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3 de jun. de 2024 · General Sir Banastre Tarleton, 1st Baronet, GCB (21 August 1754 – 16 January 1833) was a British soldier and politician. Parents: John Tartleton of Liverpool (1718-1773) and Jane Parker, daughter of Banastre Parker, Esq. He was their 3rd son and 5th child.
- August 21, 1754
- Leintwardine Church, Herefordshire, England
- Liverpool, England
Hace 5 días · Henry Banastre of Bank, who died in 1526, held his messuages and land in Tarleton of the heir of Roger Montbegon by a rent of 8s. yearly, and a like service is that recorded in later inquisitions. The 'manor of Tarleton' is named in 1555.
13 de jun. de 2024 · Following the fall of Charleston, British Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton destroyed a force of 380 continental soldiers in the Waxhaws, 35 miles from here, earning him the nickname "Bloody Ban". Then in August 1780 the British Army defeated the American southern army at Camden.
18 de jun. de 2024 · Therefore, Cornwallis assigned the mission to Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton. On May 27, Tarleton left the main British column with 270 dragoons, Tory cavalry, and mounted infantry. They set out from Nelson's Ferry.
19 de jun. de 2024 · In March 1780, Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton and Major Patrick Ferguson, with their cavalry, joined Lt. Gen. Sir Henry Clinton and the main British force in its thirty-mile approach to Charles Town. By April 2nd, 1780 the third British attempt to capture Charles Town was officially underway.
Hace 5 días · Banastre Tarleton's Legion and cavalry was placed in reserve. Four artillery pieces were placed in the center of his line. The British opened the battle by using their right wing to attack the Patriot left wing.
Hace 2 días · Led the Legion Infantry on the march from Savannah to Charlestown, SC. in March 1780. Had sole command of the infantry until he was joined on March 21 by Tarleton and the cavalry who had come from Beauford SC where they had disembarked to obtain horses for the cavalry.
