Daniel Morgan - the three pivotal battles of the war were Trenton (Washington) Cowpens (Morgan) and Saratoga (Freeman’s Farm - Morgan and Bemis Heights - Morgan)
The Battle of Cowpens was an engagement between Patriot forces under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan and British forces under Sir Banastre Tarleton fought on January 17, 1781. As part of the campaign in the Carolinas, a force of 1,100 British under Tarleton were sent against 2000 men under Morgan. The Patriot forces were able to perform a double envelopment of Tarleton’s force, at the cost of only 12 killed and 61 wounded. Tarleton was one of around 160 British troops to escape.