Early Modern era · 1780
Battle of Waxhaws
The Battle of Waxhaws (also known as the Waxhaws Massacre, Buford's Massacre, and Battle of Waxhaw Creek) was a military engagement which took place near Lancaster, South Carolina on May 29, 1780, during the American Revolutionary War. A provincial unit, the British Legion commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton, overtook a Patriot force led by Abraham Buford.
- When
- 29 May 1780
- Where
- Lancaster County
- Era
- Early Modern
Topics
Before and after
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