For 10 points, name this March 15, 1781 battle, a pyrrhic victory for Lord Cornwallis over Nathanael Greene near Greensboro, North Carolina.
After this battle, the winning commander wrote a letter praising his troops' "persevering intrepidity in action, their invincible patience in hardships and fatigues of march." During it, one hero killed eleven men, including one who wounded him in the thigh with a bayonet; that hero was the "Virginia Giant," Peter Francisco. Shortly before this battle, Henry Lee defeated Dr. John Pyle's forces in "Pyle's Massacre" by posing as Banastre Tarleton, an incident that hurt British morale during it. After this battle, (*) Charles James Fox groaned "Another such victory would ruin the British Army!", even though the British won. The losing commander here quickly ordered a retreat to avoid another Battle of Camden. For 10 points, name this March 15, 1781 battle, a pyrrhic victory for Lord Cornwallis over Nathanael Greene near Greensboro, North Carolina.
After this battle, the winning commander wrote a letter praising his troops' "persevering intrepidity in action, their invincible patience in hardships and fatigues of march."
Battle of Guilford Court House