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Presentation Description

General Greene's Southern Campaign:

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Setting: Late 1781

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Listen as Major General Nathanael Greene tells of his time in the Southern States from his arrival in December 1780 thru the stalemate outside Charles Towne in 1781. This presentation will focus on when Greene took command of the Southern Continental army and each battle fought during his command, as well as the officers who served with him. This presentation takes roughly and hour to an hour and a half and is followed by a question and answer segment. 

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Battles/Events covered: 

  • Change of Command 

  • Splitting of the Southern Continental Army 

  • The Battle of Cowpens 

  • The Race to the Dan River 

  • The Battle of Guilford Courthouse 

  • The Battle of Hobkirk's Hill

  • The fall of most of the British Forts in SC

  • The Siege of Ninety-Six

  • The Battle of Eutaw Springs 

  • The Surrounding of Charles Towne

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Officers/People Mentioned:

  • Brig. Gen Daniel Morgan 

  • Lt. Col. John Eager Howard 

  • Maj. Gen. William Smallwood 

  • Col. Otho Holland Williams 

  • Lt. Col. William Washington 

  • Lt. Col. Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee

  • Maj. Joseph Winston 

  • Brig. Gen. Francis Marion 

  • Brig. Gen. Andrew Pickens 

  • Thomas Sumter 

  • William R. Davie 

  • William Lee Davidson 

  • Thomas Polk 

  • Gen. George Washington 

  • Maj. Gen. Marquis de Lafayette 

  • Col. Alexander Hamilton 

  • Tadeusz Kościuszko

  • Lord Charles Charles Cornwallis

  • Brig. Gen Charles O'Hara 

  • Lt. Col. Banistre Tarleton 

  • Col. Lord Francis Rawdon 

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Major General Nathanael Greene 

John Eager Howard: Recruiting for the Continental Army:

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Setting: April 1781

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Lt. Colonel John Eager Howard of the Maryland Continental Line has been sent by General Greene to recruit a new regiment for the Southern Continental Army. Howard also tells the new recruits about the battles he has been in so far: Camden, Cowpens, and Guilford Courthouse.  After telling the stories of those battles, Lt. Col. Howard will take the new regiment and teach them the Manual of Arms written by Barron Von Steuben at Valley Forge. This Presentation takes roughly 30 Minutes to complete the lecture portion and 45 Minutes to an Hour for the military drill portion. The military drill portion is followed by a Question and answer segment. This presentation is also geared more toward Middle School and High School students.

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Battles/Events covered: 

  • ​The Fall of Charles Towne 

  • The Waxhaws Massacre

  • The Battle of Camden 

  • The Change of Command from Gen. Gates to Gen. Greene

  • The Battle of Cowpens 

  • The Race to the Dan River 

  • The Battle of Guilford Courthouse 

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Officers/People Mentioned:

  • Barron Johann De Kalb 

  • Maj. Gen. Horatio Gates 

  • Maj. Gen Benjamin Lincoln

  • Maj. Gen Nathanael Greene 

  • Brig Gen. Daniel Morgan 

  • Col. Otho Holland Williams

  • Lt. Col. William Washington 

  • Lt. Col Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee 

  • Col. Abraham Buford

  • Lord Charles Cornwallis 

  • Brig. Gen. Charles O'Hara 

  • Lt. Col. Banistre Tarelton   

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Lt. Colonel John Eager Howard 

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