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A Devil of a Whipping Lawrence E. Babits

A Devil of a Whipping By Lawrence E. Babits

A Devil of a Whipping by Lawrence E. Babits


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Using documentary and archaeological evidence to reconstruct the fighting at Cowpens, 1781, this volume provides a minute-by-minute account of the clash that many believed turned the tide of the Revolutionary War in the South.

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A Devil of a Whipping: The Battle of Cowpens by Lawrence E. Babits

The real-life battle and heroes that inspired The Patriot On January 17, 1781, in a pasture near present-day Spartanburg, South Carolina, Daniel Morgan's army of Continental troops and militia routed an elite British force under the command of the notorious Banastre Tarleton. Using documentary and archaeological evidence to reconstruct the fighting at Cowpens, now a national battlefield, Lawrence Babits provides a riveting, minute-by-minute account of the clash that turned the tide of the Revolutionary War in the South and helped lead to the final defeat of the British at Yorktown.

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An exceptionally well-researched and richly detailed treatment of one of the most important battles of the American Revolution. - Military History of the West One of Babits's purposes was the hope that the Cowpens veterans would not be forgotten. The masterful work that he has produced goes far towards achieving that purpose. - Journal of Southern History

About Lawrence E. Babits

Lawrence E. Babits is professor of maritime history and nautical archaeology at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina.

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CIN080784926XVG
9780807849262
080784926X
A Devil of a Whipping: The Battle of Cowpens by Lawrence E. Babits
Used - Very Good
Paperback
The University of North Carolina Press
20010226
256
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