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Greene and Cornwallis: The Campaign in the Carolinas
Greene and Cornwallis The Campaign in the Carolinas Author:Hugh F. Rankin This book 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 Corwallis's forces and set the stage for the British surrender at Yorktown.Dr. Rankin prov... more »ides information about the battles at Camden and Cowpens in South Carolina that preceded the appointment of Greene to lead the Southern Army. In addition to Nathanael Greene and Lord Cornwallis, the author writes about other patriot generals, including Horatio Gates, "Light Hores" Harry Lee, and Daniel Morgan, and about other British military leaders, including Sir Henry Clinton and Banastre Tarleton.Fourteen portraits and period maps illustrate the text.« less