Preface and Introduction Flashcards
Largest Revolutionary War battle in NC
Guilford Courthouse
How did their view being obstructed effect their accounts of the events?
It messed up the battlefield positions, when they saw what they reported, etc.
What level of organization was Guildford Courthouse fought on?
battalion
What were two examples of the longstanding differences between the Piedmont and the Tidewater?
political and economic differences
Who quickly gained control of the government in NC and SC?
Whigs
What was the key element in any Tory uprisings?
British army
What was the biggest strategic blunder of the war? (Clinton Proclamation)
Clinton issued an edict requiring paroled prisoners to join the British militia or be treated as outlaws
Prisoners taken at Camden were offered a choice between…
being incarcerated or joining the British army
Overmountain men
unstructured group of settlers from Western NC, VA, and Tennessee
Greene’s grasp of… was impressive
the river system
Napoleon stated
an army divides to live and unites to fight
Greene did what that resulted in Cowpens?
he divided the Southern Army in the face of Cornwallis’ larger army
Who was the commander of the British army?
Charles Cornwallis
Who was the general of the Continental army?
Nathaneal Greene
What was the keystone to the British fortification ring around the outlying regions of South Carolina?
Camden
