The Battle of Cowpens: January 17, 1781: General Daniel Morgan decided to make his stand against Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton’s British forces. With the Broad River at his back and retreat impossible, Morgan deliberately left his flanks open. In front of his main line, Morgan posted militia infantrymen in two lines with instructions that the first line was to fire two unified volleys and then fall back into the second line. On finding Morgan at Cowpens, Tarleton ordered an immediate attack against