Coventry Quest – Leadership
Great revolutions depend on great leadership—and few leaders shaped America’s fight for independence more than General Nathanael Greene of Rhode Island. A self-taught strategist and one of George Washington’s most trusted advisors, Greene rose from local militia officer to commanding general of the Southern Theater of the Revolutionary War. His brilliant campaign of maneuver and endurance weakened British forces and ultimately helped pave the way for Cornwallis’s defeat at Yorktown.
This walking property tour at the historic Greene Homestead invites explorers into the world where Greene’s leadership story began. Along the way, you’ll also meet Greene's wife, Catharine “Caty” Littlefield Greene, whose intelligence, humor, and vivacious spirit lifted the morale of officers and soldiers alike—at difficult encampments, including the harsh winter at Valley Forge.
Through historic landscapes, personal stories, and the echoes of decisions that shaped a nation, the Coventry Quest reveals leadership not only as strategy and command—but as partnership, resilience, and the ability to inspire others in the most uncertain of times.