Long, Obstinate, and Bloody: The Battle of Guilford Courthouse

On March 15, 1781, the armies of Nathanael Greene and Lord Charles Cornwallis fought one of the bloodiest and most intense engagements of the American Revolution at Guilford Courthouse in piedmont North Carolina. In Long, Obstinate, and Bloody, the first book-length examination of the Guilford Courthouse engagement, Lawrence E. Babits and Joshua B. Howard piece together what really happened on the wooded plateau in what is today Greensboro, North Carolina, and identify where individuals stood on the battlefield, when they were there, and what they could have seen, thus producing a new bottom-up story of the engagement.The best volume available on this important battle during the American Revolution. Located only a short drive from Skirmish Line headquarters we visit the battlefield often and always try and have copies of this outstanding history on hand for readers, students of the war in North Carolina, and visitors to the area. Title: Long, Obstinate, and Bloody: The Battle of Guilford Courthouse Author Name: Babits, Lawrence E Location Published: UNC Press: 2009 Binding: hardcover Book Condition: Excellent Pages: 300 Categories: Campaigns & Battles, North Carolina Military History Seller ID: 0508