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Crown Forces Monument

n March 15, 1781, a British army led by Lord Cornwallis and an American army commanded by General Nathanael Greene fought the fiercely contested Battle of Guilford Court House.

prominent Member of Parliament at the time, when told the British Army had won a victory at Guilford, but at such a high cost in casualties, exclaimed, "...another such victory will ruin the British Army!" The severe damage inflicted on the British Army in this encounter, was a primary factor influencing the Parliament and King George to accept their army's isolation and encirclement at Yorktown later in the year, as a final military end to the war.

oday, on the grounds of the Guilford Court House National Military Park, which is located on the site of that battle, there are 28 monuments. However, only a single monument - one that marks the spot where a British officer was thought to have fallen - recognizes the American adversaries in this significant battle.

any British soldiers and their comrades in arms still rest there in unmarked graves.

he Guilford Battleground Company proposes to construct a monument to recognize all of the soldiers who fought and died under the British flag at Guilford.

he Guilford Battleground Company believes that such a monument, not only will acknowledge their sacrifice in war, but will also better enable the park in interpreting the battle to its visitors.

hrough the efforts of Colonel Jonathan Lloyd, representing the British Army on duty as Counselor and Military Advisor to the United Kingdom Mission to the United Nations, we have received generous donations from the following British Regimental Associations.

• The King's Own Royal Border Regiment
• The Black Watch
• The Royal Artillery
• The Royal Welch Fusiliers
• The Coldstream Guards
• The Grenadier Guards
• The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers

en of these historic regiments have fought for freedom alongside American soldiers in both World Wars, Korea and in the Middle East.

n order to provide a monument that will appropriately memorialize the valor and sacrifice of previously brave adversaries who are now our closest allies, we need to raise a total of $15,000. Your support for this too long delayed recognition is deeply appreciated.

ontributions should be made payable to the Guilford Battleground Company. Please write on the check that it is for the Crown Forces Monument. We will acknowledge in writing, the receipt of each contribution.

hecks should be mailed to:
Guilford Battleground Company
P.O. Box 39508
Greensboro, NC 27438
USA

he Guilford Battleground Company is a 501(c) 3 not for profit organization. Your contribution is tax deductible.

Crown Forces Engaged at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse:

det. 1st Regiment of Foot Guards
det. Coldstream Guards
det. 3rd Regiment of Foot Guards
23rd Regiment of Foot, Royal Welch Fusiliers
33rd Regiment of Foot
2nd Battalion, 71st Regiment of Foot, Fraser’s Highlanders
dets. Capt. T. Johnson's and Capt. C. Wood's Coys, Royal Regiment of Artillery
Hessen-Kassel Regiment von Bose
det. Hessen-Kassel Jägerkorps
det. Ansbach-Bayreuth Jägerkorps
det. 17th Regiment of Light Dragoons
British Legion Cavalry
Royal North Carolina Regiment