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{{dablink|For the American politician, see [[John Brutzman Storm]].}}
[[Image:Dragoon-illustration.jpeg|right|thumb|A light dragoon from the American Revolution.]]'''John Storm''' ([[January 3]], [[1760]]<ref name="pension"/> &ndash; [[December 13]], [[1835]]<ref name="pension"/>) is most well known best for behaving been one of lessfewer than 90ninety [[dragoon]]s thatwho fought under Colonel [[William Washington]] duringat the [[Battle of Cowpens]] in the [[American Revolutionary War]].<ref name="wash">Haller, Stephen E., ''William Washington: Cavalryman of the Revolution''.  Published 2001.  Heritage Books Inc.</ref>  Dragoons commanded huge power upon the battlefield at the time because of their ability to incite fear within the enemyin opposing infantrymen.  "The shock of a cavalry charge often proved decisive in gaining a victory."<ref>[http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/revwar/vafo/vafohorse.html Dragoon Description].  United States National Park Service.  Accessed December 29, 2006.</ref>  Had it not been for these handful offew dragoons, the [[Battle of Cowpens]], a turning point in the war, could have been an American lossdefeat.<ref name="wash"/>    ⏎
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John Storm was born in [[Latimore Township, Pennsylvania]], and died in [[Greene County, Indiana]].<ref name="pension">John Storm's Pension Record.  September 24, 1831.  First-hand account.  Held at the National Archives in Washington D.C.</ref>  He served under Captains [[Ballard Smith]] and [[Thomas Boyer]] in the [[1st Virginia Regiment]] start, beginning in 1780.<ref name="pension"/>  Later that year hein 1780, John Storm served under Captain [[Robert Morrows]] in Colonel [[William Washington]]'s regiment of Continental Ddragoons.<ref name="pension"/>  He is believed to have fought not only inat the [[Battle of Cowpens]], but at the [[Battle of Guildford Court House]] as well.

== External links ==
* [http://stephenfranklin.tripod.com/storjohn.html John Storm's Grave]

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