Battle of Guilford Court House

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The Battle of Guilford Court House was a major 1781 engagement in North Carolina during the American Revolutionary War, where heavy British casualties weakened their Southern campaign and helped pave the way to their eventual defeat at Yorktown.

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instanceOf battle
engagement
alsoKnownAs Battle of Guilford Court House
surface form: Battle of Guilford Courthouse
belligerent Continental Army
Great Britain
Hessian auxiliaries
Kingdom of Great Britain
Province of North Carolina militia
surface form: North Carolina militia

United States of America
surface form: United States

Virginia militia
casualtiesAndLosses American about 250–300 killed, wounded, or missing
British about 500–600 killed, wounded, or missing
commander Alexander Leslie
Banastre Tarleton
1st Marquess Cornwallis
surface form: Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis

Nathanael Greene
commemoratedBy Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
conflict American Revolutionary War
country United States of America
surface form: United States
date 1781-03-15
followedBy British withdrawal to Wilmington, North Carolina
Siege of Yorktown
hasParticipant British regulars
Continental Army soldiers
Loyalist troops
location Guilford County
surface form: Guilford County, North Carolina

Guilford Court House, North Carolina
memorial Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
notableFeature American defensive deployment in three lines
heavy British casualties
partOf Carolina campaign of 1780
surface form: Cornwallis’s 1781 Carolina campaign

Carolina campaign of 1780
surface form: Greene’s Southern campaign

Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War
precededBy Race to the Dan
presentDayLocation Greensboro, North Carolina
recognizedAs turning point in the Southern campaign
result British tactical victory
Strategic advantage for American forces
strategicConsequence contributed to British decision to move to Virginia
helped pave the way to British defeat at Yorktown
weakened British Southern campaign
strength American force about 4,000–4,500 men
British force about 1,900 soldiers
tacticUsed American use of militia in forward lines
British bayonet charges
close-quarters fighting in wooded terrain
terrain rolling hills
wooded countryside
year 1781

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Nathanael Greene participatedIn Battle of Guilford Court House
Banastre Tarleton battle Battle of Guilford Court House
Greensboro, North Carolina historicalEventAssociated Battle of Guilford Court House
this entity surface form: Battle of Guilford Courthouse
Battle of Kings Mountain followedBy Battle of Guilford Court House
Battle of Cowpens followedBy Battle of Guilford Court House
Battle of Guilford Court House alsoKnownAs Battle of Guilford Court House
this entity surface form: Battle of Guilford Courthouse
Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill precededBy Battle of Guilford Court House
Battle of Eutaw Springs precededBy Battle of Guilford Court House
British Army under Cornwallis notableEngagement Battle of Guilford Court House
Maryland and New Jersey Continental brigades notableEngagement Battle of Guilford Court House
British Legion engagement Battle of Guilford Court House
Tarleton's Legion engagement Battle of Guilford Court House
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park battlefieldOf Battle of Guilford Court House
this entity surface form: Battle of Guilford Courthouse
Earl Cornwallis battle Battle of Guilford Court House
subject surface form: Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
British southern strategy keyEvent Battle of Guilford Court House
this entity surface form: Battle of Guilford Courthouse
Race to the Dan followedBy Battle of Guilford Court House
this entity surface form: Battle of Guilford Courthouse
Guilford Court House, North Carolina siteOf Battle of Guilford Court House
Guilford Court House, North Carolina commemorates Battle of Guilford Court House
subject surface form: Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
William Campbell battle Battle of Guilford Court House
Otho Holland Williams participatedIn Battle of Guilford Court House