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20 mag 2024 · 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.
29 mag 2024 · On this day in history, May 29, 1780, Banastre Tarleton wins the Battle of the Waxhaws, earning himself the epithets “Bloody Ban” and “Ban the Butcher.” British forces had captured Charleston, South Carolina on May 12, 1780 and Lt. Gen. Charles Cornwallis quickly took a large army to conquer the backcountry.
5 giorni fa · 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.
18 mag 2024 · Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton, a British cavalry commander, had been raiding the countryside and destroying anything of use to the Americans. The historical record of his potential involvement in...
6 giorni fa · However, British Colonel Banastre Tarleton heard that South Carolina's Patriot Governor John Rutledge was traveling with Buford. Anxious to capture Rutledge, Tarleton pursued with a force of roughly 230 men, consisting of 130 Legion dragoons, 100 Mounted British Legion infantry, and a three-pounder cannon.
20 mag 2024 · British forces under Banastre Tarleton began marching at 3:00 a.m. on January 17, and launched an attack at daybreak. Both armies deployed along the Green River Road. The Green River Road figured prominently, also, at the end of the battle.
26 mag 2024 · On April 14, 1780, Colonel Banastre Tarleton decimated a detachment of Lincoln's cavalry and followed it up by practically destroying Buford's Virginia regiment near the North Carolina border. Books on The Battle of Charleston are available from Amazon.com
