BGES' Revolutionary War in Detail: 

Greene's Gambit From Cowpens to Guilford Courthouse

The assignment of General Nathaniel Greene to the command of the American forces in the South provided the most positive leadership the region saw during the War of Independence.  Opposing him was Lord Earl Cornwallis, a very experienced and impressive veteran soldier.  Cornwallis was a gentleman; but, he was also a soldier.  He had won at the battle of Camden—indeed he had routed the Colonials and sent them scurrying back into North Carolina.

The British Southern Strategy called for the successive pacification of the southern colonies starting with Georgia and moving up from South Carolina, through North Carolina and ultimately into Virginia.  Additional successes might discourage the southern colonial armies and restore crown rule to the occupied areas.

This program will cover the period from December 1778 through October 1781 with a emphasis on the period from August 1780 (Battle of Musgrove Mill) to March 1781.  This 7 month period set the stage for the Yorktown Campaign.

You can expect a comprehensive program led by Revolutionary War historian Bert Dunkerly.  You will use recent archeology, eyewitness accounts and considerable ground examination to understand the campaign.  Cowpens, Kings Mountain and Guilford Courthouse will all receive detailed treatment.  But many of the lesser sites that can only be interpreted by an expert like Dunkerly will be examined.  Click here for more detailed program information and a registration form.