Sir Banastre Tarleton - 0 views
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English soldier, the son of John Tarleton, a Liverpool merchant, and was born in Liverpool on the 21st of August 1754.
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Steven Pierna on 26 Apr 10Tarleto, was one of The British greatest Generals. He was very good. But he fought dirty. He would not follow the rules and win, what ever it takes.
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Having been successful in a skirmish at Tarrants House, and having taken part in the battle of Guilford in March 1781, he marched with Cornwallis into Virginia, and after affording much assistance to his commander-in-chief he was instructed to hold Gloucester. This post, however, was surrendered to the Americans with Yorktown in October 1781, and Tarleton returned to England on parole.
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He died without issue at Leintwardine in Shropshire on the 25th of January 1833.
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