Daniel Morgan's Brilliant Victory at Cowpens

Anyone who has watched the last scene of The Patriot remembers the tactic that Mel Gibson's character employs to fool the British. But did you know that the final engagement was based on a real battle? The Battle of Cowpens in one of the most interesting battles of the American Revolution. We're walking the battlefield with Charlie of History With Waffles to break down just what happened at this South Carolina battlefield in January of 1781. Be sure to watch and subscribe to the content on @HistorywithWaffles for more great stories like this. This episode was produced in partnership with The Gettysburg Museum of History. See how you can support history education & artifact preservation by visiting their website & store at https://www.gettysburgmuseumofhistory.com Support the effort to expand history education on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/historyunderground Other episodes that you might enjoy: - Kings Mountain: An Unconventional Battle of the Revolutionary War | History Traveler Episode 493: https://youtu.be/MQ0SY-Vgdak - Hanging Rock & the Revolutionary War in South Carolina | History Traveler Episode 492: https://youtu.be/I0b8AusS2W4 - Buford's Bloody Massacre at the Waxhaws | History Traveler Episode 491: https://youtu.be/f5kgfWIJ8a4 - Inside America's OLDEST Museum in Charleston | History Traveler Episode 488: https://youtu.be/xmqKuWxDWRA - Fort Sumter: What Most People Don't See | History Traveler Episode 487: https://youtu.be/J_y46KhhUl8