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	Nathanael Greene - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Greene was the son of Nathanael Greene, Sr.
		Greene's generalship and judgment were again conspicuously illustrated in the next few weeks, in which he allowed Cornwallis to march north to Virginia and himself turned swiftly to the reconquest of the inner country of South Carolina.
		The third was the USS Nathanael Greene (SSBN-636), a James Madison-class nuclear submarine.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nathanael_Greene (1887 words)

	New Georgia Encyclopedia: Nathanael Greene (1742-1786)
		Nathanael (sometimes spelled Nathaniel) Greene was one of the most respected generals of the Revolutionary War and a talented military strategist.
		Greene later commanded the Rhode Island militia and became a brigadier general in the Continental army, acting in the siege of Boston in 1776.
		Greene died unexpectedly of sunstroke in 1786, at the age of forty-four.
	www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2556 (1187 words)

	Nathanael Greene - LoveToKnow 1911
		NATHANAEL GREENE (1742-1786), American general, son of a Quaker farmer and smith, was born at Potowomut, in the township of Warwick, Rhode Island, on the 7th of August (not, as has been stated, 6th of June) 1742.
		Greene's letters of October 1775 and January 1776 to Samuel Ward, then a delegate from Rhode Island to the Continental Congress, favoured a declaration of independence.
		Greene was placed in command of Fort Lee, and on the 25th of October succeeded General Israel Putnam in command of Fort Washington.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Nathanael_Greene (1055 words)

	NATHANAEL GREENE by Janie B. Cheaney
		Nathanael Greene was so instrumental in raising the "Rhode Island Army of Observation" that he expected to be elected one of its Lieutenants.
		Greene was soon incorporated into the Continental army with his rank confirmed by Congress, and thereafter kept close to the Commander as one of his most trusted counselors.
		Greene held the post from the winter of 1777 to August of 1780, his most frustrating and controversial service--frustrating by the very nature of the job, and controversial by the use he made of it.
	jrshelby.com /kimocowp/greene.htm (3395 words)

	Nathanael Greene (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Nathanael was the fourth son in a family of eight boys and one girl, two being the issue of Nathanael the elder's first marriage, and the others of the second.
		Greene was in command of the reserve, stationed on a lofty eminence a little in the rear of Wayne, who commanded the centre behind Chadd's ford.
		Greene's division, moving in a circuitous course to attack the front of the British right wing, delayed by the difficulties of the route and a mistake of his guide, did not get to the field as early as was planned, and Wayne accidentally occupied the ground assigned it.
	www.marquisdelafayette.net /famousamericans.net/nathanaelgreene.com (4360 words)

	The American Revolution (Nathanael Greene)
		Nathanael Green was an American Revolutionary soldier, born in Warwick, RI and self educated.
		Green was then given command of the southern Revolutionary Army and despite reverses suffered at Guilford Courthouse, NC and Hobkirks hill, SC (March and April 1781) he was successful in forcing the enemy to retreat to three coastal bases, where they were subsequently trapped.
		Nathanael Greene was a patriot in the mold of Paul Revere.
	theamericanrevolution.org /ipeople/ngreene.asp (2382 words)

	Nathanael Greene Papers, American Philosophical Society
		Nathanael Greene was one of the leading commanders in the Continental Army, and the only officer George Washington saw as capable of leading in his absence.
		Nathanael Greene rose from the rank of private to major-general in a short time to become one of the leading commanders in the Continental Army, and the only officer George Washington saw as capable of leading in his absence.
		Greene's military knowledge, likeable personality, and political influence caught the attention of the Rhode Island assembly, and in 1775 he was appointed over veteran officers of the Seven Years' War as general of the Rhode Island Army of Observation.
	www.amphilsoc.org /library/mole/g/greene.htm (6494 words)

	General Nathanael Greene
		Greene now resolved upon the unfolding of his strategy, if he could lure Cornwallis to Guilford Court-House, North Carolina, he would have battleground of his own choosing for his inferior army and at the same time Cornwallis would be unusually distant from his main base of supplies at Wilmington.
		Greene had freed the State of North Carolina from the major forces of the British army and that he was able to accomplish this with an inefficient and poorly equipped army, reveals that a moral as well as a military victory was on his side.
		Greene had carefully prepared for a surprise attack and was well on his way when two deserters of his army informed the British of the approach of the American army.
	www.ushistory.org /valleyforge/served/greene.html (3421 words)

	Major General Nathanael Greene - Quartermaster General 1778-1780
		Nathanael Greene was born in Rhode Island in 1742 of Quaker parentage.
		Greene was deeply mortified, but his character is revealed by the fact that he remained in the company as a private.
		Greene flatly rejected this doctrine, and when he observed that the reorganization at the same time took away his two trusted officers, Pettit and Cox, he immediately sent in his resignation, on July 26.
	www.qmfound.com /MG_Nathanael_Greene.htm (836 words)

	Biography of Nathanael Greene
		Although Greene was a founding member, his participation in the group was challenged because of a slight limp that he had since childhood.
		Greene resigned as Quartermaster General on 26 July 1780 because he did not agree with Congress’s new policy of requisitioning supplies from the individual states.
		Greene split his force in the face of a superior enemy by sending a flying army under the command of Brigadier General Daniel Morgan to threaten Cornwallis and bolster local militia support.
	members.aol.com /JonMaltbie/Biography.html (2034 words)

	Nathaneal Greene
		Nathanael Greene, American General in the Revolutionary War who was an aide and confidant of Gen.
		Greene was born in Warwick, R. I., on Aug. 7, 1742, the son of a prosperous Quaker farmer and ironmaster.
		Greene's generalship was largely responsible for the triumph of the American forces in the South.
	www.irqpa.org /lphs/1948/4th/GREENE.HTM (697 words)

	BookRags: Nathanael Greene Biography
		American Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene (1742-1786) was considered "the greatest military genius of the war." His chief contribution to the American victory lay in his brilliant southern campaign.
		Nathanael Greene was born in Potowomut, R.I., on Aug. 7, 1742.
		Greene lost battles--Guilford Court House in March 1781, Hobkirk's Hill in April, and Eutaw Springs in September--but in every instance, it was the British who suffered the heaviest losses and who found it necessary to withdraw, regroup, and await reinforcement.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/nathanael-greene (792 words)

	Nathanael Greene
		The American general Nathanael Greene, son of a Quaker farmer and smith, was born at Potowomut, in the township of Warwick, Rhode Island, on the 7th of August (not, as has been stated, 6th of June) 1742.
		Greene then gave his forces a six weeks rest on the High Hills of the Santee, and on the 8th of September, with 2600 men, engaged the British under Lt. Col.
		Greene was a singularly able, and -- like other prominent generals on the American side -- a self-trained soldier, and was second only to Washington among the officers of the American army in military ability.
	www.nndb.com /people/002/000049852 (1097 words)

	Nathanael Greene
		Greene was in charge of the Continental First Division which was held in reserve at Chadds Ford on September 11, 1777.
		Greene had been a flsmith before the war, but by the time it was over, he was acknowledged to be a general in capability second only to Washington.
		Green died an early death in 1784 at the age of forty-four.
	www.ushistory.org /brandywine/special/art03.htm (361 words)

	GENERAL NATHANAEL GREENE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		NATHANAEL GREENE, Major-General in the Continental Army, was born on July 27, 1742, Potowomut, Warwick, Rhode Island.
		On November 6, 1895, the name of General Nathanael Greene was chosen by the charter members as the name of the Chapter.
		Thomas Casey Greene, donated a number of earlier volumes to the NSDAR Library in Washington, D.C. In July 1993 the Chapter also donated a large picture of General Nathanael Greene to the Homestead in Coventry.
	members.cox.net /gngreene/ChapterHistory.html (467 words)

	Today in History: August 7
		Appointed to the rank of major general in 1776, Greene is best known for his astuteness as commander in chief of the southern army, a position he assumed in 1778.
		He was elected commander in chief of the Rhode Island army in 1775 and served with ">George Washington during the siege of Boston in 1775 and 1776.
		Greene forced Cornwallis, whose forces far outnumbered the Americans, to divide his troops and defend his territory on two fronts.
	memory.loc.gov /ammem/today/aug07.html (397 words)

	Nathanael Greene
		Greene became a deputy in the Rhode Island General Assembly from 1770 to 1772, but his greatest interest was the military.
		Greene became the brigadier in charge of its three regiments.
		Greene's activities moved south and he became commander of the Army of the South in 1780.
	www.aoc.gov /cc/art/nsh/greene.cfm (237 words)

	Nathanael Greene
		Greene's hair is painted in wispy lines, his flesh tones are highlighted in Naples yellow, and his upper eyelids are incised with heavy lines.
		Rembrandt painted a copy of the Greene portrait (owned by the Maryland Historical Society) around 1795 for use during a patronage trip to Charleston, and for the Baltimore Peale Museum.
		After the war, Greene faced financial ruin when an army contractor whom he had underwritten defaulted on payments to the American government.
	www.cr.nps.gov /museum/exhibits/revwar/image_gal/indeimg/greene.html (360 words)

	Nathanael Greene, Greene County, Pennsylvania
		Greene was placed in command of Fort Lee, and on October 25 succeeded General Israel Putnam in command of Fort Washington.
		Germantown, Greene's command, having a greater distance to march than the right wing under Sullivan, failed to arrive in good time--a failure which Greene himself thought (without cause) would cost him Washington's regard; on this, with the affair of Fort Washington, Bancroft based his unfavourable estimate of Greene's ability.
		Greene then gave his forces a six weeks' rest on the High Hills of the Santee, and on September 8, with 2600 men, engaged the British under Lieutenant Colonel James Stuart (who had succeeded Lord Rawdon) at Eutaw Springs; the battle, although tactically drawn, so weakened the British that they withdrew to
	www.co.greene.pa.us /secured/gc/history/NathanelGreene.htm (1250 words)

	A Journey Towards Freedom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Nathanael Greene was born on May 27, 1742 in Warwick, Rhode Island.
		Greene fought in the Battles of Trenton, Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth, and Rhode Island.
		Since Greene donated his entire fortune and all his possessions, the state of Georgia rewarded him with a plantation near Savannah.
	library.advanced.org /10966/data/bgreene.shtml (222 words)

	Nathanael Greene
		Nathanael Greene was born in Potowomut (later Warwick), Rhode Island.
		Greene simultaneously conducted operations in the field, serving at Monmouth and later in Rhode Island.
		Nathanael Greene is well regarded by many military historians for possessing some of the strongest organizational and strategic skills of any of the American commanders in the War for Independence.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h1293.html (574 words)

	Nathanael Greene Papers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Nathanael Greene (1742-1786) stands second only to George Washington among the military leaders of the American Revolution; some historians consider him Washington's superior as a military strategist and tactician.
		Beginning with Volume VI and Greene's assumption of the southern command in late 1780, the Greene Papers are the best documentary source for the military history of the American Revolution in the South.
		The Greene Papers are useful not only for military aspects of the Revolution but also as a resource for the political, social, economic, and material-culture history of the period.
	adh.sc.edu /mepinfo/Greene/greebase.htm (462 words)

	Nathanael Greene
		Nathanael Greene was born 27 July 1742 at Warwick, R.I. An iron founder by trade, he served in the Rhode Island Assembly and in the Kentish Guards.
		Appointed Brigadier General by the Rhode Island Assembly, and Major General in the Continental Army, he was given command of a detachment of militia at the siege of Boston and was charged with protecting that city after the British withdrawal.
		Nathanael Greene (SSB(N)–636) was laid down 21 May 1962 at the Portsmouth, N.H., Naval Shipyard; launched 12 May 1964; sponsored by Mrs.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/n2/nathanael_greene.htm (296 words)

	Rhode Island news \| projo.com \| The Providence Journal \| Digital Extra \| The story of Nathanael Greene
		Nathanael Greene got called to Philadelphia to meet with Congress and he didn't like it; he was not fond of big cities and though he had served in Rhode Island's General Assembly, he had no patience for politicians.
		Nathanael Greene gave most of his troops a cooling rest in the High Hills of the Santee -- but not all of them.
		Her husband, Nathanael Greene, was not home for the birth, having sailed to New York in hopes of settling an enormous debt that he had borne to clothe the...
	www.projo.com /extra/2006/greene (3026 words)

	Nathanael Greene Academy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Nathanael Greene Academy is a school rich with history, traditional values, and a commitment to excellence by its parents and staff.
		It was named for General Nathanael Greene, a General under George Washington during the American Revolutionary War.
		It was in this building that classes were held for students until 1969 when the Greene County Board of Education deeded the five and one- tenth acres and buildings to the Town of Siloam.
	www.nathanaelgreeneacademy.com /pages/history.htm (354 words)

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