General Sir Banastre Tarleton, 1st Baronet GCB (21 August 1754 – 15 January 1833) was a British military officer 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.

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.

2023年10月9日 · Banastre Tarleton was a British military officer during the American Revolutionary War, known for his aggressive tactics and brutal reputation. He commanded the British Legion, a feared cavalry unit, and earned notoriety …

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.

2013年1月12日 · Banastre Tarleton (21 August 1754 - 15 January 1833) was the commander of the notorious Green Dragoons and fought in many battles during the American Revolutionary War. He became known as "the butcher" to the colonials due to his brutal tactics and actions taken at the Battle of Waxhaws.

2024年7月16日 · Banastre Tarleton (1754-1833) was a British military officer and politician, most famous for his role in the southern campaigns of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783).

Tarleton fought in Lord Charles, Cornwallis's army in the Southern Campaign. He played an active role in the battles of Monck’s Corner , Charleston , Waxhaws , Camden , Fishing Creek and Blackstock's .

2019年7月1日 · Banastre Tarleton (August 21, 1754–January 15, 1833) was a British Army officer during the American Revolution who became notorious for his actions in the southern theater of the war.

2015年2月26日 · Tarleton was a very aggressive and ruthless commander. He was often so agressive that it gave the appearance that he offered "No Quarter" to American troops. He firmly gained this reputation at the Waxhaws where his men crushed and inflicted very heavy casualties on an American force.

2016年6月28日 · Tarleton gained his greatest notoriety in the aftermath of Charleston’s surrender. Lord Cornwallis dispatched his Legion to overtake Colonel Abraham Buford and the last remaining detachment of Continental troops in South Carolina after Charleston’s fall.