吉爾福德縣府戰役
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吉爾福德縣府戰役 (Battle of Guilford Courthouse) 是一場爆發於1781年3月15日的美國獨立戰爭戰役，發生地在今日美國北卡羅萊納州的格林斯伯勒。1,900名英國軍隊在康沃利斯侯爵的指揮下，與由彌敦內爾·格連將軍指揮的4,400名美軍進行戰鬥。
儘管參與戰鬥的軍隊不多，這場戰役仍被認為是決定性的。在此之前，英軍在保皇派的支持下，幾乎成功重占喬治亞及南卡羅萊納，並認為北卡羅萊納即將落入他們之手。在此之後的戰鬥，格連在康沃利斯選擇入侵維吉尼亞時撤至南卡羅萊納。這些決定讓格連得以將英軍從南方趕走，不久後康沃利斯便在約克鎮投降。
在吉爾福德縣府軍事公園中有這場戰役的紀念館。
電影
決戰時刻曾使用了這場戰役以及考彭斯戰役混合起來，做為其中一幕藍本。
參考
- 本条目包含来自公有领域出版物的文本: Chisholm, Hugh (编). Encyclopædia Britannica (第11版). London: Cambridge University Press. 1911.
- ^ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Guilford Courthouse: A Pivotal Battle in the War for Independence, a National Park Service Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) lesson plan
- ^ Conrad, The Papers of General Nathanael Greene, Volume VII, page 441
- ^ Sava, Dameron p.291
外部連結
- 吉爾福德縣府軍事公園網站 （页面存档备份，存于互联网档案馆）
延伸閱讀
- Agniel, Lucien The late affair has almost broke my heart;: The American Revolution in the South, 1780-1781 Chatham Press, 1972, ISBN 0856990361.
- Babits, Lawrence E. and Howard, Joshua B. Long, Obstinate, and Bloody: The Battle of Guilford Courthouse University of North Carolina Press, 2009, ISBN 978-0807832660
- Baker, Thomas E Another Such Victory: The Story of the American Defeat at Guilford Courthouse that Helped Win the War for Independence Eastern National, 1999, ISBN 091599206X.
- Buchanan, John The Road to Guilford Courthouse: The American Revolution in the Carolinas Wiley, 1999, ISBN 0471327166.
- Chidsey, Donald Barr The war in the South;: The Carolinas and Georgia in the American Revolution Crown Publishers, 1971.
- Conrad, Dennis M. (ed.), The Papers of General Nathanael Greene, Volume VII: 26 December 1780-29 March 1781, 1994, University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill and London, ISBN 978-0-8078-2094-0.
- Davis, Burke The Cowpens-Guilford Courthouse Campaign University of Pennsylvania Press, 2002, ISBN 0812218329.
- Hairr, John Guilford Courthouse Da Capo Press, 2002, ISBN 0306811715.
- Konstam, Angus Guilford Courthouse 1781: Lord Cornwallis's Ruinous Victory Osprey Publishing, 2002, ISBN 1841764116.
- Lumpkin, Henry From Savannah to Yorktown: The American Revolution in the South Paragon House, 1987, ISBN 0595000975.