No Quarter

Pirate phrase meaning, no mercy. It was also a rallying cry for American Patriots after the Waxhaw Massacre, when Col. Banastre Tarleton slaughtered American troops who had already surrendered. This was a turning point of the American Revolution in the South because it roused neutrals and won over former Tories to the side of the revolutionaries.

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Waxhaw Massacre: The Waxhaw massacre was one of the most important, and is one of the most neglected, events in the American Revolution. The earliest references are to "Buford's Defeat" or the "Waxhaw massacre", but some have since called it "Buford's massacre" or "The Battle of the Waxhaws" - both of which seem un...

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