THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
END OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR
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Question
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Francis Marion
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Lord Cornwallis
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John Paul Jones
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Nathanael Greene
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Detailed explanation-1: -In October 1780, Washington appointed Greene as the commander of the Continental Army in the southern theater, where he was involved in several engagements, primarily in Virginia, Georgia and South Carolina.
Detailed explanation-2: -Horatio Gates (U.S. National Park Service)
Detailed explanation-3: -As commander of the Southern Department of the Continental army, he led a brilliant campaign that ended the British occupation of the South. Although Greene never fought a battle in Georgia, his leadership was the catalyst that turned the tide toward American victory in the colony, freeing Georgia from British forces.
Detailed explanation-4: -After briefly serving as quartermaster general, Greene succeeded Gen. Horatio Gates as commander in chief of the Continental Army in the South in December 1880. Opposed by a superior force under Lord Cornwallis, Greene developed a strategy that relied on mobility and maneuver.
Detailed explanation-5: -As soon as he was joined by six hundred Virginia militia under General Edward Stevens, Greene himself moved into North Carolina.