Talk:Long Run massacre
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Confusing
editThere are some serious issues with the chronology and alot of missing pieces. Here are the issues I encountered:
- The article states that the Long Run Massacre occurred on 13 September 1781.
- It then states that "a day earlier" (12 September), settlers learned that a raid was planned on their fort.
- Then, "Some settlers hesitated for two days", so this would be 14 September? Two days after they heard a raid was planned, which is also one day after the massacre.
- It sounds like those settlers that "hesitated" were the ones massacred. How could they have been massacred, if they hesitated until the day after?
- Then, "Following the loss of part of their military guard" - wait, there was a military guard? How were they lost?
- Then 17 soldiers were killed. Why are these included in the massacre casualties? I'm guessing they were armed and fought back, so seems more of a battle than a massacre. But if reliable sources includes them, then that's fine but should be explained.
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