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Full info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decree_of_War_to_the_Death

Premise is what it says on the tin (inspired by the whole "1777 Boston Burning thread)

What if early on, the British forces in America decided to enact a "War to the Death" strategy (as well as scorched-earth tactics, no quarter to any rebel forces (a la Santa Anna) and Mongol-style slaughter (and Roman-style destruction a la Carthage) to any resisting city) during the Revolution? Would it have made a difference or would it have likely turned it into an escalating war of reprisals and counter-reprisals on both sides?
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