Revolutionary+War+Battles


 * __Revolutionary War Battles__**

__The Battle of Guilford Courthouse__

General Greene returned to North Carolina, outnumbering the British two to one. The two armies met at Guilford Courthouse(present-day Greensboro) on March 15, 1781. He chose this battleground because it was similar to the one that had worked at Cowpens. They fought viciously for one and one-half hours. Greene had earlier replaced the North Carolina militia, who panicked and ran away(like at Camden), with more experienced troops from Virginia in the second line and they stood their ground. Greene and army were winning. Cornwallis knew this so he ordered grapeshot to be fired in a spot where his own troops were mixed up with the Americans and it worked greatly. Because of this Nathaniel Greene chose to pull back and the British held the field. Both armies had lost one-fourth of men. If the milita were counted then both armies would have the same amount of men left. The London officials knew that one more battle would end the British army. Cornwallis thought he would have better luck in a richer state,but Washington trapped him in Yorktown, effectively ending the war.

__ Battle of Princeton __

Following his surprise victory at Trenton, George Washignton decided to grab another victory before entering the winter quarters. Washington and his army crossed the Delaware River back into New Jersey on December 30. He had to come up with some plan somehow in order to keep his army because their enlistments ran out at midnight of December 31. He told each member of the army that he would give each of the $10 a piece if they reenlisted for another six weeks. He got a good number of them to stay. At 1 A.M. the rest of General George Washington's force set out toward Princeton. Lt. General Charles Cornwallis left 1,400 troops under the command of Lt. Colonel Charles Mawhood. Washington was able to go to Princeton, attack, and defeat the British all before Cornwallis got back with reinforcements.

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