The battle fought at the small North Carolina hamlet of Guilford Courthouse on March 15, 1781 was the largest, most hotly-contested action of the Revolutionary War's climactic Southern Campaign. Guilford Courthouse proved to be the highwater mark of British military operations in the Revolutionary War. Weakened in his campaign against Greene, Lord Charles Cornwallis abandoned the Carolinas hoping for success in Virginia. At Yorktown, seven months after his victory at Guilford Courthouse, Lord Cornwallis would surrender to the combined American and French forces under General George Washington. Leashed pets are permitted in the park, but are not allowed in the buildings. Leashes must be no longer than six feet.