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The Battle of Guilford Courthouse.
Thursday, March 15, 1781.

"I never saw such fighting since God made me. The Americans fought like demons"

-Lt. General Charles, Earl Cornwallis

The largest, most hotly-contested battle of the Revolutionary War's Southern Campaign was fought at the small North Carolina backcounty hamlet of Guilford Courthouse. The battle proved to be the highwater mark of British military operations in the Revolutionary War.

 
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The Revolutionary War Battle of Guilford Courthouse was fought on March 15, 1781. 
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Nathanael Greene

Nathanael Greene

Major General Nathanael Greene, commander of the American forces at Guilford Courthouse.   

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Lord Charles Cornwallis

Lord Charles Cornwallis

Lt. General Charles, Earl Cornwallis, commander of British forces at Guilford Courthouse.

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Online Museum Exhibts

Online Museum Exhibits

Click here to view the Guilford Courthouse National Military Park Online museum exhibits
 

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Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
2332 New Garden Road
Greensboro, NC 27410-2355

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Visitor Information
(336) 288-1776

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(336) 282-2296

Climate

Mild winters with hot and humid summers. Very temperate spring and fall climate.
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Greene Monument  

Did You Know?
Nathanael Greene, the future American general who emerged from the Revolutionary War second only to George Washington in the pantheon of American military heroes, began the war as a private in a Rhode Island militia company carrying a musket he had purchased from a British deserter from Boston?

Last Updated: March 19, 2009 at 08:32 EST