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This painting depicts retaliatory attacks by Patriots against Loyalists and Cherokees, who massacred Patriot forces and supporters of the revolution in 1776. (Kylie Brooks) https://moa.byu.edu/november-29-2017/
{{Information |Description ={{en|1=''The Reedy River Massacre'' by Joshua Shaw, 1838, oil on canvas, 10.5 x 14.25 inches, Brigham Young University Museum of Art}} |Source =Brigham Young University Museum of Art |Author =Joshua Shaw |...