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<u><i><b><center>--December 17, 2004---9-10pm EST-- </center></b></i></u><center><font size="2"><u><b>Battlefield Detectives -AmericanRevolution: Battle of Cowpens</b></u></font id="size2"></center>

One of the American Revolution's most critical clashes, the Battle of Cowpens in South Carolina was a signpost pointing directly to Yorktown, where the British surrendered in less than a year. On January 17, 1781, an American force led by a brilliant Revolutionary War commander, Daniel Morgan, routed a British army commanded by an imperious and greatly feared cavalry colonel, Banastre Tarleton. Due to his ruthless tactics, "Bloody Ban" was the most hated British officer in the South. But Morgan chose the battlefield and used the terrain to his advantage. The British arrived tired, cold, and hungry after marching for several days and nights to catch the rebels. In less than an hour, it was all over. Now, historians, soil scientists, tacticians, psychologists, geographers, and weapons experts analyze this crucial battle.