Greene and Cornwallis: The Campaign in the Carolinas

by Hugh F. Rankin

Book Overview

Describes the masterful "retreat" of Nathanael Greene's Southern Army before Lord Cornwallis's British regulars in the winter of 1781. This "retreat" culminated in the Battle of Guilford Courthouse (15 March 1781), a battle that severely weakened the British and set the statge for the British surrender at Yorktown.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0865261199
• ISBN13: 9780865261198
• Release Date: January 1976
• Publisher: North Carolina Division of Archives & History
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.9" x 9.1"