Nathanael Greene

Nathanael Greene (1742–1786) was a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and one of George Washington's most trusted and capable subordinates. He is best known for his command of the Southern Department from 1780 to 1783, where his strategic campaign of attrition against British forces under Lord Cornwallis regained control of the Carolinas and Georgia, setting the stage for the decisive American victory at Yorktown. Earlier in the war, he served with distinction at the Siege of Boston, the battles of Trenton, Brandywine, and Germantown, and as Quartermaster General during the winter at Valley Forge.