battle_of_cowpens (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *battle of Cowpens*:
NOUN	act	battle of Cowpens, Cowpens	battle in the American Revolution

English > *battle of Cowpens*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	battle in the American Revolution; Americans under Daniel Morgan defeated the British.
Synonym	Cowpens
Instance of	pitched battle	A fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
Part of	American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, War of American Independence, American War of Independence	The revolution of the American Colonies against Great Britain
Region	South Carolina, Palmetto State, SC, S.C.	A state in the Deep South

HyperDic: battle_of_cowpens