WORLD HISTORY

EMERGENCE OF USA

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND ITS IMPACT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
At what battle did partisan forces join to trick the British into thinking they were retreating, and instead attacking with the Continental Army?
A
Battle of Charleston
B
Battle of Cowpens
C
Battle of Saratoga
D
Battle of Lexington
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Americans counted on this reputation for the battle plan. Partisans, led by Andrew Pickens, led attack and then pretended to flee, tricking British into thinking Americans were retreating. Instead, partisans lured British forces into guns of regular American army.

Detailed explanation-2: -By the time the British arrived at the North Bridge, a force of almost 400 colonial militiamen from Concord and the surrounding area had gathered on the high ground across the Concord River.

Detailed explanation-3: -Battle of Cowpens-At the Cowpens, a frontier pastureland, on January 17, 1781, Daniel Morgan led his army of tough Continentals and backwoods militia to a brilliant victory over Banastre Tarleton’s battle-hardened force of British regulars. Located in present-day South Carolina north of Spartanburg.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Battles of Kings Mountain and Cowpens brings to light the world of the Southern backcountry that engendered its role in the Revolutionary War. With careful attention to political, social, and military history, Walker concentrates on the communities and events not typically covered in books on the Revolutionary War.

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