A Devil of a Whipping: The Battle of Cowpens
- ISBN-10
- 080784926X
- ISBN-13
- 9780807849262
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 231
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000-12-31
- Publisher
- Univ of North Carolina Press
- Author
- Lawrence E. Babits
Description
Offers a freshly documented, detailed investigation of the exemplary military tactics that secured the Americans' victory in the battle of Cowpens, South Carolina, in January 1781 and turned the tide of the Revolutionary War in their favor. UP.
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- 2011-02-01
- 256 pages
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