Guilford Courthouse National Military Park - Greensboro, NC
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Don.Morfe
N 36° 07.878 W 079° 50.778
17S E 603809 N 3999128
On March 15, 1781, six years into the American Revolution, General Greene and Lord Cornwallis' troops faced off at a small courthouse community. This 2.5 hour battle would change the course of the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution.
Waymark Code: WM1749W
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 12/07/2022
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From the National Park Service website:
"The Battle of Guilford Courthouse - a Victory Within a Defeat
"I never saw such fighting since God made me. The Americans fought like demons." - Lt. General Charles, Earl Cornwallis
On March 15, 1781, six years into the American Revolution, General Greene and Lord Cornwallis' troops faced off at a small courthouse community. This 2.5 hour battle would change the course of the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution."
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