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The Battle of Guilford Courthouse- On March 15, 1781 The Battle of Guilford Courthouse took place in north central North Carolina. Nathaneal Greene was the commender for the United States while Lord Charles Cornwallis was the commader for Great Britian. The British had overrun Georgia and South Carolinaand showed every indication of ripping the stars and stripes of North Carolina and Virginia from the New American flag. The battle began at noon and progressed unevenly. The Virginia militia grappled with their attackers for about an hour in action. After enduring heavy losses, the redaoats were finally able to break through.

The Battle of Yorktown- The Battle of Yorktown on October 9, 1781, was a decisive was a victory by combined assault of American forces led by General George Washington and French forces led by General Comte de Rochambeau over a British Army commanded byGeneral Lord Cornwallis. It proved to be the last major land battle of the American Revelutionary War, as the surrender of Cornwallis's army prompted the British government eventually to negotiate an end to the conflict.