Guilford Courthouse 1781: Lord Cornwallis's ruinous victory
Angus Konstam, Adam Hook
By the Spring of 1781, the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) had
dragged on for almost six years and the outcome still hung in the
balance. When the British commander Lord Cornwallis launched his
invasion of North Carolina in early 1781, his objective was to destroy
General Nathaniel Greene's American army. At Guilford Courthouse on 15
March 1781 the two armies met. In a desperately hard-fought battle the
small but professional British army succeeded in fighting its way
through three separate lines of American troops – but at a dreadful
cost. Cornwallis lost over a quarter of his command. When news of the
'victory' reached Britain, a politician remarked; 'Another such victory
would ruin the British army'.
dragged on for almost six years and the outcome still hung in the
balance. When the British commander Lord Cornwallis launched his
invasion of North Carolina in early 1781, his objective was to destroy
General Nathaniel Greene's American army. At Guilford Courthouse on 15
March 1781 the two armies met. In a desperately hard-fought battle the
small but professional British army succeeded in fighting its way
through three separate lines of American troops – but at a dreadful
cost. Cornwallis lost over a quarter of his command. When news of the
'victory' reached Britain, a politician remarked; 'Another such victory
would ruin the British army'.
หมวดหมู่:
ฉบับ/เล่ม:
109
ปี:
2002
สำนักพิมพ์:
Osprey Publishing
ภาษา:
english
จำนวนหน้า:
97
ISBN 10:
1841764116
ISBN 13:
9781841764115
ซีรีส์:
Campaign
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PDF, 40.90 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2002