vols.and fought in in this battle, he was 17 yrs.old and survived this battle and many other skirmishes against the Torys..he was Discharged from the Va.Vols in 1782.
Yeah, it's hard to hear the monotone narration when all that racket is booming in the background. Frustrating. And the British commander's name was Banastre Tarleton, not "Benjamin Tarlston."
Learn how to pronounce Francis Marion's name, it is a long a. Not Mahrion, Maarion. Also, please check Tareton's first name, I've always heard it as Bastere, although that may be a later corruption.
No,no,no. Banastre Tarleton. Just take 5 seconds on Wikipedia and get it right. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banastre_Tarleton A bully, thug, war criminal and supporter of slavery as his family firm were slavers out of Liverpool. After he was taken POW at Yorktown, he was the ONLY British officer not invite to dine with his Colonial Army counterparts. THAT alone speaks volumes. And unless my map of Scotland is wrong, being born into a 2nd generation Liverpudlian slaving family does not make him “a Scot.”
Dave Berntson Tarleton was 26 when he massacred American soldiers at Waxhaws. That is old enough to know better. At Yorktown, he was 27. Hamilton and Lafayette were both 25 or 26. They were invited. Tarleton was not because no one wanted anything to do with this butcher. And he opposed the abolition of slavery throughout his life. He was a bully and a thug throughout his unfortunately long life.
@@andrewyarosh1809 Interesting! When the overmountain men captured Ferguson's army at King's Mountain, they shouted, "Give them Tarleton's quarter." They hung 5 or 10 of them before they were persuaded to stop.
Dave Berntson At Waxhaws, which preceded King’s Point, Tarleton made no attempt to stop his men from bayonetting prisoners. Tarleton also made up a cover story to defend his troopers. The idea that this thug could have been promoted and honored by the British militantly, received in polite British society and made a member of Parliament is a indelible stain on Georgian Britain.
Thank you, Richard. I've heard those 2 words confused so many times! Otherwise, I found the video very informative. The graphics of the troop movements were especially helpful.
Well done. It could have been better if they had chosen a better narrator. This one is difficult to listen to. Not that his diction isn't clear, it's just that he has a strange and unpleasant way of speaking. Now I know: it sounds like he is still chewing on some food in his mouth.
Narrator is so pathetic he cannot even get the names of the major figures correct, and he can barely speak English at all. Absolutely horrible audio. The video is not bad, showing troop dispositions and movements. But the host should be jailed for this incompetence. This thing is five years old and has few likes, haven't seen others by the channel suggested, maybe they got the message. This is an offense to the ears though, no doubt there.
Cowpens was no turning point of the American revolution, and not by a long shot. If any battle of that conflict can be considered pivotal, it would be the battle of Saratoga. The victory there was used to convince the French to become our allies and declare war on Great Britain.
While Saratoga was certainly a turning point of the war, that does not undercut the importance of the Cowpens. America had already lost 2 1/2 entire armies to the British in the South, and the British were poised to declare compete victory in the southern theater. The Battle of the Cowpens completely changed that momentum, at a time when a loss would have likely lead to America conceding defeat in the theater. It forced the British to change strategies and move their efforts to the middle colonies, which ultimately lead to their final defeat at Yorktown only a year or so later.
I agree that Cowpens was a startling victory which greatly boosted American morale. That said, it was a very small-scale affair against a British detachment. Total combatants didn't even reach 5,000 men, and total deaths (on both sides) didn't reach 150. That said, it hardly qualifies as any turning point of the revolution.
@@manilajohn0182 Im not sure high casualties are a necessary component of a turning point. I think if momentum was invariably moving in one direction and one event permanently reversed that momentum, it qualifies. I would also note, that while casualties were low, the British lost a significant number of important officers. However, I also understand where you're coming from and I think your opinion certainly has merit. If we had to designate one battle as a turning point, it would certainly be Saratoga.
ManilaJohn01 After Cowpens, Cornwalis no longer could really use his light infantry, which was devastated at this battle. Without light infantry, an army could not move well, especially when cover and concealment were nearby. Cowpens really hampered the British in the South. Because of Cowpens, Yorktown became possible.
@@danmc7815 The American victory at Yorktown became possible only because of the French Navy's victory over the British at the Battle of the Chesapeake. Without this victory, Cornwallis could have had no light infantry whatsoever and still could have been either reinforced or evacuated by sea.
The army has scouts following the enemy why does the enemy cavalry not simply find them overwhelm them and kill them so they’re movements are on now? It can’t be hard to kill a few scouts.
Great job. No embellishment, just fact, and well presented. Thanks for adding something positive and truthful to a history my family, both sides, was part of. To repay such a debt is impossible.
Thank you for this! Cowpens is my favorite Revolutionary War battle to study but compared to other battles, it is difficult to find information.
Read "The Road to Guilford Courthouse."
My wife is a direct descendant of one of the 25 killed on the American side. Hero Thomas Myers... RIP.
By the way, “Cavalry” is misspelled in your graphic as, “Calvary.”
Yes, public school info gave the impression the War for Independence started in Boston and included NY, NJ and ended sometime after Valley Forge. We need to champion the frontiersman of the South whose grit and selflessness made victory possible. And leaders like Greene, Marion and Daniel Morgan, who by the way, rode all around the Carolinas despite a spinal injury. True grit.
And this also must be understood as to why the issue of Slavery had to be deferred to sometime down the road.
Amen sister ! . . . and my ancestors Michael Fleenor and Jonathan Wood at King's Mtn. but most of all, to the Frontier riflemen that WON the war by cutting Tarleton's soldiers to pieces at Guilford C.H.
@@swvaroot Banastre Tarleton would be so welcomed in Virginia TODAY! This Veteran predicts the following. Virginia US Army National Guardsmen will A) transfer to patriotic units in North Carolina, B) Quit the Guard entirely and C) not bother to join the Governor's Henchmen in the first place.
British could control the sea board cities of the Atlantic coast but moving inland was a problem from the beginning.
Like you said the war was decided inland. A major factor often not discussed is a large indifferent western population became a major factor when the British had the native raid western new York and Pennsylvania. When Ferguson threatened to do it in western south Carolina/ tenn they didnt wait for him. They went and wiped his army out. That was the first piece to fall in the British southern campaign.
Back in the 60s there was a movie or a TV series about General
Marion, “the Swamp Fox”
Cowpens is a famous battle,hardly forgotten.
Here, here.
Because of the unnecessary "background" music, the excellent narration was extremely difficult to hear. I picked up about 50% of it. LOWER the music! Remix.
My American History (taught in the New York School System) never mentioned the various battles of the Southern Campaign... My fifth great grandfather, LtCol. James F. Steen, fought at both King's Mountain and Cowpens as well a virtually all the engagements leading up to those battles.
American history is of true importance..... We're forgetting who we are because we've forgotten who we were.... Well done
Hi all, I wanted to apologize for not using the updated map format which I used in my more recent videos on the Southern Theater. I started implementing those maps while working on my Battle of Guilford Courthouse video (not yet release), and then subsequently went back and edited all the other videos to include the updated map.
Unfortunately, I couldn't do that for this video due to how important the geography of the battlefield was for the strategy implemented. To properly implement the updated map would have required essentially completely remaking the video.
Either way, I hope you all enjoy this! If you do, please feel free to show your support by liking the video or leaving a comment (it really helps, I promise).
The next video will either be a character spotlight on Benedict Arnold, attempting to highlight how prominent of a role he played in contributing to America's overall victory, or will be the Battle of Guilford Court House, focusing on Cornwallis' decision to take the war into his own hands and lead his men on a mad dash to conquer Virginia and stop the never-ending flow of Militia volunteers who were flocking to the Carolinas.
Another solid video, keep it up mate
Love the music from the patriot in the background it fits since the last battle in the movie the cowpens!
haha thank you. You're the first person to catch that connection
Excellent content.
My great, great, great grandfather James McDonald (McDaniel in the rosters) was in the volunteer cavalry. He had his horse shot out from under him while in pursuit of Tarlton and his aides to camp as they fled the field.
He apparently got mad, not because of the horse, but because the musket ball passed through his saddlebag and ruined his good clothes that were in it.
I've been to Cowpens. Thank You so much for this video. Awesome!
Very good rendition.
Great video! You are right in saying that General Morgan's brilliant tactic would continued to be studied...It was later used in the Korean War at the battle on Inchon...American troops sucked in the North by falling back and then completely surrounding them, thus allowing the U.S to recapture the Korean capital...Your layout of the battle field with topography to illustrate how the American forces kept under cover during the attacks really showed how this tactic worked... Keep them coming!
The retreat in Korea to the Pusan perimeter had nothing to do with this tactic. The U.S. Army was getting their butts kicked in Korea because they were an occupation force that failed to conduct proper training for 5 years before 1950. No tanks heavier than M-24s were in service in Japan (heavier ones damaged the roads) and little field training had the 4 undermanned divisions totally out of shape and practice. "Bug Out" became a new term associated with the Army in Korea. Inchon was a brilliant operation, but almost never took place. Joint Chiefs of Staff were completely against it, but MacArthur convinced them he could make it work.
@@patrickmccrann991 Over 70% of Korea is steep mountainous terrain. Blitzkrieg tactics don’t exactly translate
Wow, I'm surprised how much they focus on Saratoga in American schools considering how monumentally important this battle was. I guess they can't have the famous liquor, Daniel Morgan, being credited with the wars largest achievement
Nicely done, well put together and presented.
Thank you, I appreciate the support!
Great video, count me in but the background music a little too loud.
It is but great video.
Thank you. My ancestor Captain James Moore of Virginia was at the battles of Cowpens, Guilford Courthouse and Kings Mountain.
Still doing good keep plugging away!
Thank you! Your support means a lot :)
Grim Battalia, your a story telling legend with rev war. I love it!! Keep them coming !!! Let me know if you have any info on the 1776 Cherokee Indian wars in Upstate of South Carolina !
Excellent. I'm going to watch it again AFTER I get a better pair of headphones. Poor quality sound is my only criticism of this video, and that's probably due to my poor equipment.
General Morgan is a distant uncle on my Mothers (Morgan) side. An interesting battle and of course well thought out.
He's my 1st cousin 9 times removed, wonder if we're related???
Hi, we might be?? My mother is related (we are very sure) to one of his brothers. My mother (now deceased) told us when we were just kids that she was related to a famous general Morgan that fought in a war long ago. She knew it wasn't the civil war but she didn't know which war it was. Of course internet etc was not even a dream back then so genealogy wasn't possible. But we, my brother and me did research all of this and we believe she/we are related to him. Thanks for your interest. @@kelleypandrea7432
On my mother's side too, I keep trying to figure it out but just keep confusing myself, I need to step back and take a break lol. But yeah we have several Morgan's in the bloodline. Take care
Love your enthusiasm for this incredible history. 👏
Very well done! If you'd make the music quieter, it would be even better.
Well done, sir.
Cowpens was a tactical masterpiece from the American side. i'd say that was the highest form of tactical mastery shown during the Revoultionary War, from both sides!
Very good coverage of this little noun yet perhaps most important battle of the revolutionary war. Your narrative was clear and accurate. This is one of the best videos I have seen on the battle of Cowpens. One correction, however, Tarleton was a lieutenant colonel, not a general
Hard to believe just how few soldiers were actually involved in this battle. I was thinking thousands, but it was really hundreds. Anyway, thanx for the video lesson.
The TOTAL population of the "colonies" was only a scant few millions; even as a base, there weren't that many males to enlist/conscript....
@ Yes. I guess I just figured, wrongly, that the numbers were higher. Thanx for the reply!
@@timmycrw91 yeah man nothing like the Battle of Cowpens from Patriot with shows thousand soldiers on American side
Most battles in the south during the revolution involve small numbers of troops, not the thousands that we think of.
"General" Tarleton did not reach flag rank until 1794. He was a lieutenant colonel at the Battle of the Cowpens.
It is Tarelton, not Tarelston. Bannister or Benaster not Benjamin. Morgan was a Colonel, not a General, as was Tarleton. However, the video is very well done and I commend you as to how it was diagrammed. Few have depicted it as well.
And my personal pet peeve: It's cavalry, not calvary. Most simply mispronounce it, but it was actually spelled incorrectly in this one.
Actually, Morgan was a Brigadier General when he was sent south with Nathaniel Greene to reform the Southern Continental Army that idiot Horatio Gates had lead to destruction at Camden.
“Nearly 1,100 of Cornwallis‘s finest soldiers had engaged Morgan’s rebels and less than 300 had come away…Tarletan’s report made clear that most of the British troops engaged at Cowpens were now Morgan’s prisoners.” From The Glorious Cause by best-selling author, Jeff Shaara
Three worst losses? Hmm. Long Island? Camden? Charleston? Brandywine? Germantown?
Savannah? I'll have to check, but I appreciate challenges like this. They make me realize that I have much more studying to do. I didn't even have Long Island on my list when I started.That is ridiculous.
Two nits:
1. Tarleton's first name was Banistre, not Benjamin, as you show at the 12:45 mark, et seq. [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banastre_Tarleton].
2. Though he wound up a general, at the time of the Battle of Cowpens, Tarleton was only a lieutenant colonel [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cowpens].
* Banastre
I wish you didn’t stop posting, you make good content
Good job but please fix the audio.
Very well done. My only other comments I would add is it's Cavalry. Calvary is the place where Jesus was crucified. Also, his name is pronounced Mary-en, not Mar-ee-en. We students growing up in S.C. learned that early on. I've visited the battlefield. It is much smaller than one would guess. Thank you for a very in depth look at a great battle.
"Calvary is the place where Jesus was crucified", what do you mean by that? Is there a town called Calvary that was relevant to the battle? If so, I'd love to hear about it. I often find that people who live local to these sites know more about them than the books and sources I search
@@GrimBattalia Enjoyed your video very much. The graphics depicting the troop movements were very helpful. But as 1 or 2 of your viewers have pointed out, you confused the use of the word "cavalry" with "Calvary." Calvary is the location of Christ's crucifixion. Cavalry is the correct name for a troop of mounted soldiers. To my knowledge there is no such town as Calvary anywhere near the Cowpens battle. The word you needed to use is "cavalry." Thanks again for an excellent video!
The turning point of the war came On August 9, 1780, when Spanish Admiral Cordova y Cordova delivered the Brits their greatest maritime disaster to date by capturing 52 of a 55 strong Naval convoy carrying one year’s military supplies. It is to this day the greatest and most complete naval captures ever made. The British lost 80,000 muskets, equipment for 40,000 troops, 294 cannons (the normal British troop size during the American Independence War was 40,000 troops), and 3,144 men. The financial impact of the losses were estimated to be around £1,500,000 (£1,000,000 in gold and £500,000 - £600,000 in equipment and ships). The loss was still bitterly remembered in Great Britain 30 years later, at the height of the Napoleonic Wars.
Knew Spain provided some financial support to America. Was not at all aware that the Spanish Navy inflicted such a devastating loss on the British Navy. Thank you for sharing this information.
Someone may have already pointed this out, but you spelled Cavalry wrong. You spelled "Calvary" which is the name of the hill where a certain person was crucified.
They are right...Tarelton (not Tarelston) was only 26 and Lt Col. Col. Morgan was passed over for General several times...after Quebec and Saratoga...so he quit. (Someone needs to know Banistre Tarleton was instrumental after Cowpens in The Race to the Dan (where is Hollywood on this??), Guilford Courthouse, and was made General with a force 1500 at Glouchester, directly across from Yorktown and surrendered.) However, when Morgan heard about Camden he rushed back to front, met with Gates, was made Brigadier Genl BEFORE Major Genl Greene arrived. Because the troops only had 3 days of food left and it was winter, he sent Morgan and Lt Col Wm Washington (cousin) calvary west while he went east and sent Lt. Col Harry lighthorse (RE Lee's father) farther east to join The Swamp Fox on the coast.
Everyone thinks Saratoga/Brandywine/Germantown were the turning point of the war because France signed on in 1777...but actually it was Kings Mountain, Cowpens, and the Race to the Dan that did Cornwallis in. (Lost 2 light forces of 1200, 1100 and 200 on the Race = 2400)
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Very good video, but Tarleton was not a General and never reached that rank. He was a Lieutenant Colonel of Dragoons. After his failure at Cowpens, he was relieved and returned to England. If he had been captured by the Continental army, he would have been hung for war atrocities. He was an embarrassment to Lord Cornwallis in the manner he conducted "war", burning and pillaging farms and shooting women and children. Much of the South's turn against the British was caused by Tarleton's actions.
I agree with everything you said, but you have to admit the painting of him at the battle is a masterpiece. My favorite painting from the war, and one My favorites all-time.
Several things are incorrect.
I believe Tarleton was a Colonel, not a General.
His first name was Banastre,
Not Benjamin.
It was a war without a "turning point" or pivotal battle. The pragmatic artistry of Washington's brain keeping the army going and France's hatred of the British were the deciding factors, I believe.
You presentation was nicely done - but would be improved if your narration had been a bit slower, and your diction improved. It's at times difficult to understand, and understanding what happened at this pivotal battle seems too important to be deterred by less than top notch narration.
There has been much better scholarly work done in recent years on which battle was the turning point in the South and the American Revolution. Dr. Walter Edgar (2001) in "Patriots and Redcoats" believes the Battle of Huck's Defeat (Williamson's Plantation) was the turning point in the South. Others believe Kings Mountain was the actual turning point in the War. These issues in Historiography are still being researched and debated by historians. BTW: Banastre Tarleton's rank was Colonel, not General. Lord Francis Random was second in command in Cornwallis Division. The rest was really good.
The turning point of the Revolution was, as Jefferson and Washington both said, The Battle of Kings Mountain.
The Civil War, as you called it, was Patriots seeking revenge against Loyalist, under British officers Tarleton and Ferguson that were massacring the innocent women, and children of Patriots who fought for Independence from the Crown.
Ferguson, and his Army of Loyalists, were destroyed at Kings Mountain, (Oct, 1780) causing the Loyalist to rethink and quit their support for the British. Making possible Tarleton's defeat at Cowpens 2 months after Kings Mt. (Jan, 1781)
And later for the long exhaustive British chase through NC. Where the NC militia held at every river crossing, as the British described them, as if they had tar on their heels. And later, for Cornwallis's catastrophe at Guilford Courthouse were he fired cannon on his own men to enable any of his Army to escape.
All of which contributed greatly, and made possible the British surrender at Yorktown.
The final battle in the movie, The Patriot, depicted events at both Cowpens, with the militia firig two volleys before retreat, and Guilford Courthouse, when Cornwallis orders his cannon to fire on the center of the battle line.
Tarleton's first name was Banastre; not Benjamin and shown in the graphic.
After you finish the auto tour, there's a really nie picni area there.
Loved this, but please, it's cavalry not Calvary.
BTW, Morgan only has like 600 men along with 90 calvary and is to meet up with militia leaders Pickins and Thomas "Gamecock" Sumter. They both
can bring in 1000 militia quickly. (But the Gamecock refuses as he does not want to share any potential glory with Continentals. So Pickens handles it instead) Historians say the militia came in all night...and Morgans numbers are somewhere between 1500 - 2000+) No cannon. And now with some militia riders, 125 Calvary that "Bloody Ban" knows nothing about. (Wm Washington and Banestre go at it head to head on horseback...Wm's sword snaps and he fights on with the hilt. Wm chases him 12 miles) (Where is Hollywood on this???)
It's forgotten because we lost, even though it set up the win.
Hey that's the theme anthem for the movie the patriot.
Morgan is credited with finally using militia according to their strengths. Militia were untrained, but good country-boy riflemen. The difference between a regular and a militia is that the militia had never experienced the effectiveness of holding together in a line. So Morgan asked the militia to do what they were best at -- taking a few highly accurate shots -- and running. It should also be noted that what caused so much consternation with militia among leaders is that they would have to rely upon them. The Continentals would be out-numbered three to one and half of that one was comprised of militiamen. Not a good scenario, but not infrequent either. At Cowpens, the Continentals had the superior force.
"Burn the boats" strategy is old and well founded in the Trojan war as well as Sun Tzu.
What is the really the ruins of an old farmhouse? In the dead center?
Keep this stuff comming. Its the only way the dumb down young n this country can learn what happened to make this great country. Schools teach them nothing nowdays to make them easy to lead. My 5 times greatgrandfather fought kings mt, cowpens, guilford court house and any where else his longrifle could find a red coat. He came with the over the mt men to kick british off kings mt.
Visited Cowpins
Standard Continentals? You mean the Virginia, Maryland and Delaware troops?
Yep, the majority South Carolinians were disinterested. Truly the worst state.
i may be wrong but i thought the sharpshooters joined the main continental line after the militia retreat
I found that sources were a little unclear on exactly how that happened (and sometimes conflicted each other). When I encounter that, I try to utilize the source that I think makes the most sense. That being the case, it's possible you're correct.
I try to avoid having to do that as much as possible, but with some instances it's unavoidable. For example, in my next video, Monmouth, my four sources all give fairly different accounts of the first stage of the Battle. As a result, I am forced to look at the second stage of the Battle and kind of work backwards to see which version seems most probably
@@GrimBattalia Your description of the Militia's role is so bad it isn't even wrong. Morgan wanted to lure Tarleton into his trap. Remember, Cowpens was just over 3 months following the British defeat at Kings Mountain where Tarleton's counterpart on Cornwallis's western flank, Patrick Ferguson, was killed. Every Militia was a sharpshooter with their mostly Dekard rifles. It was Militia rifles against Loyalist smooth bore muskets, mostly French Charleville and a few Brown Bess, that was most decisive in the Kings Mountain outcome. Militia, especially the Overmountain Men a.k.a. "hollerin' boys" could hit a center mass kill shot at over 100 yards vs. the British who might get lucky at half that distance plus the Loyalists at Kings Mountain were shooting downhill at the advancing Patriots - anyone experienced with marksmanship knows the tendency to overshoot when targeting downhill. Morgan's calculation was Tarleton would see what appeared to be remnants of the Kings Mountain militia and he would react emotionally especially after the Militia followed Morgan's instruction to fire two volleys and run further baiting Tarleton. You infer buffoonery within the Militia and this is a trespass on what really occurred. And it would be Greene at Guilford Courthouse who would once again use Militia at the beginning of the engagement. Suggest you rework the video and also include Tarleton's main ambition which was to prevent Morgan's attack on Forty Ninety-Six which was well south of the Cowpens. Good luck.
The battle of Brooklyn was in 1776.
Algorithm help this man
How can you speak of this battle without mentioning Colonel William Washington? Washington’s dragoons and McCalls dragoons were the double envelopers.
Banastre not Benjamin Tarleton commanded the British AND the 1,100, British, Scottish Highlanders and American Loyalists at the battle of Cowpens.
Great story, poor narrator. Very garbled. I wonder how much of the Revolutionary war is taught in current day schools. I am a history student and I'm amazed at how little Americans know of their history (even current events in the last fifty to seventy years)~
Sorry about the narration. There is an audio error (which is probably evident) wherein the music is looping over and over, making it much louder than my voice and confusing a large part of the battle. Unfortunately, sometimes these errors don't occur when I test the video in my software, and only appear once the video has been posted on youtube :/
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dont forget the native tribes
What native tribes, and which side did they fight on?
@@daveberntson4081 im sure u can find them at the library they still have maps of dead nations
Reminds me of the Fetterman fight collecting wood
ditch the music
Cavalry
My Gx4Grandfather who marched with with the VA.Vols.and fought in in this battle, he was 17 yrs.old and survived this battle and many other skirmishes against the Torys..he was Discharged from the Va.Vols in 1782.
Cavalry, not Calvary.
Zithers music destroys this story, can,t. Even watch.
Yeah, it's hard to hear the monotone narration when all that racket is booming in the background. Frustrating. And the British commander's name was Banastre Tarleton, not "Benjamin Tarlston."
Zydeco would be good! 😎
Not a bad plan for low lying swampland
Learn how to pronounce Francis Marion's name, it is a long a. Not Mahrion, Maarion. Also, please check Tareton's first name, I've always heard it as Bastere, although that may be a later corruption.
Appalachian aren't 10,000 ft tall, so the hight scale is wrong.
Get another narrator!!!
Banister Charlton, a Scot.
No,no,no. Banastre Tarleton. Just take 5 seconds on Wikipedia and get it right.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banastre_Tarleton
A bully, thug, war criminal and supporter of slavery as his family firm were slavers out of Liverpool. After he was taken POW at Yorktown, he was the ONLY British officer not invite to dine with his Colonial Army counterparts. THAT alone speaks volumes.
And unless my map of Scotland is wrong, being born into a 2nd generation Liverpudlian slaving family does not make him “a Scot.”
@@andrewyarosh1809 Tarleton was very young. Patriot officers called him boy.
Dave Berntson Tarleton was 26 when he massacred American soldiers at Waxhaws. That is old enough to know better.
At Yorktown, he was 27. Hamilton and Lafayette were both 25 or 26. They were invited. Tarleton was not because no one wanted anything to do with this butcher.
And he opposed the abolition of slavery throughout his life. He was a bully and a thug throughout his unfortunately long life.
@@andrewyarosh1809 Interesting! When the overmountain men captured Ferguson's army at King's Mountain, they shouted, "Give them Tarleton's quarter." They hung 5 or 10 of them before they were persuaded to stop.
Dave Berntson At Waxhaws, which preceded King’s Point, Tarleton made no attempt to stop his men from bayonetting prisoners. Tarleton also made up a cover story to defend his troopers.
The idea that this thug could have been promoted and honored by the British militantly, received in polite British society and made a member of Parliament is a indelible stain on Georgian Britain.
It’s Cavalry, not Calvary. Calvary is where Christ was Crucified!.
Thank you, Richard. I've heard those 2 words confused so many times! Otherwise, I found the video very informative. The graphics of the troop movements were especially helpful.
Calvery is where Jesus was crucified. Cavalry (cav-al-ry) are mounted soldiers.
Kinda butchered Francis Marion's last name
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WTF is a "mob" militia?
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Well done. It could have been better if they had chosen a better narrator. This one is difficult to listen to. Not that his diction isn't clear, it's just that he has a strange and unpleasant way of speaking. Now I know: it sounds like he is still chewing on some food in his mouth.
Horrible music.
Narrator is so pathetic he cannot even get the names of the major figures correct, and he can barely speak English at all. Absolutely horrible audio. The video is not bad, showing troop dispositions and movements. But the host should be jailed for this incompetence. This thing is five years old and has few likes, haven't seen others by the channel suggested, maybe they got the message. This is an offense to the ears though, no doubt there.
Jesus Loves You
Prove it.
Announcer has little speaking ability, terrible choice for host. Would receive very low marks in Public Speaking class.
Cowpens was no turning point of the American revolution, and not by a long shot. If any battle of that conflict can be considered pivotal, it would be the battle of Saratoga. The victory there was used to convince the French to become our allies and declare war on Great Britain.
While Saratoga was certainly a turning point of the war, that does not undercut the importance of the Cowpens. America had already lost 2 1/2 entire armies to the British in the South, and the British were poised to declare compete victory in the southern theater.
The Battle of the Cowpens completely changed that momentum, at a time when a loss would have likely lead to America conceding defeat in the theater. It forced the British to change strategies and move their efforts to the middle colonies, which ultimately lead to their final defeat at Yorktown only a year or so later.
I agree that Cowpens was a startling victory which greatly boosted American morale. That said, it was a very small-scale affair against a British detachment. Total combatants didn't even reach 5,000 men, and total deaths (on both sides) didn't reach 150. That said, it hardly qualifies as any turning point of the revolution.
@@manilajohn0182 Im not sure high casualties are a necessary component of a turning point. I think if momentum was invariably moving in one direction and one event permanently reversed that momentum, it qualifies. I would also note, that while casualties were low, the British lost a significant number of important officers.
However, I also understand where you're coming from and I think your opinion certainly has merit. If we had to designate one battle as a turning point, it would certainly be Saratoga.
ManilaJohn01 After Cowpens, Cornwalis no longer could really use his light infantry, which was devastated at this battle. Without light infantry, an army could not move well, especially when cover and concealment were nearby. Cowpens really hampered the British in the South. Because of Cowpens, Yorktown became possible.
@@danmc7815 The American victory at Yorktown became possible only because of the French Navy's victory over the British at the Battle of the Chesapeake. Without this victory, Cornwallis could have had no light infantry whatsoever and still could have been either reinforced or evacuated by sea.
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Interesting depiction, but, cut out the background noise, or at least tone the music down. Way too loud.
The army has scouts following the enemy why does the enemy cavalry not simply find them overwhelm them and kill them so they’re movements are on now? It can’t be hard to kill a few scouts.
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