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BATTLE OF WAXHAW

The Battle of Waxhaw was a major American defeat at the hands of the British on May the 29th 1780 during the American War of Independence. After the capture of Charleston, South Carolina, detachments of British troops set out to seize strategic points in the interior. One detachment of 700 cavalry under Tarleton, pursued a Virginian regiment under Colonel Buford and overtook it at Waxhaw, South Carolina. Colonel Buford and 100 infantry fled in a rout. The remaining 316 were killed or captured.
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