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American Revolution Podcast

ARP251 Waxhaws Massacre

American Revolution Podcast

Michael Troy

History, Education

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 July 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Colonel Banastre Tarleton slaughters a group of escaping Continentals at Waxhaw. General Clinton's edict that all colonists must join loyalist militias convinces many paroled men to rally to patriot units commanded by leaders such as Thomas Sumter and Francis Marion. Patriots attack and massacre a loyalist regiment commanded by Christian Huck. Blog https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as pictures, and links related to this week's episode. Book Recommendation of the Week: The Swamp Fox: How Francis Marion Saved the American Revolution, by John Oller (borrow on archive.org). Online Recommendation of the Week: Weems, Mason L. Life of Gen'l Francis Marion, (originally published 1809): https://archive.org/details/lifeofgenlfranci00weem  Join the Facebook group, American Revolution Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/132651894048271 Follow the podcast on Twitter @AmRevPodcast Join the podcast mail list: https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy  ARP T-shirts and other merch: http://tee.pub/lic/AmRevPodcast Support this podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/AmRevPodcast or via PayPal http://paypal.me/AmRevPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This week episode 251 the Battle of Waxhaws.

1:04.0

We last left South Carolina in episode 2.48, where the greatest American loss of the war

1:09.6

led to the capture of the entire Southern army under Benjamin Lincoln at Charleston.

1:15.0

British General Henry Clinton had assembled one of the largest British armies of the war and used

1:20.8

a cautious siege strategy to capture the entire American army inside the city.

1:26.8

Following the British victory, General Clinton prepared to return to New York City

1:31.2

with roughly one-third of his army, leaving the remainder under General

1:35.6

Cornwallis to keep control of the southern colonies that were now under British authority,

1:40.8

South Carolina, Georgia, and East and West Florida.

1:45.0

Cornwallis also had authority to take North Carolina on his own initiative if the opportunity

1:50.4

presented itself. General Clinton issued two decrees before leaving South Carolina.

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