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Nathanael Greene
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Nathanael Greene
Nathanael Greene
(June 19, 1786, sometimes misspelled
Nathaniel
) was a
major general
of the
Continental Army
in the
American Revolutionary War
, known for his successful command in the
Southern Campaign
, forcing British Lieutenant General
Charles Cornwallis
to abandon
the Carolinas
and head for
Virginia
. When the war began, Greene was a
militia
private
, the lowest rank possible; he emerged from the war with a reputation as
George Washington
's most gifted and dependable officer. Many places in the United States are
named for him
. Greene suffered financial difficulties in the post-war years and died in 1786.
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