Revolutionary War Stories You Never Learned in School, Eps. 4: The Tide Turns in Carolina

The Revolutionary War's final chapter wasn't written in New England — it was written in the Carolinas and Virginia. In this series finale, James Ottley and Thornton Kennedy trace how the momentum shifted decisively south, starting with patriot militias routing the British at Kings Mountain and Cowpens. Then comes Guilford Courthouse — a battle General Nathanael Greene technically lost, but one that bled Cornwallis's army so badly it never recovered. A few months later, that damage caught up with the Crown at Yorktown, the last major battle of the war. The premise driving this whole series: ask most Americans where independence was won, and they'll say the Northeast. The real answer is the Carolinas and Virginia. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.