Battle of Waxhaws

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The Battle of Waxhaws was a brutal 1780 American Revolutionary War clash in South Carolina, notorious for a massacre of surrendering Continental troops that fueled Patriot outrage against the British.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Battle of Waxhaws canonical 11
1780 (Battle of Waxhaws) 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Buford’s Massacre ⓘ
Waxhaws Massacre ⓘ
associatedWith British attempt to pacify the Carolinas ⓘ
Southern campaign of 1780 ⓘ
belligerent Great Britain ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
United States ⓘ
casualtiesAmericanCapturedApprox about 50 ⓘ
casualtiesAmericanKilledWoundedApprox over 200 ⓘ
casualtiesBritishKilledWoundedApprox around 50 ⓘ
category Battles involving Banastre Tarleton ⓘ
Battles of the American Revolutionary War in South Carolina ⓘ
combatant British Army ⓘ
Continental Army ⓘ
Loyalist troops ⓘ
Patriot troops ⓘ
commander Abraham Buford ⓘ
Banastre Tarleton ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
controversy dispute over whether Americans were attacked while attempting to surrender ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 1780-05-29 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Camden ⓘ
forceTypeAmerican Virginia Continental troops ⓘ
forceTypeBritish British Legion dragoons and infantry ⓘ
hasEffectOn Patriot recruitment in the Southern colonies ⓘ
reputation of Banastre Tarleton as ruthless ⓘ
historicalRegion Waxhaws border region of North and South Carolina ⓘ
linked to: Waxhaws region
impact fueled Patriot outrage against the British ⓘ
strengthened anti-British sentiment in the Southern colonies ⓘ
location Waxhaws region, South Carolina ⓘ
linked to: Waxhaws region

near present-day Lancaster County, South Carolina ⓘ
notableFor alleged massacre of surrendering Continental troops ⓘ
high American casualties ⓘ
“Tarleton’s Quarter” controversy ⓘ
partOf Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
precededBy Siege of Charleston ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
sloganInspired “Tarleton’s Quarter” ⓘ
tacticalSituation American rear guard retreating from the fall of Charleston ⓘ
troopStrengthAmericanApprox about 350 ⓘ
troopStrengthBritishApprox about 270 ⓘ
year 1780 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Banastre Tarleton → battle → Battle of Waxhaws ⓘ
British Legion → engagement → Battle of Waxhaws ⓘ
Tarleton's Legion → engagement → Battle of Waxhaws ⓘ
Carolina campaign of 1780 → hasPart → Battle of Waxhaws ⓘ
Waxhaws massacre controversy → hasMainTopic → Battle of Waxhaws ⓘ
Waxhaws massacre controversy → appliesToEvent → Battle of Waxhaws ⓘ
Buford’s Massacre → hasAlias → Battle of Waxhaws ⓘ
Abraham Buford → conflict → Battle of Waxhaws ⓘ
Abraham Buford → date → 1780 (Battle of Waxhaws) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Waxhaws
Tarleton’s Quarter → associatedWith → Battle of Waxhaws ⓘ
subject linked to: “Tarleton’s Quarter”
Tarleton’s Quarter → relatedEvent → Battle of Waxhaws ⓘ
subject linked to: “Tarleton’s Quarter”
British Legion dragoons → engagement → Battle of Waxhaws ⓘ