Battle of Guilford Court House
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The Battle of Guilford Court House was fought on 15 March 1781 during the American Revolutionary War, near Greensboro, North Carolina. A 2,100-man British force under the command of Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis defeated Major General Nathanael Greene's 4,500 Americans. The British Army suffered considerable casualties, with estimates as high as 27% of their total force. The battle was "the largest and most hotly contested action" in the American Revolution's southern theater. Before the battle, the British had great success in regaining control of Georgia and South Carolina with the aid of strong Loyalist factions and thought that North Carolina might be within their grasp. The British were in the process of heavy recruitment in North Carolina when this battle put an end to their recruiting drive. The battle is commemorated at Guilford Courthouse National Military Park and associated Hoskins House Historic District.
Joseph Winston Monument Guilford Court House
Battle of Guilford Court House
Battle of Guildford (Guilford Courthouse, N.C.) fought on the 15th of March, 1781 LCCN2006687273
Seventeen hundred and seventy-six, or, The war of independence - a history of the Anglo-Americans, from the period of the union of the colonies against the French, to the inauguration of Washington, (14761802701)
Joseph Winston
Monument to the Maryland Line on Guilford Battle-Field
Holt Monument Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
The West Point atlas of American wars LOC 59007452-16
The West Point atlas of the Civil War LOC map62000023-16
Guilford Courthouse Park - old map
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