. The history of our country from its discovery by Columbus to the celebration of the centennial anniversary of its declaration of independence ... 262 STORY OF OUR COUNTRY. named Thaddeus Kosciuszko, also went as a civil engineer, to makethe plans foi fortifications. This Kosciuszko had also planned thedefense at Bemis Heights in the campaign against Burgoyne, andhad been hard at work strengthening West Point, and making it astronghold which the British had found impregnable. Young Kos-. <L^^ ciuszko was a noble friend to liberty, and afterwards fought bravelyin his own unhappy country of
. The history of our country from its discovery by Columbus to the celebration of the centennial anniversary of its declaration of independence ... 262 STORY OF OUR COUNTRY. named Thaddeus Kosciuszko, also went as a civil engineer, to makethe plans foi fortifications. This Kosciuszko had also planned thedefense at Bemis Heights in the campaign against Burgoyne, andhad been hard at work strengthening West Point, and making it astronghold which the British had found impregnable. Young Kos-. <L^^ ciuszko was a noble friend to liberty, and afterwards fought bravelyin his own unhappy country of Poland, to gain the freedom for her,that he had helped the United States to gain for themselves. The army that awaited General Greene in South Carolina wasnot a very promising one. It was ragged and dirty, and lookedvery much like the famous army of Falstaff, in Shakspeares playof Henry IV. There were a great many militia belonging to theState in its ranks, and although they often fought bravely, theycould not be relied on in a pitched battle, as fully as the Continentaltroops, who had been drilled and disciplined by long service in thewar. But Greene worked vigorously, and showed himself a masterof strategy in his Carolina campaign. DEFEAT AND VICTORY IN THE SOUTH. 26S The first battle after his arrival was fought on the 17th of Janu-ary, 1781, at Cowpens in South Carolina. The place has not avery romantic name. It was so called from a herd of cows whohad been penned up near the
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