Legendary commander of Morgan's Riflemen, the sharpshooters who battered the British. Daniel Morgan was a legendary commander of the Continental Army. Before the war, he worked as a laborer and wagon driver, quickly building a thriving transport business. When the American Revolutionary War began, this rough-tempered local leader, scarred by brutal punishment from British troops, promptly raised men to join the Continental Army. Upon joining the army, Morgan formed a rifle company and gained fame leading the frontier sharpshooters known as "Morgan's Riflemen". Masters of reconnaissance and guerrilla warfare, they struck from cover at extreme range, far surpassing ordinary infantry. Morgan used them to eliminate British officers and disrupt enemy command. Morgan reached the peak of his career at the Battle of Cowpens. He ordered militia to fire two controlled volleys before withdrawing, drawing the British into a carefully prepared trap. With disciplined Continentals