On the foggy morning of January 17, 1781, in a South Carolina pasture called the Cowpens, an outnumbered mix of Continental soldiers and militia pulled off one of the most brilliant tactical victories of the Revolutionary War. Cowpens National Battlefield doesn't get the attention of Yorktown or Lexington, but the battle fought here changed the course of the war in the South. I walked the battlefield trail with the park's self-guided tour, and it's one of the best history sto