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American Revolutionary War: At the Waxhaws Massacre, the British continue attacking after the Continentals lay down their arms, killing 113 and critically wounding all but 53 that remained.
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1775–1783 American war of independence from Great Britain
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1780 battle of the American Revolutionary War
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