Cowpens National Battlefield

A pasturing area at the time of the battle, this Revolutionary War site commemorates the place where Daniel Morgan and his army turned the flanks of Banastre Tarleton's British army. This classic military tactic, known as a double envelopment, secured a patriot victory.

What you’ll hear

22 places to explore in this park.

• After Victory
• Auto-loop Stop 3
• Cowpens Audio Tour Stop 10: Form the Line of Battle
• Cowpens Audio Tour Stop 11: Skirmishers Retreat, British Advance
• Cowpens Audio Tour Stop 12: A Race for the Grasshopper
• Cowpens Audio Tour Stop 13: Colonel Howard's Misunderstood Order
• Cowpens Audio Tour Stop 14: Double Envelopment
• Cowpens Audio Tour Stop 15: Washington Light Infantry Monument
• Cowpens Audio Tour Stop 16: Race to the Dan River
• Cowpens Audio Tour Stop 1 Prelude to Victory
• Cowpens Audio Tour Stop 2: Morgan's Flying Army
• Cowpens Audio Tour Stop 3: Spirit Up the People
• Cowpens Audio Tour Stop 4: The Cavalry (Dragoons) at Cowpens
• Cowpens Audio Tour Stop 5: The Continental Army at Cowpens
• Cowpens Audio Tour Stop 6: Let 'em Get Within Killin' Distance
• Cowpens Audio Tour Stop 7: Sharpshooters at the Skirmish Line
• Cowpens Audio Tour Stop 8: Sabre Clash on the Green River Road
• Cowpens Audio Tour Stop 9: The British Army at Cowpens
• Cowpens Bicycling
• From Cow Pasture to Battlefield
• The Robert Scruggs House
• Wasington Light Infantry Monument