Paoli Massacre

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The Paoli Massacre was a brutal nighttime bayonet attack by British forces on Continental Army troops in 1777 during the American Revolutionary War, remembered for its ferocity and lack of quarter.

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Paoli Massacre canonical 2
Paoli massacre 2
Massacre at Paoli 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf massacre ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
aftermath increased American resentment toward British forces ⓘ
used as propaganda by American patriots ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Paoli ⓘ
Paoli Massacre (Battle of Paoli) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Paoli
attacker British Army ⓘ
belligerent Great Britain ⓘ
United States ⓘ
casualties high American casualties ⓘ
category Battles of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
Conflicts in 1777 ⓘ
Massacres in the Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
commander Anthony Wayne ⓘ
Charles Grey ⓘ
commanderRole Anthony Wayne commanded Continental troops ⓘ
linked to: Anthony Wayne

Charles Grey commanded British troops ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country United States (then Thirteen Colonies) ⓘ
linked to: Thirteen Colonies
date 1777-09-20 ⓘ
1777-09-21 ⓘ
defender Continental Army ⓘ
followedBy British occupation of Philadelphia ⓘ
forceType regular army forces on both sides ⓘ
hasCause British attempt to disrupt Continental Army forces near Philadelphia ⓘ
hasLegacy remembered for alleged British atrocities ⓘ
site preserved as a historic battlefield ⓘ
hasMottoOrCry "Remember Paoli" (later American battle cry) ⓘ
involves light infantry units of the British Army ⓘ
location Chester County, Pennsylvania ⓘ
near Paoli, Pennsylvania ⓘ
memorial Paoli Battlefield Historic Site ⓘ
notableFeature attack conducted largely without firing muskets ⓘ
reputation for giving no quarter ⓘ
partOf Philadelphia campaign ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Brandywine ⓘ
relatedEvent Battle of Germantown ⓘ
relatedPlace Paoli, Pennsylvania ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
state Pennsylvania ⓘ
strategicObjective to surprise and destroy Wayne's division ⓘ
tacticsUsed bayonet charge ⓘ
night attack ⓘ
timeOfDay night ⓘ
weaponUsed bayonet ⓘ
musket (mostly unfired to maintain surprise) ⓘ
year 1777 ⓘ

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

Battle of Paoli → alsoKnownAs → Paoli Massacre ⓘ
Battle of Goshen → followedBy → Paoli massacre ⓘ
linked to: Paoli Massacre
Battle of Paoli → alsoKnownAs → Massacre at Paoli ⓘ
linked to: Paoli Massacre
Battle of Paoli → rememberedAs → Paoli Massacre by Americans ⓘ
linked to: Paoli Massacre
British landing at Head of Elk, Maryland → followedBy → Paoli massacre ⓘ
linked to: Paoli Massacre