Nathanael Greene

Nathanael Green was related to the Clarke line. Need family records box to recall exact link.

Nathaniel Greene, an American Revolutionary War general, was second to George Washington He is noted for his triumphs against the British in North and South Carolina during 1780 and 1782.
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One of the most trusted generals of the Revolutionary army was Nathanael Greene, Washington's friend and comrade-in-arms.
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Nathanael Greene was a Revolutionary War General who studied law under Thomas Jefferson. He led American forces in major battles and served as supreme commander of the Continental Army in Sept., 1780;
Greene's battlefield strategy forced Cornwallis to Yorktown.
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As I recall, his baby daughter was passed up through a crowd (mosh pit style) to General de Lafeyette -- the french general -- to be kissed.

I have recently come across Greene in readings (not research) in the recently published (around 2006 or so) 1776 and the biography of Alexander Hamilton.

Revolutionary war links:
In family records I left some prior research showing two Garnsey's (direct descendents) also father and son fought in Revolutionary war. (All while Thomas Talbot was in British army in England at the time.)



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Nathanial Greene Timeline
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