The first British unit to reach the third line was the 33rd Regiment. North Carolina Since the east side of the road was mostly open, Cornwallis opted to attack up the west side and, following a short barrage of cannon shot on the cannon positions of the first line, at 1:30 p.m., Cornwallis moved his men forward. The Battle of Guilford Court House was fought on March 15, 1781, during the American Revolutionary War, at a site which is now in Greensboro, the seat of Guilford County, North Carolina. Along the edge of this woodland was a fence forming the American first line of defense and a six-pound cannon on each side of the road. With his army still not in condition to engage Greene by the middle of April, Cornwallis decided to shift his operations to Virginia, a decision that would contribute to the independence of the United States.Donate today to preserve battlefields in America and protect the legacy of our nation’s defining conflicts.The American Battlefield Trust and our members have saved more than 52,000 acres in 24 states!Show your pride in battlefield preservation by shopping in our store. The British were outnumbered more than two to one, yet defeated the American force. Adopting a tactic utitlized by Daniel Mogran at the Forming his men on both sides of the Great Salisbury Road, Cornwallis sent his men forward at 1:30 p.m. Although British troops under Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis (1738-1805) scored a tactical victory at Guilford Courthouse over American forces under Major General Nathanael Greene (1742-86), the British suffered significant troop losses during the battle. On March 17, two days after the battle, Cornwallis reported his casualties as 3 officers and 88 men of other ranks killed, and 24 officers and 384 men of other ranks wounded, with a further 25 men missing in action.Greene reported his casualties as 57 killed, 111 wounded and 161 missing for the Continental troops and 22 killed, 74 wounded and 885 missing for the militia, a total of 79 killed, 185 wounded and 1,046 missing.At Wilmington, the British general faced a serious problem.
Had the British followed the retreating Americans, they might have come across their baggage and supply wagons which had been left where the Americans had camped on the west of the Salisbury road prior to the battle. A disjointed advance now approached some of Greene's best units. At the time, the community was simply called Guilford Courthouse, now Greensboro, North Carolina. When they were about 150 yards short of the fence, a volley was fired from the Americans, but the British continued until they were within musket shot then fired their own volley in return. On command, the British surged forward. A team of 25 DAR members volunteered over 1,100 hours to generate a list of more than 2,300 people whose pension applications show they participated in the Battle of Guilford Courthouse. Federal Identification Number (EIN): 54-1426643.BATTLE MAP | The American Battlefield Trust's map of The Battle of Guilford Courthouse, North...BATTLE MAP | American Battlefield Trust’s map of the major battles of the Southern Campaign, 1776...BATTLE MAP | The Revolutionary War Trust's (formerly Campaign 1776) map of the Siege of Yorktown,...By May 1780, British forces controlled four important towns in South Carolina: Camden, Cheraw,...In late December of 1780 or early January 1781, Lieutenant Colonel John Watson ordered the...The backcountry of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia played host to a number of pivotal...The town of Ninety Six, so named because it was 96 miles from the nearest Cherokee village, was... The Americans withdrew intact, which accomplished Greene's primary objective. Despite besting the American army, he had lost 25% of his men and was in no position to pursue Greene. Below the thoroughfare, the 2nd Battalion, 71st Regiment and elements from the 2nd Guards engaged Edward Stevens. To his right beyond the fields the woodland extended for several miles. Rankin estimates his force at "around" 2,192 exclusive of officers and non-commissioned officers. Cornwallis claimed his strength at time of battle was 1,360, but his return of April 1, 1781 gives 1,723 rank and file fit for duty, while his casualties at Guilford were listed as 469 killed and wounded. The battle started on the Hoskins land that adjoined the farm of Adam Mitchell and ended near the Mitchell home next to the original Guilford County Courthouse. Save 42 Acres In 2016, a volunteer team of twenty women from the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) set forth in the arduous task to verify the American soldiers who participated in the Battle of Guilford Courthouse.