March 15, 1781 · Southern Theater
March 15, 1781
Cornwallis won the field but at catastrophic cost — over 25% of his force. Greene used the same layered defense as Cowpens. Cornwallis fired his artillery into a melee of both armies to halt the American attack — a ruthless decision that shocked even his own officers. Cornwallis won the battle but lost the campaign: his army was too crippled to hold the Carolinas.
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