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| Dec. 2 | Maj. General Nathanael Greene arrived in Charlotte, North Carolina to take command of what remained of the Continental forces in the south |
| Jan 1 | Greene writes to T. Jefferson asking for troops & supplies |
| Jan. 17 | Battle of Cowpens |
| Jan. 23 | Greene, in his camp at Cheraw, gets word of the victory at Cowpens. |
| Jan. 24 | Lt. Colonel Henry Lee and Francis Marion raid Georgetown, South Carolina. |
| Jan. 31 | Morgan marched away from his camp heading for Salisbury and Trading Ford |
| Feb 1 | Cowan's (Cawan's) Ford Cornwallis's army successfully crosses the Catawba, defeating North Carolina militia guarding the fords. Gen. Davidson is killed defending the fords. |
| Feb. 2 | • Greene and Morgan carried out the series of marches that have become famous as the Retreat to the Dan • The first major crossing by Green over the Yadkin |
| Feb. 3 | Cornwallis makes it into Salisbury and attempts to bombard Greene's troops across the river. |
| Feb. 6 | Greene reaches Guilford and waits for Huger to join them |
| Feb. 7 | • Greene's army make a brief camp in a secure position in the forks of Reedy Creek within a few miles of Salem. • Huger's scarecrow force arrives "in a most dismal condition for the want of clothing, especially shoes" |
| Feb. 8 | • Greene moves his troops to Guilford C.H. • Huger's scarecrow force arrives "in a most dismal condition for the want of clothing, especially shoes" |
| Feb 9 |
• Council of War: Salisbury - impossible to oppose Cornwallis' troops
• Greene writes to Gov. Nash of N.C. asking for troops after consulting with Carrington about crossing at Irwin's and Boyd's Ferry. Also, that Kosciusko was preparing fortifications to cover the crossings. |
| Feb 10 | • Williams leaves Guilford Courthouse in the direction of Saura town to put him between Cornwallis and Greene's main body.
• Greene leaves, also, on the most direct route to Carrington's ferry sites • Gen. Andrew Pickens sent to raise militia and hang upon Cornwallis' rear |
| Feb. 11 | Greene crossed "New Haw Bridge", was at "Camp Reedy Fork", and at "Camp on the east side of Haw River, three miles north of High Rock ford". |
| Feb 13 | • Before dawn Tarleton reported to Cornwallis that the enemy's main body was actually moving toward the lower Dan
• Green at "Col. Moore's" near the village of Helena in Person County • Greene arrives at Boyd's Ferry and sends half his troops to Irwin's Ferry • Williams moves by way of The Red House in Caswell County. Then enters Halifax County 5 mile east of Milton. They were the last troops to cross the Dan. • 5:12 AM - Greene writes to Williams "All our troops are over and the stage is clear" |
| Feb. 14 | • NG To Colonel Otho H. Williams: at Irwin's Ferry 1/2 past 5 o'clock. "All our troops are over, and the stage is clear. The infantry will cross here, the horse below. Major Hardman has posted his party in readiness on this [the south] side, and the infantry and artillery are posted on the other, and I am ready to receive and give you a hearty welcome."
• By 8 PM Lee's horsemen arrived and began crossing. • Less than an hour after Lee's last boat crosses O'Hara arrived at the river to find his enemies all safe on the far side. • Greene rests his men "enjoying wholesome and abundant supplies of food in the rich and friendly county of Halifax" |
| Feb. 15 | • Greene at camp on the Dan River at Irwin's Ford writes to Baron Stuben • Cornwallis headquarters at a detached unit of Wiley's Tavern until the morning of the 17th. |
| Feb 16 | • The Inhabitants of Halifax County are therefore desir'd to furnish 300 cloth bags
• Horses are also asked for |
| Feb 17 | • NG Writes to Joseph Clay of North Carolina "Our Army is on the North side of the Bannister River, encamped at Halifax Court House" (Crystal Hill)
• The remaining British troops leave Boyd's Ferry |
| Feb 18 | (Feb 21 ? Date) Lee recrosses the Dan to reinforce Pickens in harassing British communications and foraging parties |
| Feb 19 | Greene dispatches Col. Stevens to get volunteers. Nearly 800 join the cause. |
| Feb 20 | • Greene also sends Colonel Otho Williams back across the Dan
• Writes to Nath. Hunt, Esqr, Sheriff of the County of Halifax to take the Cowpen prisoners to Charlottlesville |
| Feb 23 | • ( ? Date Feb 22) Greene recrosses the Dan to meet up with Lee and Pickens
• Greene wrote messages from "Wileys House," also known as Wiley's Tavern |
| Feb 24 | • Greene moves from Wiley's toward Dobbins |
| Feb. 25 | Pyle's Hacking Match; Haw River, North Carolina. Continental Lt. Colonel Henry Lee surprises and massacres Tory militia |
| Feb 27 | • Cornwallis departs from Hillsboro and moves to an encampment south of the Alamance Creek
• Otho Williams crosses the Haw River and takes up a position on the north side of Alamance Creek several miles from the Cornwallis camp |
| Feb 29 | Greene moves the main army to a position about 15 miles above the British camp |
| Mar 6 | • 3 AM - Cornwallis marches to surprise Williams and draw in Greene
• Wetzell's Mill engagement • Greene moves from Reedy Fork to the ironworks at Troublesome Creek • Both armies remain inactive for the next 8 days |
| Mar.15 | • Battle of New Garden - skirmish between Lee and Tarleton on British Army's approach to Guilford Court House
• Battle of Guilford Courthouse |