![]() ![]() By this time, the British army numbered just less than 2,000 troops, facing Greene’s Army of approximately 4,400 men. A period of several weeks of maneuvering by both armies in the Piedmont did not bring about a battle until 15 March 1781, at Guilford Courthouse, North Carolina. Opposing Cornwallis was a small army of militia and Continentals, led by Greene. Undeterred, British forces marched into North Carolina by the end of January. Reinforced in mid-January, Cornwallis again advanced toward North Carolina, despite part of his forces being annihilated at the Battle of Cowpens, South Carolina, on 17 January 1781. ![]() ![]() However, a Patriot defeat of Carolina Loyalists at nearby Kings Mountain on 7 October, temporarily halted his campaign. Following his victory at Camden, South Carolina, on 16 August, he and his troops advanced into North Carolina at Charlotte. After the British had in effect conquered South Carolina and established several outposts there by late summer of 1780, Cornwallis decided to move into North Carolina to further destroy American forces and supplies in the South. ![]()
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