The Battle of Cowpens was started through false information that was given to the British. General
Daniel Morgan's army was on its way to gather more supplies, but the British thought that they were
planning an attack on the valuable fort of Ninety Six, which was on the loyalist side. They considered
Morgan's army of two thousand, a big threat, so they sent Charles Cornwallis to “defend” the fort.
Once he knew that they weren't at the fort Ninety Six, having recently gained supplies they set off
to battle the Americans. Morgan's army didn't think that Tarleton would start a very effective plan and
would simply charge, so they set up themselves in a defensive position. They were positioned near the
Broad river, between hills in woodland, and standing in three rows. Tarleton's army was tired as they
arrived at battle, and so Morgan's army absorbed a large amount of the impact that should have been
there. After the tired soldiers on the British side had attacked, the Americans made their stand. As
stated before, Morgan's army had about two thousand in total, and Tarleton's army only had about one
thousand to begin with. Really the winning of the battle was thanks to either a really smart commander
on the American side, or a really not smart plan from the British side, or maybe a little bit of both.
