Last updated: June 26, 2022
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A Race for the Grasshopper
NPS Photo / Mike Photo
Near the end of the battle, as the Americans swept forward, two Continental officers sought to capture the enemy's light 3-pounder "grasshopper" cannons. Captain Anderson of Maryland won the race when he used his spontoon to vault forward onto one of the grasshoppers. Captain Kirkwood of Delaware captured the other.
The Royal Artillery. Eighteen royal artillerymen were responsible for the two light cannon that accompanied Tarleton’s force. These guns, which may have been captured from the patriots at the Battle of Camden, helped boost Tarleton’s confidence in confronting Morgan at Cowpens.
The Royal Artillery. Eighteen royal artillerymen were responsible for the two light cannon that accompanied Tarleton’s force. These guns, which may have been captured from the patriots at the Battle of Camden, helped boost Tarleton’s confidence in confronting Morgan at Cowpens.