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"In the most barren inhospitable unhealthy part of North America, opposed by the most savage, inveterate perfidious cruel Enemy, with zeal and with Bayonets only, it was resolv'd to follow Green's Army, to the end of the World." So wrote British general Charles O'Hara about the epic confrontation between Nathanael Greene and Charles Cornwallis during the winter of 1780-81\. Only Greene's starving, threadbare Continentals stood between Cornwallis and control of the South-and a possible end to the American rebellion. Burning their baggage train so that they could travel more quickly, the British doggedly pursued Greene's bedraggled soldiers, yet the rebels remained elusive. Daniel Morgan's stunning victory at Cowpens over a superior British force set in motion the "Race to the Dan," Greene's month-long strategic retreat across the Carolinas. In constant rain and occasional snow, Greene's soldiers- tracking the ground with their bloody feet-bound toward a secret stash of boats on the Dan River. Just before Cornwallis could close his trap, the Continentals crossed into Virginia and safety. Greene's path featured three nearmiss river escapes, the little-known Battle of Cowan's Ford, and

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Author

Andrew Waters

Publisher

Westholme Publishing

Published

2020

Language

EN

ISBN

9781594163487

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Biography, Memoir

Rating

4.6 / 5 (52 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14