On the Thursday morning of March 15, 1781 in North Carolina, the Battle of Guilford Courthouse took place. The Battle of Guilford Courthouse is part of the American Revolution that took place between 1775 and 1783. This battle was between the British and the Americans because the Americans no longer wanted to be governed by the British. They believed that they could run the country by themselves without England’s help. Although most of the battles during the American Revolution took place in the North, the Battle of Guilford Courthouse took place in the woods and fields of Greensboro, North Carolina. The Americans were backed up by the French and the British campaigned in hopes of recruiting American colonists who were still loyal to Great Britain. Major General Lord Charles Cornwallis led approximately 1,900 veteran regulars and German allies into battle. 4,500 American militia and Continentals were led by Major General Nathanael Greene. The militia are made up of mostly farmers who were unprofessional and were only temporarily and were used in times of emergency. The British wore red coats and bearskin, leather, tricorn hats depending on what their job was. The Americans weren’t as well dressed as the British, but they tried their best to look nice. They were dresses in various uniforms and an array of country clothes. As the war progressed, the Continentals began to wear blue uniform coats, but the militia kept their other clothes. Continentals are men that are three year enlistees in the regular army. Both the British and the American were armed with guns and muskets, but the Pennsylvania regiments had long, small caliber, rifled weapons that they carried.
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