He placed in the first two lines his militia. The reasoning behind this, was he knew that the militia liked to “turn tail” and run from the battle. Morgan believed he could use this to his advantage when Tarleton began to advance. Morgan explained to his militia to fire 2 or 3 shots then retreat, utilizing the shots to shoot only officers of Tarleton’s army. Once the shots were fired, and the militia began to retreat, Tarleton’s men would advance. The advancement was for naught, as Tarleton’s men were soon leaderless, and running headlong into a trap. This brings me to the third avenue utilized by Morgan; the continental army regulars. Morgan set these men up in the third and final row, along with a group of cavalry men behind a knoll that kept them out of view from Tarleton. Once Tarleton’s men gave chase to the retreating militia, the regulars stood ready to fire a volley at the advancing
He placed in the first two lines his militia. The reasoning behind this, was he knew that the militia liked to “turn tail” and run from the battle. Morgan believed he could use this to his advantage when Tarleton began to advance. Morgan explained to his militia to fire 2 or 3 shots then retreat, utilizing the shots to shoot only officers of Tarleton’s army. Once the shots were fired, and the militia began to retreat, Tarleton’s men would advance. The advancement was for naught, as Tarleton’s men were soon leaderless, and running headlong into a trap. This brings me to the third avenue utilized by Morgan; the continental army regulars. Morgan set these men up in the third and final row, along with a group of cavalry men behind a knoll that kept them out of view from Tarleton. Once Tarleton’s men gave chase to the retreating militia, the regulars stood ready to fire a volley at the advancing