{"product_id":"cwmld-02b","title":"CWMLD-02B - Militia Dragoon  | John Jenkins Designs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCWMLD-02B - American Militia Dragoon | John Jenkins Designs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis mounted militia dragoon represents the American volunteer cavalry who reinforced Brigadier General Daniel Morgan's mounted forces during the Battle of Cowpens on 17 January 1781.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMorgan faced a considerable disadvantage in cavalry strength when confronting Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton and his experienced British Legion. To help address this imbalance, small groups of volunteer militiamen were equipped as mounted troops.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese militia dragoons supplemented the Continental cavalry commanded by Colonel William Washington and contributed to the American mounted force during the Southern Campaign.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDragoons performed a wide range of military duties, including scouting, reconnaissance, mounted pickets, supporting infantry and pursuing withdrawing enemy troops. Their mobility made them particularly valuable in the rapidly changing circumstances of eighteenth-century warfare.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCWMLD-02B represents one of the individual militia dragoon variations within the Battle of Cowpens collection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis mounted figure can be combined with CWMLD-02A, CWMLD-01A and CWMLD-01B to create a varied American cavalry formation alongside the regular Continental Dragoons.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow available from The Military Workshop.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Jenkins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53376983990554,"sku":"CWMLD-02B","price":174.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/0154\/0890\/files\/CWMLD-02B.jpg?v=1793964824","url":"https:\/\/themilitaryworkshop.com\/products\/cwmld-02b","provider":"The Military Workshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}