Battle of Guilford Court House order of battle
Appearance
The following units and commanders fought at the Battle of Guilford Court House on March 15, 1781.[1][2][3]
Abbreviations used
[edit]Military rank
[edit]- LTG = Lieutenant General
- MG = Major General
- BG = Brigadier General
- Col = Colonel
- Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
- Maj = Major
- Cpt = Captain
Other
[edit]- (w) = wounded
- (mw) = mortally wounded
- (k) = killed in action
British forces
[edit]LTG Charles, Earl Cornwallis
MG Alexander Leslie, second in command
Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Right Wing
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Left Wing
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Reserve
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Cavalry |
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Royal Artillery
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American forces
[edit]MG Nathanael Greene
BG Isaac Huger, second in command (w)
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Continentals |
Maryland Brigade
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Virginia Brigade
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Independent Continental units |
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Hillsborough District Brigade
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Salisbury District Brigade |
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Halifax District Brigade
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Other |
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First Virginia Brigade
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Second Virginia Brigade |
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Rifle units |
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Notes
[edit]- ^ Lewis, J.D. "The American Revolution in North Carolina, Guilford Court House". Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- ^ Tonsetic, Robert L. (2011). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Casemate (ed.). 1781, The Decisive Year of the Revolutionary War., ISBN 978-1-61200-063-3
- ^ Unknown. "Revolutionary War 101 website".
- ^ O'Hara had been wounded during the attack on the first American line but resumed command shortly before the end of the battle. Tonsetic, p. 89.