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One claimed he ordered his men to kill surrendering Patriot soldiers at the Battle of the Waxhaws (S.C.). Eyewitness accounts suggest he was pinned under his horse, and his men acted on their own in vengeance for his rumored death. Regardless, the practice gained the name “Tarleton’s quarter,” which became a propaganda tool for the Patriots.
British Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton pushed up the Enoree River with Major John Money’s 63 rd Regiment of Foot and his Legion hot on the trail of Patriot Brigadier General Thomas Sumter's militia. Tarleton learned that Sumter’s army was only two hours ahead of him at Blackstock’s farm.
Odznaczenia. Banastre Tarleton (ur. 21 sierpnia 1754 w Liverpoolu, zm. 16 stycznia 1833 w Leintwardine w Shropshire w Anglii) – brytyjski generał, polityk. Był synem kupca, Johna Tarletona. Kształcił się w Middle Temple w Londynie, a w 1771 rozpoczął studia na uniwersytecie w Oxfordzie, następnie wstąpił do angielskiej armii.
11 de jun. de 2018 · Banastre Tarleton was the son of a wealthy Liverpool merchant, a sometime mayor of the city. After attending Oxford, young Tarleton entered the King's Dragoon Guards in 1775. He volunteered for service in the American colonies and gained his first military experience in Henry Clinton's unsuccessful venture against Charleston, S.C., in June 1776.
18 de ago. de 2016 · 1 // He made his living before and after the war as a slave trader. Tarleton’s father John certainly made his fortune from the slave trade. His three brothers were also heavily involved in both the West Indies sugar trade and the Atlantic slave trade. Banastre, however, was the only son of four to never join the family business, and being a ...
Banastre Tarleton was born into a middle class family in Liverpool, England. Tarleton attended Oxford and briefly studied law at the Middle Temple before his mother purchased him a cornet's commission in the 1st Dragoon Guards. He participated in the first British attack on Charleston in 1776 and eventually transferred to the 16th Light Dragoons.
Banastre Tarleton is the lead singer and keyboardist of the legendary Banastre Tarleton Band. He is also a member of the acoustic guitar duo, Oatmeal for the Foxhounds, and his music therapy project, All You Need Is Love performs for children’s hospitals, retirement centers, and women’s shelters on a regular basis.
