Bronze and granite monument of General Nathanael Greene on horseback — The General Greene Monument is a focal point of commemoration on the battlefield NPS Photo

Guilford Courthouse National Military Park

National Historic Site · North Carolina · National Park Service

"I never saw such fighting since God made me. The Americans fought like demons." - Lt. General Charles, Earl Cornwallis On March 15, 1781, six years into the American Revolution, General Greene and Lord Cornwallis' troops faced off at a small courthouse community. The battle would change the course of the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution.

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