giradman
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Just a short thread for those who may be passing through North Carolina and are interested in the American Revolutionary War.
In the food thread, I mentioned that Susan & I had an anniversary celebration, i.e. an overnight in a nice hotel w/ a dinner at the Green Valley Grill a few days ago in Greensboro - well, on the way in (just a 45 minute drive from our home) we visited the Guilford Courthouse National Military Park which is now in Greensboro - mainly went to see the excellent film about the battle and also walk the grounds for some exercise (below a map of the trails & paths in the park).
In the late 1770s, the American Revolutionary War was stalemated in the north, so a British Southern Campaign was initiated in 1778 w/ the capture of Savannah, GA, followed by Charleston, SC in early 1780; through 1780 into 1781, a number of battles were fought in the Carolinas (see map below - I've added the dates) - Nathaniel Greene was the Major General in charge of the Americans (which included regulars of the Continental Army & local militia from a number of states); Lord Charles Cornwallis led the British.
The Battle of Guilford Courthouse was the largest and most important in this campaign - a technical victory for Cornwallis, BUT he lost a quarter of his army (killed, injured, or captured); the Americans came out unscathed. The British dragged themselves into Wilmington, NC to recover, and then advanced north to Yorktown, VA - the delay needed by Cornwallis to rebuild his force was enough for George Washington to bring his army from the north to Yorktown and for the French forces (largely their fleet) to get into position - a siege ensued and on October 19, 1781, the British surrender to the 'allied' forces - the Paris Peace Treaty was not negotiated until 1783 but the war was over at Yorktown. Dave
In the food thread, I mentioned that Susan & I had an anniversary celebration, i.e. an overnight in a nice hotel w/ a dinner at the Green Valley Grill a few days ago in Greensboro - well, on the way in (just a 45 minute drive from our home) we visited the Guilford Courthouse National Military Park which is now in Greensboro - mainly went to see the excellent film about the battle and also walk the grounds for some exercise (below a map of the trails & paths in the park).
In the late 1770s, the American Revolutionary War was stalemated in the north, so a British Southern Campaign was initiated in 1778 w/ the capture of Savannah, GA, followed by Charleston, SC in early 1780; through 1780 into 1781, a number of battles were fought in the Carolinas (see map below - I've added the dates) - Nathaniel Greene was the Major General in charge of the Americans (which included regulars of the Continental Army & local militia from a number of states); Lord Charles Cornwallis led the British.
The Battle of Guilford Courthouse was the largest and most important in this campaign - a technical victory for Cornwallis, BUT he lost a quarter of his army (killed, injured, or captured); the Americans came out unscathed. The British dragged themselves into Wilmington, NC to recover, and then advanced north to Yorktown, VA - the delay needed by Cornwallis to rebuild his force was enough for George Washington to bring his army from the north to Yorktown and for the French forces (largely their fleet) to get into position - a siege ensued and on October 19, 1781, the British surrender to the 'allied' forces - the Paris Peace Treaty was not negotiated until 1783 but the war was over at Yorktown. Dave