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The trail passes through the actual deployment of the American third line, placing it differently from the location of the Regulars’ Monument near Stop 7. Recent research and study may reveal more accurately how the battle action fit the terrain. Before rejoining the historic road trace, the route curves along high ground that Greene chose wisely, forcing the British to climb out of the creek valley before engaging the patriots’ most seasoned troops, the Maryland and Delaware Continentals. This was the day’s most fiercely contested ground.
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Greensboro, North Carolina · United States
