2629439 The Battle of Guilford, 1780-90 (etching) by American School, (18th century); 10x14 cm; New York Public Library, USA; (add.info.: The Battle of Guilford Court House was a battle fought on March 15, 1781, at a site which is now in Greensboro, the county seat of Guilford County, North Carolina, during the American Revolutionary War. A 2,100-man British force under the command of Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis defeated Major General Nathanael Greene\'s 4,500 Americans. The British Army, however, sustained such heavy casualties that the result was a strategic victory for the Americans.); American, out of copyright.