British losses in 1781

Washington ordered Nathanael Greene, his ablest general, to march south and harass Cornwallis as he retreated. *Greene divided his force into two groups, sending 600 soldiers under the command of General Daniel Morgan to South Carolina. * Cornwallis, in turn, sent Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton and his troops to pursue Morgan’s soldiers. Morgan and his men led the British on a grueling chase through rough countryside. *When the forces met in January 1781 the outnumbered Continental army fought back and forced the redcoats to surrender. *Angered by the defeat at Cowpens, Cornwallis attacked Greene two months later at Guilford Court House, North Carolina. Cornwallis won the battle, but the victory cost him nearly a fourth of his troops. Ninety-three were killed, over 400 were wounded, and 26 were missing. * Greene had weakened the British, but he worried about the fight for the South