Friday, 1 February 2013

Battle of Cowan's Ford

Fought today in 1781. Wiki here.
Image from Historical artist Dan Nance's Facebook page
He says
Today is the Anniversary of the Battle of Cowan's Ford, fought North of Charlotte-
Young patriot General Davidson, from which Davidson College was named, was killed in the early morning skirmish

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