Bufords Massacre and Bloody Tarleton the Tide Turns Discussion Points The People of America 1775 and Their Politics The State of the War in 177879 British Leaders and War Plans for 1780 ID: 574240
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The American Revolution - War in the South-1780
Buford’s Massacre and Bloody Tarleton, the Tide TurnsSlide2Slide3
Discussion Points
The People of America 1775 and Their Politics
The State of the War in 1778-79
British Leaders and War Plans for 1780
Invasion of the South and the Siege of Charles Town Slide4
Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton the British Legion & Col. Abraham Buford and the 11
th Virginia 3
rd
Detachment
Battle of the Waxhaws The Aftermath The Battlefield Today
Friends of the Buford Massacre BattlefieldSlide5
People of America 1775
Population of the colonies and there ethnic origins
The great majority of the population of both North and South Carolina is in the Western mountains and the bulk of these people are Scots-Irish.
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Politics of the South
Supporters of the American Cause are called Whigs or Patriots and by the British those damned Rebels.
Those that are in favor of remaining with the British Crown are called Tories or Loyalists.
Before the British invasion of 1780 the population of the Carolinas is equally divided in their politics with one third of the population Loyalist, one third Whig and the remaining third being neutral.Slide7
The State of the War in 1779
Most of the battles prior to 1780 are fought in the Northern and Middle Colonies
By 1779 the war had evolved into a stalemate.
American forces controlled most of the rural areas, and port cities however British blockades disrupted commerce. Slide8
General Sir Henry Clinton and the Southern StrategySlide9
Charles Lord Cornwallis, First Marquis of Cornwallis (1738 - 1805)Slide10
The British Siege of Charles TownSlide11
Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton
1754- 1833Slide12
Col. Abraham Buford (1747-1833)Slide13
Uniforms of the British Legion and 17th Light DragoonsSlide14
Uniforms of the 11th Virginia and British Legion InfantrySlide15
Battle of the Waxhaws
Col. Buford and his 3
rd
detachment of the 11
th Virginia Regiment is one of 3 reorganized Virginia Detachments.The 1st and 2nd detachments, are captured at the surrender of Charles TownHe is ordered to retire to North Carolina and safety.Slide16
Battle of the Waxhaws
Cornwallis sends the British Legion in pursuit.
After a hard ride Tarleton and his Legion overtake the Americans near a crossing in Northern, South Carolina near the intersection of present day SC Route 9 and 522. Slide17
Early Drawing of Tarleton’s Charge at the Battle of the WaxhawsSlide18
Casualties and Recriminations of the Battle
113 Americans are dead on the field150 are wounded most so severely from saber cuts they will die in days or weeks.
50 Americans are captured and interred in prisons ships in Charles Town (most will die during their captivity)
British casualties are 5 dead and 15 woundedSlide19
The Aftermath - Kings Mountain a Resounding American Victory
American Casualties29 killed
58 wounded
[2]
British Casualties290 killed163 wounded668 captured[Slide20
The Aftermath – Battle of the Cowpens and Tarleton’s Defeat
American General Daniel
Morgan developed and
executed a strategy which
utterly destroyed forces ledby Tarleton, this includedhis British Legion loyalisttroops And British regulars.Slide21
The Aftermath – Yorktown and Final VictorySlide22
LANCASTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA
Metal Detector Survey and Battlefield Delineation of the Buford’s Massacre (Waxhaws) Revolutionary War Battlefield,
SC Route 9 and SC Route 522 Intersection Improvements
The Battlefield TodaySlide23
Artifacts collected on the battlefield tell us a story of how the battle was fought where the opponents were located and the size of the battlefield. Slide24
A few .68 to .70 diameter musket balls for the .75 Brown Bess were also recoveredSlide25
Other items recovered on the battlefield included personal items and fragments of weaponsSlide26Slide27Slide28
Mass Grave Burial Site Located at the Buford Massacre BattlefieldSlide29
Friends of the Buford Massacre BattlefieldSlide30
Battlefield Clean Up – 2012, Buford High School JROTCSlide31
Battlefield Clean Up – 2012, Buford High School JROTCSlide32
The Buford Battle FlagSlide33Slide34
Setting the Flagpole at Buford Massacre BattlefieldSlide35
Our Helpers and Miss EmilySlide36
New Flagpole for the Buford BattlefieldSlide37
JROTC Color Guard Raising the Flags and Revolutionary Re-Enactor Honor Guard Slide38
The American and Buford Flag Fly for the First Time in 232 Years over the Buford Massacre BattlefieldSlide39
To Honor and RememberSlide40
Mission Statement of the Friends of the Buford Massacre Battlefield
It is the mission of the Friends of the Buford Massacre Battlefield to promote, preserve and improve this battlefield memorial; to provide an educational experience so that the memory of these fallen heroes and their supreme sacrifice is not forgotten nor the significance of this battle denied it’s place in history. Slide41
Rendering of Future Buford Massacre MemorialSlide42
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