He chaired the commission that sent John André to the gallows after replacing Benedict Arnold in command at West Point.
Due to a slight limp, this man was only allowed to be a private in a militia he helped form, the Kentish Guard. Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin while working for this man's widow at his estate of Mulberry Grove. He chaired the commission that sent John André to the gallows after replacing Benedict Arnold in command at West Point. He appointed John Cox and Charles Pettit as assistants in a role in which he replaced Thomas Mifflin, that of Quartermaster General. This general followed forces under James Stuart to Charleston after defeating them at Eutaw Springs. Earlier, this man had divided the troops under his control, forcing Cornwallis to do the same, a strategy which led to the British force being weakened despite this man's loss at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse. For 10 points, name this Rhode Island–born Revolutionary War general who replaced Horatio Gates as commander-in-chief of the southern army.
Due to a slight limp, this man was only allowed to be a private in a militia he helped form, the Kentish Guard.
{Nathanael Greene}