NC, USA
Cornwallis House Site
Landmark
The site on Market Street where General Cornwallis headquartered in April 1781 while his army rested at Wilmington following the Guilford Courthouse campaign. It was here that Cornwallis made the decision to march north into Virginia rather than south to reinforce British positions in South Carolina — one of the most consequential command decisions of the war. A marker identifies the site.
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Market St area, Wilmington, NC 28401
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Major General Robert Howe
Colonel Alexander Lillington
Major James Henry Craig
General Lord Charles Cornwallis, Major General Nathanael Greene
Major James Henry Craig, General Lord Charles Cornwallis, Major General Nathanael Greene
General Lord Charles Cornwallis, Major General Nathanael Greene
General Lord Charles Cornwallis, Major General Nathanael Greene
Major James Henry Craig, Colonel David Fanning, Governor Thomas Burke
Major James Henry Craig, General Lord Charles Cornwallis