they could not get more soldiers because they would have to come from new york or charleston. cornwallis last 25% of his army over 526 men, he was able to put this back in the philippine general greene, -- back in the field. general greene retreated with his army intact. he got more militia to come back from the end into his army. by the end, greene was back to almost 4000 men with the m ilitia. cornwallis didn't have any men to come to his aid. cornwallis went to wilmington, north carolina. he had to make a decision as to where to go. if he went back to charleston it would look like defeat. if he came back in the field without extra men he would not be able to fight greene again. cornwallis decided he was going to virginia and would take a british army in virginia. he took command of the british army in virginia. ultimately he wound up at yorktown surrendering to the forces of the continental army peered general greene would retain command in the southern army. he would ultimately march as a conqueror into charleston, south carolina. the city of greensboro is named fort natha

of their army, and they could not get more soldiers, because they would have to come from new york or charleston, and they were too far away to support cornwallis, so although he lost 25% of his army, over 526 men, then he was unable to put those armies back in the field. general greene, on the other hand, although he lost field the kind of won the battle because when he retreated with his army intact, that he got more militia to come back into his army so by the end of the battle, general greene was back up to almost 4000 men again with the militia that he had, and cornwallis did not have any men to come to his aid, so cornwallis had to retreat, and he first went to wilmington, north carolina, and he had to make the asian as to where to go. if he went back to charleston, it would look like defeat. if he came back into the field without extra men, he would not be able to find greene again, so cornwallis decided to go to virginia, and he took command of the british army in virginia and then ultimately, he wound up at yorktown, surrendering to the forces of the continental army. general general gr

they could not get more soldiers because they would have to come from new york or charleston. they were too far away. although he lost 25% of his army, over 500 men, he was able -- unable to put those armies back. general greene on the other hand, although he lost the field, kind of won the battle because greene retreated with his army intact and then he got more militia to come back from the end of the battle into his army. i the end of the army, greene was back up to almost 4000. cornwallis didn't have any men to come to his aid. cornwallis had to go off in retreat. he of course went to wilmington north carolina. then he had to make the decision as to where to go. if he went back to charleston, it would look like to feed. if he came back into the field, he wouldn't be able to fight again. cornwallis decided he was going to virginia and take the british army in virginia. he took command of the british army in virginia and then ultimately he wound up in yorktown surrendering to the forces of the continental army. general greene was still retaining command in the southern army.