We came across the embedded video on youtube. Its an animated map of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse. Not sure when exactly it was put together…it uses pictures (check out the photo at 2:29 that prominently feature 4th Coy) from a reenactment at the site from a few years back. The author fully admits that [...]
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General Henry Clinton ended the siege at Charleston, South Carolina, by accepting the surrender of General Benjamin Lincoln on this date in 1780. General Clinton had left New York with a force of approximately 10,000 British regulars and Hessians in the winter with the objective of seizing the port of Charlestown (as it was known [...] By now, all members of 4th Coy should have received an e-mail with additional details about contributing to the memorial at Guilford Courthouse. The good news is that response has been strong and we should be able to meet this author’s goal of a $1000 contribution to the fund. Its time to reset that goal [...] Occassionally, while doing some random research or reading on-line, I come across something completely unrelated to what I was looking for, but still fascinating for what it is. A couple of months ago, I was looking at some random military trivia and found a blurb about how George Washington might have been the first officer [...] The Battle of Guilford Courthouse was a significant event in the American War for Independence, and a significant event for the Brigade of Guards in their service to the Crown while in the colonies. Every member of 4th Coy recognizes the sacrifices borne by the British soldiers on that day. However, of the 28 memorials [...] Patrick Henry, speaking at the Virginia House of Burgess in Richmond, gave the famous line “Give me liberty, or give me death!”, on this date in 1775. While a written record of the famous speech does not exist as it was not transcribed, William Wirt published a biography of Patrick Henry in 1819 that included [...] Crown forces, led by Lord Cornwallis and numbering approximately 1900, fought General Greene’s Continental forces, numbering approximately 4400, on this date in 1781 at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse. A short skirmish between advance guards near the New Garden Meeting House marked the start of the battle. Later that afternoon, the main forces met near [...] |
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