(s) 1. Students will develop a fuller understanding of the events leading to the battle at Cowpens 2. Students will build historical thinking skills through the use of multiple sources of information and differing interpretations. 3. Students will use analysis of primary and secondary source information to reach historical conclusions. Overview The battle of Cowpens is considered by many historians to be a turning point in the American Revolution. The fighting at Cowpens ended in a classic double envelopment of the British forces and led General Cornwallis to give chase to a lighter and faster