Revolutionary+War+Battles

=The Battle of Guilford Courthouse= On March 15, 1781 Nathaneal Greene's militia met with Cornwallis' troops in North Carolina at Guilford Courthouse. Greene outnumbered the British two to one, but some soldiers abandoned the battle early on. The two armies fought hard for one and a half hours. Cornwallis knew that he was close to defeat and decided to shoot his cannons in an area where some of his troops were mixed in with the Americans. This worked, but both sides lost men. General Greene then decided to pull back, and Cornwallis dragged his mangled army to Wilmington to rest and then set off to Virginia.

=﻿The Battle of Yorktown= Cornwallis marched to Virginia and seized Yorktown. General George Washington soon heard the news,and with his new allies,(the French), planned their attack. General Rochambeau sent some his ships to block the York River and keep the British from getting anything in or out. On September 28, 1781 the battle commenced with American and French forces greatly outnumbering the British. The battle lasted until October 19, 1781 when Cornwallis surrendered.

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