Battle of Cowan's Ford

The Battle of Cowan's Ford took place in the Southern Theater of Cornwallis's 1780–1782 Campaign during the American Revolutionary War. It was fought on February 1, 1781, at Cowan's Ford on the Catawba River in northwestern Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, between a force of about 2,400 British and about 800 Whig (Patriot) militia who were attempting to slow the British advance across the river. The American general William Lee Davidson was killed in this battle.

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Location: 35.4283, -80.9519, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1780	Battle of Ramsour's Mill	United States, Kingdom of Great Britain, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1780	Battle of Charlotte	United States, battle, Kingdom of Great Britain	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1781	Battle of Cowan's Ford	battle	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1929	Curtiss-Wright	holding company, arms industry, aerospace manufacturer, public company, aerospace industry, business	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1985	Para-Ordnance	arms industry, business	Wikidata