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Jane McCrea

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American revolutionary death

Lived 1752 to 1777 · aged 25
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Jane McCrea was an American woman who was killed by a Native American warrior serving alongside a British Army expedition under the command of John Burgoyne during the American Revolutionary War.

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Jane McCrea was an American woman who was killed by a Native American warrior serving alongside a British Army expedition under the command of John Burgoyne during the American Revolutionary War. Engaged to a David Jones, a Loyalist officer serving under Burgoyne, her death led to widespread outrage in the Thirteen Colonies and was used by American Patriots as part of their anti-British propaganda campaign.

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Lived 1752 to 1777 · aged 25
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