Copyright 2004-2020 by Georgia Humanities and the University of Georgia Press. [50] On October 14, 1780, Washington, acting on the authorization of Congress, appointed Greene as the commander of the Southern Department of the Continental Army. [90] Greene is also memorialized by statues in or near Philadelphia, Valley Forge National Historical Park, Greensboro,[91] Savannah, Georgia, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, and Greenville, South Carolina. After attending a military parade in 1773, he was expelled from a Quaker meeting. Vol. As quartermaster general, Greene was accused of profiteering when inflation required paying more than authorized for goods. Facing a large amount of debt, he relocated to the South to focus on the plantations he had been awarded during the war, and he made his home at the Mulberry Grove Plantation outside of Savannah. The second line held up for longer, and continued to resist the British advance while Cornwallis ordered an unsuccessful assault against the third line. To Greene's surprise, in late April Cornwallis's force began a march north to Yorktown, Virginia. [32] The British captured Philadelphia shortly after the Battle of the Brandywine, but Washington launched a surprise attack on a British force at the October 1777 Battle of Germantown. Nathanael Greene’s rise to prominence as one of the most skilled and celebrated generals of the American Revolution appears unlikely based upon his early life. [80], Greene fell ill on June 12, 1786, and he died at Mulberry Grove on June 19, 1786, at the age of 43. [84], Defense analyst Robert Killebrew writes that Greene was "regarded by peers and historians as the second-best American general" in the Revolutionary War, after Washington. New Georgia Encyclopedia. After the war, he became a planter in the South, but failed. [64] Rather than follow Cornwallis, Greene headed South, where he challenged British commander Francis Rawdon for control of South Carolina and Georgia. The claim to the title was not resolved and the money never paid. [54], While en route to the Southern theater, Greene learned of the American victory at October 1780 Battle of Kings Mountain, which postponed Cornwallis's planned advance into North Carolina. [5], In 1770, Greene moved to Coventry, Rhode Island, to take charge of the family-owned foundry, and he built a house in Coventry called Spell Hall. Nathanael Greene was born on August 7, 1742 on Forge Farm at Potowomut in Warwick, Rhode Island, then still a part of British North America. [39] Along with Anthony Wayne and the Marquis de Lafayette, Greene recommended an attack on the British force while it retreated across New Jersey to New York. On February 22, Greene's force crossed back over the Dan River to challenge Cornwallis in North Carolina. By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica. Greene's contemporaries were impressed by the speed and efficiency of the retreat through difficult territory; Alexander Hamilton wrote that it was a "masterpiece of military skill and exertion." The Nathanael Greene Homestead in Coventry, Rhode Island, features Spell Hall, which was General Greene's home, built in 1774. [60], With the British in close pursuit, Greene divided his forces, leading the main contingent north while sending a smaller group under Colonel Otho Williams to harass British forces. Web. [41] The offensive was designed as a combined Franco-American operation under the command of General John Sullivan and French admiral d'Estaing, but the French fleet withdrew due to bad weather conditions. Morgan retired shortly after the council-of-war due to health issues. He had gained the respect and trust of its residents during the war, and they were eager to have his help in reorganizing their government. ", Statue of Nathanael Greene in Downtown Greensboro, “Eulogium on Major-General Greene” (1789) by Alexander Hamilton, Gen Nathl Greene descendants, as listed in a family tree on RootsWeb, Sketches of the Life and Correspondence of Nathanael Greene, Nathanael Greene, Maj. Gen. 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