. The Library of historic characters and famous events of all nations. NATHANIEL GREENE was, afterWashington, the ablest of the Amer-ican Revolutionary heroes. Hismental qualities singularly resem-bled those of the Commander-in-chief,—the same calm judgment,the same originality, energ}, perse-verance, and capacity of adaptinghimself to circumstances. WhenWashington, year after year, stood on the defensive, and whenGreene made his memorable retreat through North Carolina,there were many who openly charged them with incapacity ;but both of these great Generals, conscious of their superiorinsight
. The Library of historic characters and famous events of all nations. NATHANIEL GREENE was, afterWashington, the ablest of the Amer-ican Revolutionary heroes. Hismental qualities singularly resem-bled those of the Commander-in-chief,—the same calm judgment,the same originality, energ}, perse-verance, and capacity of adaptinghimself to circumstances. WhenWashington, year after year, stood on the defensive, and whenGreene made his memorable retreat through North Carolina,there were many who openly charged them with incapacity ;but both of these great Generals, conscious of their superiorinsight, persisted in the course they had laid down for them-selves, and finally triumphed. As the war progressed thenatural daring of Greene became tempered with can exceed in boldness the resolution he took toabandon Virginia to Cornwallis; yet it was based on thesoundest rules, and eventually wrought the downfall of thatGeneral, and the emancipation of the Carolinas. Nathaniel Greene was born at Warwick, Rhode Island, onthe 27th of INIay, 1742. His fa
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