The Patriot Movie vs. Real History: The Waxhaws Massacre That Inspired It
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The Patriot Movie vs. Real History: The Waxhaws Massacre That Inspired It

Mel Gibson's Benjamin Martin never existed, but the British atrocity that turns him into a guerrilla fighter did — on a Carolina borderland in May 1780, Banastre Tarleton's cavalry cut down surrendering Continentals and created a battle cry that echoed for the rest of the Revolution. The post The Patriot Movie vs. Real History: The Waxhaws Massacre That Inspired It appeared first on History Collection.