The life of Nathanael Greene, one of the more prominent American Revolutionary War commanders who, despite his Quaker upbringing and religious expulsion for military interest, became a key American general known for his strategic brilliance and resilience, famously stating, "We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again. Led one of the most important campaigns of the Revolution, fighting the British in North and South Carolina, most famously at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse which began the road to British surrender at Yorktown. Interestingly, George Washington and Nathanael Greene were the only two American generals who served continuously throughout the entire eight years of the Revolutionary War, from the first brief skirmishes at Boston to the final evacuation of American soil by the British in 1783. Title: The Fighting Quaker: Nathanael Greene Author Name: Thane, Elswyth Location Published: Aeonian Press: 1977 Binding: softcover Book Condition: Excellent Pages: 304 Categories: Biographies & Memoirs, Commanders & Leaders, North Carolina Military History Seller ID: 2147
