Show afe a awo CI ca 5 mtv t 62 ae 44 A IV r INT S vv f 7 1 lv er h CO N 0 alf V t ille 41 01 t ar A 4 L 2 X 1 H k I 1 V 1 1 CM p 1 to rill G brit sh advancing 1 first pos tion of brit f F iv ish 0 front line of americans north carolin fans C S cond line of americans Amer cans A american right wing E maryland and V rg nia continent Con tinen atals 2 second potion of brit sh D fight be 14 tween hessians and americans 3 third position of brit sh 0 northa ard nearly 2 0 miles away from his base of cupl I 1 as at Lb arlest it and at tl e sat e tinte fad brought his own troops neater to steuben wl 0 as assembling reinforcements in virg it had had been a thrilling race ss the ca tabba across the fadl n aid aar ss the dan loth armies were aln st orn out by this n I 1 w inter n aref but cornwallis orn wallis was in much orse car jews JE by ELMO SCOTT WATSON HIS in nth marks the anniversary of chib the battle of guilford court house louse in north etli carol na da foight just loo veirs ago on maich match 15 1781 corn com paled to otter engagements in the I 1 evolution this one is but little known to moat americans the forces engaged were not large lb vis nas not as spectacular as NN wasting ash fig g tons exploit at trenton anaines anes ID e tj i of 0 stony P r int or the aciz aj f 6 ing victory letory of the nek f woodsmen at ai gs s mo intrain and its higi ly im tin 4 por pontaut taut result was not immediately visible it the moment it was a victory tor for the british but in the long run it was an american triumph and in a certain sense it was as one of the decisive bittles battles in tie tl e struggle for freedom cut but more if tian an anvel ng else the battle of guil ford court house Is a perpetual monument to the memory of a man w who ho measured mei up to the supreme test of a great military itry commin ler ter his ability to lose battles and w n campaigns that man was gen catl ai at ael greene the task which was g ven him in was one which would have hae daunted any commander sir henry clinton hid bid capture I 1 charleston and gen eral Linc lincoln ohis s army of 2000 men tie british I 1 lad ad overrun georg a and south carolina and wibb the brilliant lord cornwallis in conn and it lemed as though all of the south had definitely been won back to the crown Con congress ress had sect seat general gates the credited though little descry ing victor at saratoga Sira toga to take chairge of what patriot forces there were available there and al at though be could ill afford to spare them wash ington sent a division of continental troops under baron de kalb to help gates stem stern the tide of british success As for gates cates h b s northern Isor thern liu in aels turned to southern w willows and he sintered a disastrous defeat at the battle of camden which was all the more tragic because of the loss of de kalb halb following his success at camden cornwallis proceeded with the ln ision of north corollia Ca carol rollia na the defeat of re feruson at kings mountain on october 7 1780 with its loss of 1000 of corn wallis best men checked him temporarily and be he fell back to 0 but tl if is 1191 bened for only a moment the gloom wl ich seen ed to be set biln aling down over tie cause the outlook was was still dark enough wien wl en greene arrived in charlotte N C early in cecen I 1 cr er wish agton had given him as his second in coan an I 1 paron steuben and he also had gen daniel morgan the real hero of fatato john laurens and light horse harry I 1 ee upon taking command greene irame Immel lately won the confidence of col cot william wash agton a brilliant cavalry leader and the famous partisan leaders marion pickens and sumter the total force at greene s disposal was ably never neer much over 2000 with I 1 is few nun hun dred continentals and the unreliable militia w holze numbers fluctuated constantly he knew that he could not risk a pitched battle with cornwallis Cornwa IUs ills HIS only hope w was as to early can on the partisan war fare of tl it e carolina leaders on a larger scale so he divi led his army for tl if at purpose send sen ng morgin morgan with about GOJ 60 men to operate cooperate with sumter on cornwallis left link and giving him orders to threaten the british leaders line of communications and the various british posts all A acier akim the ft ay to auguta in lit georg a gleene of beene took tool gen isaac huger witt him in an advance into the val ley of the I 1 acee to threaten georgetown Georg etow n and Cornwa ills coan with charleston Chir leston on the face ace of it th s was poor strategy but subsequent events proved the w adom of greene s decision the logical thin for Cor cornwallis nallis to do was to tri to deceit tl if e amer can forces in de tail and gi gleanes beene s di dillson Is on of his forces seemed to offer the opportunity but the new amer Anter can comi commander gander had the ton worried from if tie e stait for cornwall s bid no illusions about greene he ile Is as dangerous as washington he wrote a friend if te le mo movel ef forward against greene morgan would fall upon ins his rear if te turned to crush morgan greene would pounce down upon I 1 lin i n from bel ind he ile co child ild not leave camlen cun C un len and its vast stores of es so it will be seen tt if at greene had put him in a hole at the outset corm corn all s final v as to follow greene s example an I 1 1 divi ie le bis his f rees wl ich was just what greene hoped he would do more afore than that the american commin ler er began g miles and weeks ahead he ile sent his ch eh ef engi neer and his big tern ister aster barring ton to examine the farls for Is of the various rivers of north arolina and to gitter gatter boats wagons and supplies at strate c p ir it ts is tt en he pre pared for a game of I 1 idea ide a I 1 seek on a large scale luring cornwallis on to attick attack him but never allowing the briton to catch him cornwall s first move moe was as to send one of his best officers col bonastre Ban Bart astre tarleton to attach attack morin moran the result was the hittle of congens co v pens on january 17 in w which aich at agan won on a corn com and brilliant victory row ill ills s immell 11 abely set out to punish M 1 I rg agin in but if flat at leader although encumber e I 1 w with ith I 1 ris ners and if tie e large store of sui sul plies ct j ture I 1 at owl ens retreated so rapidly that within a week he tad lad covered nearly JO 0 milea and p I 1 his art v ss tl if e a tabi there on january 3 creel e accor pilled by only three men jo jonel tie I 1 him ha having ing left if iger in comma d with or lers t f it 11 v up tl it e yi 11 n and hurried aroas country to be with at ran greene had n w dec deel led t tit te to his ariev in north cir car I 1 na and orn v ill s I 1 I 1 decided to I 1 ir sue the america Ameri cai s n artl ward just what greene honec he would do cornwall s spent two d vs at Rim sours mills burning all his tents bi bigbe gae extra clotia and es he ile was tripp n his ar v for a advance illen t en he reibel re I 1 e 1 the att at i la in te t e f un 1 that by rains rilas and for two dis dais he lie wilted for the water to in s is t s ie le tien he crossed over oner scattered tie i r I 1 1 hi ili which hib greene had left there to d sputa his cr er ssu g an I 1 set out after greene TI tie e next d daiy diy ay iy greene re acl ed if tie e yadkin badkin wh rh ch was as also swollen by rails rafts hut but carrinton was tl if ere cre with his b ats and tie tl e it 11 tie force of amer cans was as quickly ferriel ferrie I 1 across the last boats w were ere le leaving in ing for tl e n artl ei ein n shore when the advance gudd cane into view having no boats cornwallis aas f reed to seek shallower fords 25 miles up the ladkin he ile then hurried toward the upper tipper for Is on ti tie e dan rn river er in the hope of reiching rei ching Lhing them before greene could but ag in greene greenes s f light praed proved its value he hid boats w tiling I 1 r I 1 lm on the lower din and he crosse crossel I 1 0 over er in tl if se greene s I 1 I 1 1 n I 1 1 ail ad ri e I 1 perfectly I 1 y keep ing just in fr nt lit of t orn willIs he lie I 1 ad enticed h b rn in aada a AlA cond lion tion than breede cornwallis cons led himself with toe remain remark that he had boitel foi ce I 1 the enen y out of tie ti e cirii C tr nas put it wis was w is an empty boost boast f r tl if e enemy wouldn 1 stay forced out no so ner hid bid corn orn nail all s started on I 1 is return than areene re crossed the din by this time he had been joined by the rest of his army under fluger and find at gu ifrid court house on ground which I 1 I 1 e it 11 i I 1 carefully chosen he offered tattle the british lealer lea ler wis perfectly ly will n to accept the clallen challenge ge since it offered the poss bil bit ty of retrieving some of the prestige he had lost in beng be ng outmaneuvered by greet e dur n ng the famous retreat greene posted his troops in three lines fol low ng tl if e tactics at agan hid bid s q access fully used at co coupens N pens tl TI e N I 1 rth li L cir i r tin i i ill tia were in front with parties of expert rifle en on eitl cr er flank tiree tl ace hundred aarl ari he nd them was as a I 1 ne of virg nia n it 11 i a with I 1 ol 01 na vill ill im ington s cavalry n their rl I 1 I 1 fl it ink and I 1 igl igi I 1 horse harry I 1 lees s oi i tl tier p r left five huldred in an i fifty 5 ads in tl if r re r bere posted tl ti e C antii tro ps w with ith ener encel i 1 11 er coan and ng n tie tl e rolt r gl t and 1 t I 1 oth N 11 is on tie left TI tie e first and tl it r rl I 1 I 1 PS i n re n fhe the edge of clearings givin 9 g i hel fiel I 1 f I 1 re I 1 ut the second was in tl e N Is all ald greene had at ut n nen en bit a large part of tl if ese were i i il ti it i i ne I 1 0 su sit y under fire ai at I 1 given gien to su I 1 it IP I 1 n cs rn wall s had about 2 01 00 it en I 1 british i I 1 hess fles irs its and virtually all of alem tl tra t ra were v ell traine I 1 r 1 I d 4 ers C rn rit wallis nallis atta I 1 lei e I 1 al tit ill ul r n feet es first I 1 ne tie became beame nervous as tl it e british adan el to the attack be bee in firing I 1 0 s n a d with pr ally no effect tl TI ei 1 ten I n the british bi line cl urged arged the line br ke le ind and if tie e militia in alel I 1 in d s order the second I 1 ne tie st I 1 its grund agn und bitter until the british turned its I 1 nl tit w I 1 en it re treated past the left f tie corna rills then pies id cd it tl if r ul tl it e woods to the second clearia and fell i it it e or of ils its among tl alese ese were tw veter eter i n rl ments wl 0 I 1 til a I 1 been I 1 the halt valie e of I 1 s I 1 pline tt TI ey n t only rei rel alsed tw br tish fitta ks w with ith he heavy ivy loss but als launi ed a furious coi cot n ter att ick wl ch biake tl if e I 1 r I 1 sh sit I 1 ne tie in tl if e ten cen ter one bill bitt illon ilion is dr drien ten in t c fu sion fr in tie field losing hilf its streith sti eith the N virnia vir ir nia I 1 Is it 11 to n w v h I 1 not been heavily e gag I 1 and free cree e n igl t h hive ive tl if r wn wit them in at tl if is mot ent ru I 1 led ed orn wallis and won tie lay put lose nt tit entails ent ils were nit nt tle veterans et erans thit tie at enlind stools were and tl ey couil hiie 1 hem bitted against rm ane it e of the best tr is 1 9 in the I 1 british an art v who saw victory almost altien griep if f if tie e virg virgi lans tans fi fa led it in gl gi t in tl if e ti if n of whole army ae e cm can never know how sorely tte tie american was then I 1 gain gainge le with fate to stake e everything em thing on one last tl it low tow and to try the issue to the bit ter eid ei d but he mist have realized zed tl tf at more than tl it is one victory ivas was at stake there if he guessed wn wr t g a d dinst h s army ti if e south was lost and berh perhaps aps tl it e wl wt ole patriot cause wa was lost so he gave the order to retreat and retire I 1 troia from the field in good god order corn nallis had won but ie I 1 e had paid dearly in defeating glee e at gu iford he I 1 st nearly a third of his own force As fox the british mn min ister when he heird the nes nees of this battle A few more victor es like thit hit I 1 and an d we w e are undone 1 90 by western newspaper union j 44 |