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Sir Banastre Tarleton, 1st Baronet GCB (21 August 1754 – 15 January 1833) was a British general and politician. He is best known as the lieutenant colonel leading the British Legion at the end of the American Revolutionary War. He later served in Portugal and held commands in Ireland and England.
Nicknamed "Bloody Ban" by Patriots, Banastre Tarleton became infamous in the southern states during the American Revolution. His conduct illustrated and exacerbated the problems the British faced in pacifying the population of the Carolinas.
15 de sept. de 2021 · Reynolds portrays Banastre Tarleton (1754–1833) aged 27, in action as commandant of the British Legion cavalry in the War of American Independence. Tarleton was famed for his reckless bravery and savagery, as well as for his vanity.
Banastre Tarleton, who died childless on January 16, 1833, at the age of seventy-eight, was buried in Leintwardine Churchyard. He was one of the most controversial figures in the American Revolution, possibly remembered in America more than in his native country.
Tarleton participated in the 1776 Charleston Campaign as well as the capture of American General Charles Lee in New Jersey later in the year. Eventually commissioned a Lieutenant Colonel, he took command of a unit made up of Loyalists known as the British Legion.
17 de ene. de 2005 · Castle Hill, Belvoir, and The Farm all were paid visits by the British Legion, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton, on a raiding mission intent on capturing members of the Virginia legislature, including then Governor Thomas Jefferson, who were scheduled to meet in Charlottesville.
9 de oct. de 2023 · Banastre Tarleton (1754–1833) was a British officer and politician who rose to prominence during the American Revolutionary War. He was known for his brutal tactics, earning the nickname, “Bloody Ban.” A British dragoon officer, he arrived in America in 1776.
