Long, Obstinate, and Bloody: The Battle of Guilford Courthouse
- ISBN-10
- 0807832669
- ISBN-13
- 9780807832660
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 300
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- Univ of North Carolina Press
- Authors
- Lawrence Edward Babits, Joshua B. Howard
Description
Argues that, although the British won the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, the losses they sustained were significant enough to force a withdrawal from the state, and were an important factor in their final defeat at Yorktown, which ended the American Revolution.
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