Samuel Watson

Abt 1740 - Abt 1781  (41 years)

• Name	Samuel Watson  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1740	Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 1781	Battle Of Cowpens, South Carolina
  Notes	In upland South Carolina, at a place where local farmers penned their cows, an American force of 300 Continentals and 700 militia from North and South Carolina, Virginia, and Georgia, won a brilliant victory against the British. On January 16, Brigadier General Daniel Morgan, pursued by 1,100 British under Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton, carefully picked his ground for a defensive battle. That night, Morgan personally went among the Continentals and militiamen to explain his plan of battle. Morgan wanted two good volleys from the militia, who would then be free to ride away. The next day, the battle went very much as Morgan had planned. Georgia and North Carolina sharpshooters, in front of the main body of American militia, picked off British cavalrymen as they rode up the slight rise toward the Americans. Then the deadly fire of the main body of South and North Carolina militia forced Tarleton to commit his reserves. Seeing the militia withdrawing as planned, the 17th Light Dragoons pursued, but were driven off by Morgan's cavalry. Meanwhile, the British infantry, who assumed that the Americans were fleeing, were hit by the main body of Continentals, Virginia militiamen, and a company of Georgians. At the battle's end they were aided by militia troops, who, instead of riding away as planned, attacked the 71st Highlanders, who were attempting to fight their way out of the American trap. The British lost: 100 killed including 39 officers, 229 wounded, and 600 captured. As they fled the field, Tarleton and his dragoons were pursued by Colonel William Washington's cavalry, which included mounted Georgia and South Carolina militiamen. http://www.ngb.dtic.mil/gallery/heritage/cowpen.shtml
  Person ID	I18226	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	Frances Lewis,   b. Bef 1768   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Hezekiah Watson,   b. Bef 1781   d. Bef 1828 (Age 47 years)
  Family ID	F6728	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1740 - Virginia Death - Abt 1781 - Battle of Cowpens, South Carolina  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S303] Thomas, Dana (rwwcdana@aol.com) RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: Dana's Family Collections (formerly posted at rootsweb, no longer available).