Guilford Court House order of battle
The following units and commanders fought at the Battle of Guilford Court House on March 15, 1781.
Abbreviations used
Military rank
- LTG = Lieutenant General
- MG = Major General
- BG = Brigadier General
- Col = Colonel
- Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
- Maj = Major
- Cpt = Captain
Other
- (w) = wounded
- (mw) = mortally wounded
- (k) = killed in action
British forces
LTG Charles, Earl Cornwallis
MG Alexander Leslie, second in command
Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Right Wing
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Left Wing
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Reserve
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Cavalry |
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Royal Artillery
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American forces
MG Nathanael Greene
BG Isaac Huger, second in command (w)
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Continentals |
Maryland Brigade
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Virginia Brigade
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Independent Continental units |
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North Carolina militia |
Butler’s Brigade
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Eaton’s Brigade
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Other |
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First Virginia Brigade
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Second Virginia Brigade |
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Rifle units |
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Notes
- ↑ O'Hara had been wounded during the attack on the first American line but resumed command shortly before the end of the battle. Tonsetic, p. 89.
Sources
- Tronsetic, Robert L. 1781: The Decisive Year of the Revolutionary War. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Casemate, 2011. ISBN 978-1-61200-063-3
- Revolutionary War 101 website
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