The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service on March 21. It is reproduced in full below.

The sharpshooters at the skirmish line waited until Tarleton's army got within shooting distance. Their orders were to slow Tarleton's advance with well-aimed rifle fire and then fall back to the militia second line. As the British came within range the militia delivered a deadly fire, dropping two-thirds of the officers, then funneled back through the Continental line.

Cowpens National Battlefield

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Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service