Battle of Waxhaws

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The War Years (1775-1783) October 15, 2019 October 14, 2019

Picking Up the Pieces: Virginia’s “Eighteen-Months Men” of 1780–81

by Michael Cecere

The first half of 1780 had gone disastrously for Virginia. The surrender of Gen. Benjamin Lincoln’s army at Charleston and the destruction of Col….

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Critical Thinking August 7, 2013 August 28, 2016

Debating Waxhaws: Was There a Massacre?

by Wayne Lynch and Jim Piecuch

We return to the courtroom of the American Revolution for another debate between Journal of the American Revolution contributors Jim Piecuch and Wayne Lynch….

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