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To: Pharmboy

Guilford Courthouse

This flag is an example of the lack of uniformity in American flags during the Revolutionary period as each group chose what flag to be used as it's standard. This flag has the unique elements of an elongated canton and blue stripes. It was raised over the Guilford Courthouse, North Carolina on March 15, 1781 under the leadership of General Greene whose militiamen halted the British advance through the Carolinas and turned them back to the seaport towns. This was one of the bloodiest battles of the long war with the British losing over a quarter of their troops.

4 posted on 08/20/2007 6:18:03 AM PDT by lwd (Fear and Loathing in Liberal Land: Hunter-Thompson 2008)
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To: lwd

Thanks for the post.


6 posted on 08/20/2007 6:20:55 AM PDT by Pharmboy ("Liberals love humanity but hate people" Dick Armey)
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