The Battle of Waxhaws

Part of the Summer of 1780, the months after Charleston fell when the backcountry rose.

May 29, 1780

aka Buford’s Massacre

Waxhaws: Blood in the Backcountry | The Southern Campaign

Waxhaws
Two faded silk regimental flags, the Buford battalion standards known as the Waxhaw colors
Buford Battalion Standards
Brick wall with white letters reading Buford Massacre 1780
Tall white marble marker beside the stone-covered mass grave at the Waxhaws battlefield, with small American flags
Red, white and blue wreaths on the iron fence around the mass grave at the Waxhaws battlefield
Granite monument at the top of stone steps among trees at the Waxhaws battlefield
Sign reading Buford Massacre Battlefield, The Battle of Waxhaws, Friends of the Buford Massacre Battlefield
Bronze plaque titled Battle of Waxhaws mounted on a brick wall
Granite stone headed Buford Battleground, erected by citizens of Lancaster County
Granite stone headed Buford Battleground, erected to the memory of the American soldiers who fell in the battle of May 29, 1780
Sketch of the Battle of the Waxhaws
Sketch-Battle of the Waxhaws

Detail from the preliminary sketch for a fanciful 19th century lithograph (never finished?) of the Battle of the Waxhaws. The original is in the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection, Brown University Library

The American Revolution in South Carolina – Waxhaws Battle Map

Waxhaws | Buford’s Massacre – American Battlefield Trust

The Battle of Waxhaws (Buford’s Massacre)