Why Famous:Forged a reputation as one of George Washington's most effective officers during the American Revolutionary War. Greene was made General in the newly created Continental Army in 1775 and its third Quartermaster General in 1778.
Greene went on to commanded the highly successful Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War, replacing General Horatio Gates.
Born: August 7, 1742 Birthplace:Potowomut, Rhode Island, British America Star Sign: Leo
1775-06-14 US Army first forms as the Continental Army to fight American Revolutionary War
1775-10-08 Officers decide to bar slaves & free blacks from Continental Army
1778-03-02 Nathanael Greene is appointed Quartermaster General of the Continental Army under George Washington
1781-03-15 Battle of Guilford Court House; British troops under Cornwallis defeat American forces but their heavy losses led to ceding of territory and a strategic loss
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