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American Revolution Podcast

ARP280 Guilford Courthouse

American Revolution Podcast

Michael Troy

History, Education

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 2023

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

In March 1781, General Nathanael Greene returns his Continental Army to North Carolina for a showdown with the British under General Charles Cornwallis. The two armies meet on the battlefield at Guilford Courthouse. Blog https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as pictures, and links related to this week's episode. Book Recommendation of the Week: Battle of Guilford Courthouse: A Most Desperate Engagement, by John Maass Online Recommendation of the Week: The Battle of Guilford Courthouse, by Charles E. Hatch. Join American Revolution Podcast on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/AmRevPodcast Ask your American Revolution Podcast questions on Quora: https://amrevpod.quora.com Join the Facebook group, American Revolution Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/132651894048271 Follow the podcast on Twitter @AmRevPodcast Join the podcast mail list: https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy  ARP T-shirts and other merch: http://tee.pub/lic/AmRevPodcast Support this podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/AmRevPodcast or via PayPal http://paypal.me/AmRevPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:48.9

This week episode 280 Guilford Courthouse.

0:52.9

Last time we followed British General Charles Cornwallis

0:56.4

as his army chased the Americans under General Nathaniel Green

0:59.8

across North Carolina.

1:02.1

A green stayed ahead of the British and managed to get his army

1:04.9

across the Dan River into Virginia before the British gave up the chase on

1:09.8

February 14th, 1781.

1:14.1

The British moved to Hillsborough.

1:16.2

Although Cornwallis did not get the battle he wanted,

1:19.3

he did manage to push the Americans out of North Carolina. That was something he had been trying to do for nearly a year.

1:26.9

Green considered it a success that he had managed to keep his continental army intact.

1:32.4

He had made every effort to avoid a decisive battle since he didn't think he could win.

1:38.1

But he also knew that he could not sit in Virginia and allow the British to claim North Carolina.

1:43.4

The relatively few North Carolina militia who had joined Green

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