Guilford Court House order of battle explained

The following units and commanders fought at the Battle of Guilford Court House on March 15, 1781.[1] [2] [3]

Abbreviations used

Military rank

Other

British forces

LTG Charles, Earl Cornwallis
MG Alexander Leslie, second in command

BrigadeRegiments and Others
Right Wing
  MG Alexander Leslie
Left Wing
  Ltc James Webster (mw)
  • 23rd Regiment of Foot: Cpt Thomas Peter
  • 33rd Regiment of Foot: Ltc James Webster (mw), Cpt James Campbell
  • Light Infantry Company (Guards): Cpt William Maynard (w)
  • Ansbach-Bayreuth Jäger Company: Cpt Friedrich Wilhelm von Röder
Reserve
  BG Charles O'Hara (w)
  Ltc James Stuart (k)
  BG Charles O'Hara[4]
  • 2nd Guards Battalion: Ltc James Stuart (k)
  • Grenadier Guards Company
Cavalry
Royal Artillery
  Lt John McLeod
  • 1 (or 2) six-pounders
  • 2 three-pounders

American forces

MG Nathanael Greene
BG Isaac Huger, second in command (w)

DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others
ContinentalsMaryland Brigade
  Col Otho Williams
Virginia Brigade
  BG Isaac Huger (w)
  • Campbell's Virginia Battalion: Ltc Richard Campbell
  • Green’s Virginia Battalion: Col John Green
  • Hawes' (formerly Buford's) Virginia Battalion: Ltc Samuel Hawes
Independent Continental units
North Carolina MilitiaHillsborough District Brigade
  BG John Butler
  • Randolph County Regiment: Ltc James Dougan (7 companies)
  • Chatham County Regiment: (2 companies)
  • Wake County Regiment: (2 companies)
  • Bladen County Regiment (detached from Wilmington District Brigade: Lt. Col. James Richardson (3 companies)
  • Cumberland County Regiment (detached from Wilmington District Brigade (2 companies)
  • Duplin County Regiment (detached from Wilmington District Brigade (1 company)
Salisbury District Brigade
  BG Ambrose Ramsey
Halifax District Brigade
  BG Thomas Eaton
  • Jones County Regiment (detached from New Bern District Brigade: (1 company)
  • Nash County Regiment (detached from New Bern District Brigade): Lt Col William Linton (6 companies)
  • Johnston County Regiment (detached from New Bern District): Col William Bryan (1 company)
  • Hyde County Regiment (detached from Edenton county regiment)
  • Camden County Regiment (detached from Edenton District Brigade): (1 company)
  • Gates County Regiment (detached from Edenton District Brigade): (1 company)
  • Martin County Regiment: Col Whitmell Hill (7 companies)
  • Northampton County Regiment: Col Andrew Haynes (2 companies)
  • Halifax County Regiment: Col Pinketham Eaton (8 companies)
  • Edgecombe County Regiment: Ltc John Eaton (3 companies)
  • Franklin County Regiment: Col Benjamin Williams (5 companies)
  • Warren County Regiment: Col Herbert Haynes (6 companies)
  • Botetourt County Riflemen: Col Charles Lynch (10 companies)
Other
  • North Carolina cavalry: Cpt Charles-Francois Sevelinges, Marquis de Bretigney
Virginia MilitiaFirst Virginia Brigade
  BG Edward Stevens (w)
  • Militia regiment: Col Samuel McDowell
  • Militia regiment: Col George Moffet
  • Militia regiment: Col Nathaniel Cocke
  • Militia regiment: Col Peter Perkins
Second Virginia Brigade
  BG Robert Lawson
  • Militia regiment: Col Robert Munford
  • Militia regiment: Col John Holcombe
  • Militia regiment: Col Beverly Randolph
Rifle units

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The American Revolution in North Carolina, Guilford Court House. Lewis, J.D.. March 24, 2019.
  2. Book: Tonsetic, Robert L. . 1781, The Decisive Year of the Revolutionary War . 2011 . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Casemate.,
  3. Web site: Revolutionary War 101 website. Unknown.
  4. O'Hara had been wounded during the attack on the first American line but resumed command shortly before the end of the battle. Tonsetic, p. 89.