The Battle at Cowpens, Decisive Military Victory in the American Revolution
At more than six feet, Daniel Morgan was a big man. He was loud, animated, and intimidating as he moved among his troops from fireside to fireside in the chill of the January air. Far from the picture of the colonial gentleman and officer, he loved to fight with his fists and drink in excess. By that winter of 1781, he was a living legend. The stories, the battles, the scars. He spoke to the men about their homes and their sweethearts. He removed his shirt and showed them the old wounds. His candor and presence were a much-needed morale boost, as the Continental Army was dealing with the fallout of a series of devastating blows in the spring and summer of 1780. Morgan encouraged his men not to give up the fight – he had a trick up his sleeve. One that would bring about the defeat of the British.
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In early 1756, on assignment moving supplies with the army, Morgan somehow irritated a British Lieutenant. The officer struck Morgan with the flat of his sword. Ever the brawler, Morgan retorted with his fist, knocking the officer to the ground. Facing court martial, Morgan received the sentence of 500 lashes as punishment, one that was generally a death sentence. Morgan not only endured the beating but maintained throughout his life that they had miscounted and only given him 499 strikes. Morgan carried the scars and disdain for the British from that point on.
later on after he joined, quit and rejoined the Continental Army,
Morgan knew that a battle loomed. He just had to choose an arena.
The frontiersman chose an unassuming area of South Carolina known by locals as the “Cowpens.” It was a small clearing in a wooded area where local cattle farmers gathered and grazed their herds before market. The site granted Morgan a clear view and a slightly sloped hill on which to engage Tarleton. Continental militia also tended to break ranks and flee when pressed by the British regulars. The Broad River, located about six miles behind Morgan’s now-gathered forces and swollen with recent rain, discouraged the likelihood that the militia would run. In essence, Morgan put them in a do-or-die situation.
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Following Cowpens, Morgan’s failing health made continued service nearly impossible. Extreme sciatica made riding unbearable. He returned home to Virginia and continued to serve in the militia as needed. In 1797, he was elected as a representative of Virginia to Congress. In 1799, he retired again because of his health and eventually died in 1802 at the age of 67. Buried in Winchester, Morgan was the larger-than-life image of the American frontiersman. His leadership and ability to think outside the norms of warfighting carried the day at Cowpens and helped create a new nation. As Morgan was quoted to say while rallying the militia at Cowpens, “Old Morgan was never beaten!”
This is what Bongino thinks of the FBI slime that targeted Trump. The stinky brown goo has or is just about to hit the rotating oscillator. Charges need to be pressed, and with Bondi as AG, I think they will.
A pithy presentation of the logical argument against slavery reparations for blacks in the USA.
Concise, cogent, clearly understood by rational thought.
Not just what Texpat posted, NSA employees also spent a lot of time discussing sex stuff on taxpayer time.
DOGE at work. Remember the millions of dollars worth of “Pro subscriptions” USAID was buying from Politico ? Over $10 million I believe.
This measles outbreak started in remote Gaines County, Texas.
Now we have this in Central Texas…
Measles is highly contagious, and it is airborne. If one person with measles walks into a room, 90% of people there who are unvaccinated or do not have natural immunity will become infected, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
West Texas measles outbreak among unvaccinated illegal aliens moves south into San Antonio.
Imagine that.
Macron and Trump having virtual love fest in “impromptu” press conference.
Get a room, guys.
BTW – the guy from the OC topic sounds like one bada$$ dude.
I don’t know much about Bongina but I do support the assignment. True or not, he needs to back off the no pay, not about money stuff, no one will believe him and it sounds silly.
Coffee & Covid correct link for today.
Lastly, there’s Trump’s comment about the near absence of autism among the Amish – a direct shot over the bow on vaccine safety: In any case, Trump’s offhand remark detonated like a rogue Oreshnik missile in a Pfizer factory. Right now, pharma boards are convening emergency meetings to frantically discuss the problem of Donald J. Trump. Probably in Kiev. Trump’s team is preparing to defrost the science of shot injuries. The kindling under the altar of vaccine orthodoxy is about to catch fire. Interesting. I’m not against vaccines. Real vaccines, that are safe and time tested. Jabs that are not fashionable… Read more »
And it seems there’s official pushback on the global wealth redistribution fraud, aka “Global Warming/Climate Change”. A new preprint study published last week on OSF titled, “Conflicts of Interest, Funding Support, and Author Affiliation in Peer-Reviewed Research on the Relationship between Climate Change and Geophysical Characteristics of Hurricanes.” You’ll never believe this one. Well, you probably will believe it, but still. The first hurdle they had to overcome was the lack of transparency on the part of the “researchers” about their funding sources. It seems that spending taxpayer funds doesn’t require honesty. /shocker!/ One wonders how these studies could have survived peer… Read more »
The Germans have learned nothing and will continue to swirl down the drain. Merz is as dumb as Merkel. In response to the election results, President Donald Trump commented on his Truth Social platform: “Looks like the conservative party in Germany has won the very big and highly anticipated election. Much like the USA, the people of Germany got tired of the no common sense agenda, especially on energy and immigration, that has prevailed for so many years.”However, the successor to Angela Merkel and likely incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz, whose party came first in Sunday’s vote but fell well short of a majority… Read more »
There’s a discussion of the latest polls; Dems, way down, Repubs, way up. Suck it, lefties. Then this: The housecats of America are enjoying some well-earned blowback. Time ran the story late last week, headlined “Trump to Remove Deportation Protections for Half Million Haitians.” Meow. I say again, Mr. Childers cracks me up. The temporary protection for the Haitians was more temporary than they thought. On another note about Haiti: on a local Catholic podcast, it was pointed out that the Haitians have dedicated their country to some voodoo or pagan deity, while the Dominican Republicans consecrated their country to… Read more »
Mr. C. then discusses the snapping shut of donors’ purses for the Dems. It seems that support for the commies in office is waning for lack of pushback (which it seems Trump has effectively and legally avoided) and for lack of planning. Where do they go from here? Personally, there’s not a large enough trash can for the lot, but that’s just me. If I were just a little more conspiratorial, I’d suspect they are frantically trying to lower expectations for future Democrat fundraising, after Trump’s team canceled all that murky USAID funding for Nigerian trans operas. Haha! That would be crazy… Read more »
Speaking of Bongino’s promotion and inclusion in the hurricane that is the Trump administration: If we could climb into a functional hot tub time machine (might as well be comfortable), it would be fun to return to the top floor of the Hoover Building in Washington on January 7th, 2021— right before they carved our justice system in twain. When the agency’s top brass discussed launching the largest FBI operation in history against unarmed, first-time-offending Trump supporters, for trespassing, we could listen to see if anyone in the room warned them that, “you know, we could get some blowback over this.” Yesterday, four years later, the… Read more »
The kangaroos dressed as penguins branch has become the supreme power of the world and universe.
stronger than a cat 7 hairycane.
able to leap the executive branch in a single gavel bang
and faster than a speeding Jack Smith phony lawsuit.
Today’s C&C roundup:
Good morning, C&C, it’s Monday! Welcome to a new week of fantasically chaotic Trumpian wrecking balls. In today’s roundup: new FBI Director Kash Patel hires explosive new second in command unlocking a new bureaucratic fear; great news for housecats races out of the Department of Homeland Security; Trudeau heads to Kiev to help save Ukraine from President Trump in the latest emergency EU counter-summit; new climate preprint detects surprising statistical correlation between NGO funding and climate study results; and Trump teases Amish health rates in Governors’ meeting.
I’ve been busy with rosaries and helping Hubby find a car part. I may finally have found some time where I can go visit the C&C and see what delightfully snarky news awaits me today…
Bongino tells his story. I didn’t get to watch his podcast as often as I wanted, but I tell ya’, like the comments say: the lefties better buckle up, it’s gonna be a bumpy ride.
As Dan says, “Cutesy time is over.”
1) Lester dolt propagandist extraordinaire.
It’s cuz he wears Spaz glasses he thinks he’s smart.
2) are the dupes going to let traitor and criminal Mayorkas skate?
RIP Roberta Flack
Lester Holt stepping down from ‘NBC Nightly News’
NBC News has yet to reveal Holt’s successor.
So is all this the beginning of the end @ NBC?
February 24, 1836
To the people of Texas and all Americans in world…
You just thought the Food & Drug Administration was protecting Americans’ food supply. “We know from prior research that over span of decades, thousands of ingredients are added to the food supply without the FDA even knowing about it,” according to Jennifer Pomeranz, an associate professor of public health and policy and management at New York University. “It’s impossible to quantify because we don’t actually know which ingredients are added.”“What we have seen over time is that companies are creating new ingredients, having their own scientists or hiring a small group of outside scientists to make their own determination that… Read more »
Jenifer Granholm is a disgrace.
I think this blatant slap in the face to taxpayers needs some additional scrutiny. Hey Pam Bondi, here’s a new target.
MSNBC Accused of Racism for Replacing Joy Reid With Two Black PeopleThe above is a short piece on Frontpage mag, not The Bee.
Rep. Michael McCaul is a finalist for the Chancellor position at Texas A&M.
Take him. Please take him.
Big Tech is going to keep coming to Texas because they figure Texas is one place where the energy capacity is available and capable of being ramped up dramatically. Austin better get off its ass and get busy. Apple plans to open a new factory for artificial intelligence servers in Texas as part of a $500 billion investment in the U.S., the company said Monday.The U.S. technology giant said it would work with partners to launch a 250,000-square-foot server manufacturing facility in Houston to produce servers for Apple Intelligence, its AI personal assistant for iPhone, iPad and Mac computers.The new factory,… Read more »
Good.
I guess y’all heard that Dan Bongino is now Deputy Chief of the FBI.
Associated Press Sues 3 Trump Officials Over Access Ban/snipThe ban violates the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. As the D.C. Circuit has made clear, journalists’ “first amendment interest” in access to the White House “undoubtedly qualifies as liberty which may not be denied without due process of law under the fifth amendment.” Sherrill v. Knight, 569 F.2d 124, 130-31 (D.C. Cir. 1977). Defendants gave the AP no prior or written notice of, and no formal opportunity to challenge, their arbitrary determination that the AP would indefinitely lose access to the Oval Office, Air Force One,… Read more »
This is the first I ever heard of this – the “Wall Street Egg Exchange”. The nation’s biggest egg marketplace doesn’t own hens, farms or processing plants.From an office building in New Hampshire, roughly a dozen people facilitate the trading of billions of eggs a year, a task that shapes what Americans pay per dozen at the supermarket or for omelets at diners.The Egg Clearinghouse, or ECI, is little known outside the industry: It operates an online marketplace that allows participants to place bids on eggs listed for sale and see the results of trades. Only ECI members—farmers and egg… Read more »
NBC Settles Defamation Lawsuit With Georgia Doctor Whom Rachel Maddow Dubbed the ‘Uterus Collector,’ Avoiding High Stakes Trial/snipA federal judge ruled last year that the MSNBC hosts made 39 “verifiably false” statements about Amin. The judge found that a jury could reasonably conclude the network acted with “actual malice.” Internal NBC documents revealed lingering doubts among reporters about the whistleblower’s claims, but aired the story anyway. This is same network that got sued by GM (I think) over exploding gas tanks in pickup trucks back in the 1970s. They put explosives near the tank to guarantee explosion. HOw is this ‘news’ organization… Read more »
Mornin’ Gang
Today is the last Monday in Feb 2025. Good morning all, may your day be productive.