Why did John Burgoyne refuse to take revenge for the murder of Jane McCrea? It seems like that single incident supercharged the American colonial resistance to English rule, and it was 100% the result of Burgoyne's own personal incompetence. What was he thinking?>Welp, an innocent young white women got brutalized and scalped by savages. Surely this will be fine if I ignore it forever!I don't get it.
>>18603447>It's okay. Lord howe is gonna sail up the river any day now and rescue my army!
>>18603447Its not evil to fight against colonizers.You don't care about the countless Native American women that were brutally slaughtered and raped.
>>18603447He was using the injuns as a terror weapon against the Americans and this was the intended use. It's essentially the same as modern leaders that use blacks in a similar fashion.>fiance stayed with the army and moved to canadaWhat a cuck
>>18603525The question isnt about morality. It is about a PR failure. OP is asking why Burgoyne didn't counter a major propaganda coup the Patriots scored when one of his native auxiliaries murdered a pretty white girl. Burgoyne was no stranger to PR blunders, but this one seems like he should have said something
>>18603525Jane McCrea wasn't a colonizer. She was literally born in North America (in what is now New Jersey), which made her just as 'native' as any tribal member.
>>18603525(You) are right. If we all shall be divided and conquered then i shall only care about my own.
