LEADER 02886nam 2200601Ia 450 001 9910455021603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4696-0594-5 010 $a0-8078-8767-6 035 $a(CKB)1000000000794351 035 $a(EBL)454801 035 $a(OCoLC)499761997 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000339939 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11267184 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000339939 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10364794 035 $a(PQKB)10385247 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC454801 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4322158 035 $a(OCoLC)966771199 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse48670 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL454801 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10310775 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000794351 100 $a20080828d2009 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLong, obstinate, and bloody$b[electronic resource] $ethe Battle of Guilford Courthouse /$fLawrence E. Babits and Joshua B. Howard 210 $aChapel Hill $cUniversity of North Carolina Press$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (321 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4696-0988-6 311 $a0-8078-3266-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction: The strategic situation -- The race to the Dan -- From the Dan to Guilford Courthouse -- Greene's army -- The British Army advances -- The first line -- The second line -- The battle within a battle -- The third line -- The aftermath -- The Guilford "crossroads" -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: Order of battle -- Appendix B: Battle casualties -- Appendix C: Postwar location of pensioners by state of service -- Glossary. 330 $aOn 15 March 1781, the armies of Nathanael Greene and Lord Charles Cornwallis fought one of the bloodiest and most intense engagements of the American Revolution at the Guilford Courthouse in piedmont North Carolina. Although victorious, Cornwallis declared the conquest of the Carolinas impossible. He made the fateful decision to march into Virginia, eventually leading his army to the Yorktown surrender and clearing the way for American independence.In the first book-length examination of the Guilford Courthouse engagement, Lawrence Babits and Joshua Howard--drawing from hundreds of pre 606 $aGuilford Courthouse, Battle of, N.C., 1781 607 $aNorth Carolina$xHistory$yRevolution, 1775-1783 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aGuilford Courthouse, Battle of, N.C., 1781. 676 $a975.6/62 700 $aBabits$b Lawrence Edward$0488265 701 $aHoward$b Joshua B$01026065 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910455021603321 996 $aLong, obstinate, and bloody$92440764 997 $aUNINA