What happens in the Battle of the Cowshed in the book "Animal Farm"?Im writing a newspaper article for coursework about the Battle of the cowshed...

The basic answer to your question is that, under Snowball's leadership, the animals are able to defeat an attack by the humans. They are attacked by Mr. Pilkington and Mr. Frederick, whose animals have become "unruly" when their animals heard of the rebellion. So, even though they don't usually get along, Pilkington and Frederick join forces and attack Animal Farm. Snowball has read a book about Julius Caesar and his military tactics so he organizes the battle and the animals win. The complete details of the battle are located in Chapter 4 of the novel. In the end, Snowball and Boxer are awarded the military decoration of "Animal Hero, First Class." Only one sheep is killed and it is awarded the distinction of 'Animal Hero, Second Class."