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Aside from this war, British Battles also has sections covering the Napoleonic Wars, King George’s War (Austrian Succession), The French & Indian War, the Jacobite Rebellion (which was a new one for me), and the Peninsular War. After reading the Revolutionary War sections, there is much more information available here, enough to have one reading an entire day.

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The Battle of the Cowpens

This site page is just another historical section in the New River Valley Historical Notes website. The straightforward Cowpens section, as stated on the site, was prepared by the Historical Section of the Army War College, and was published by order of the United States House of Representatives in 1928. The account is four parts long, in easily readable text, and all on one page. Simple, yet very informative, it’s a reading not to be missed.

The Battle at Cowpens

This website is a page of hyperlinks to other sites across cyberspace concerning the Battle of the Cowpens. Nicely divided into appropriate sections (National Park Service sites, Books, Timelines, Battle Commanders, and Links), this is a great starting point for any websearch about the Battle of the Cowpens.

THE BATTLE OF GUILFORD COURTHOUSE

After completing my training to become a military historian, I cut my teeth into the profession by learning the vast military history of North Carolina. It was a big suprise to me then that I could find only a few websites about this campaign. Most of what I did find was short, encyclopedic accounts that offered nothing more than a date and a few names. There were quite a few other sites designed for schoolkids, again elementary in their provided information. Following are some of my picks from those few excellent sites.

The Battle of Guilford Court House

This first site is another page from the New River Valley Historical Notes site, and fits the same format as the Cowpens page. This account, though, is by Francis Kieron, and was originally published in The Journal of American History (Vol. VII, 1913). Just read, scroll, and learn.

Guilford Courthouse Virtual Tour

This site is a subsection of a much greater site, and it’s plain to see the creator’s appreciation for military history. This section hosts a virtual tour of the Guilford Courthouse battlefield as it looks in our modern time through the use of proficient photography and descriptive cutlines. Included is a great profile of the British Three-Pounder Light Infantry Gun, Model 1776 ‘Grasshopper’. There are a couple of items in the Links section that look like they are no longer there, but overall, it’s a worthy site.

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Jim H. Moreno