Nathanael Greene — The greatest general of the American Revolution that most people don’t know much about.

Early Life

Nathaniel Greene was born on August 7, 1742, in Warwick, RI; his parents, Nathaniel Sr. and Mary Greene, were from a devout Quaker family who had helped establish the colony during the 1630s. While growing up, Nathanael had no formal education but was a very bright and intelligent young man. Green was an avid reader and spent a lot of his time…