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Cowpens
Cowpens may refer to: * Battle of Cowpens, a battle in the American Revolution * Cowpens National Battlefield, a unit of the National Park Service that protects the battlefield. * Cowpens, South Carolina * USS Cowpens (CG-63), USS ''Cowpens'' (CG-63), a guided-missile cruiser, commissioned 1991 * USS Cowpens (CVL-25), USS ''Cowpens'' (CVL-25), an aircraft carrier, commissioned 1943 See also * Cowpen {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Cowpens
The Battle of Cowpens was an engagement during the American Revolutionary War fought on January 17, 1781 near the town of Cowpens, South Carolina, between U.S. forces under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan and Kingdom of Great Britain, British forces under Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton, as part of the campaign in the The Carolinas, Carolinas (North Carolina, North and South Carolina, South). The battle was a turning point in the American reconquest of South Carolina from the British. Morgan's forces conducted a Pincer movement, double envelopment of Tarleton's forces, the only double envelopment of the war. Tarleton's force of 1000 British Army, British troops were set against 2000 troops under Morgan. Morgan's forces suffered casualties of only 25 killed and 124 wounded. Tarleton's force was almost completely eliminated with almost 30% casualties and 55% of his force captured or missing, with Tarleton himself and only about 200 British troops escaping. A small force of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Cowpens (CG-63)
USS ''Cowpens'' (CG-63) is a guided missile cruiser in service with the United States Navy. The ship is named after the Battle of Cowpens, a major American victory near Cowpens, South Carolina, in the American Revolution. She was built at the Bath Iron Works in Maine. ''Cowpens'' is stationed at Naval Base San Diego. History 1980s and 1990s ''Cowpens keel was laid 23 December 1987, at Bath Iron Works; she was launched 11 March 1989, and sponsored by Lucy Mustin, wife of Vice Admiral Henry C. Mustin. ''Cowpens'' was commissioned 9 March 1991 in Charleston, South Carolina, In January 1993, ''Cowpens'' was one of four ships to launch Tomahawk missiles against a nuclear production facility in Iraq. In June 1994, ''Cowpens'' deployed with and her Battlegroup to the Korean Peninsula during the 1994 Nuclear Crisis in the region. On July 12, she took part in a search for wreckage from ''NL-102'', an F-14A from VF-51 that crashed the previous night aboard ''Kitty Hawk.'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Cowpens (CVL-25)
USS ''Cowpens'' (CV-25/CVL-25/AVT-1), nicknamed ''The Mighty Moo'', was an 11,000-ton light aircraft carrier that served the United States Navy from 1943 to 1947. ''Cowpens'', named for the Battle of Cowpens of the Revolutionary War, was launched on 17 January 1943 at the New York Shipbuilding Corporation, in Camden, New Jersey, sponsored by Mrs. Margaret Bradford Spruance (née Halsey, daughter of Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey Jr.) and commissioned on 28 May 1943 by Captain R. P. McConnell. She was reclassified CVL-25 on 15 July 1943. ''Cowpens'' completed her active service at the end of 1946. Service history World War II 1943 Departing Philadelphia, on 29 August 1943, ''Cowpens'' arrived at Pearl Harbor on 19 September to begin the active and distinguished war career which was to earn her a Navy Unit Commendation. She sailed with Task Force 14 for the strike on Wake Island on 5–6 October, then returned to Pearl Harbor to prepare for strikes on the Marshall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cowpens, South Carolina
Cowpens is a town in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,162 at the 2010 census. The town was founded in 1876, and was incorporated in 1880. History The community was named on account of pens for cattle near the original town site. During the American Revolutionary War, the Battle of Cowpens was fought on January 17, 1781, resulting in a decisive victory for American Patriot forces over British troops commanded by Banastre Tarleton. The battle site is preserved at Cowpens National Battlefield, located north of town in Cherokee County, near the town of Chesnee. Two ships of the U.S. Navy have been named in honor of the battle. The Cowpens Depot, built in 1896, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. Geography Cowpens is located at (35.016181, -81.804240). It lies in the upland Carolina Piedmont region, approximately 9 mi (15 km) from the center of the county seat, Spartanburg. According to the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cowpens National Battlefield
Cowpens National Battlefield is a unit of the National Park Service just east of Chesnee, South Carolina, and near the state line with North Carolina. It preserves a major battlefield of the American Revolutionary War. Brigadier General Daniel Morgan won the Battle of Cowpens, a decisive Revolutionary War victory over British Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton on January 17, 1781. It is considered one of Morgan's most memorable victories and one of Tarleton's most memorable defeats. Established as Cowpens National Battlefield Site March 4, 1929; transferred from the War Department August 10, 1933; redesignated April 11, 1972. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966. Area: 841.56 acres (3.41 km2), Federal: , Nonfederal: . The visitor center features a museum with exhibits about the American Revolution and the battle, including a fiber-optic map that illustrates the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution and the battle, a walking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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