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    Banastre Tarleton - Wikipedia

    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 …

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    Aug 21, 1754Liverpool
    Died
    Jan 15, 1833Shropshire
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    Early life

    Banastre Tarleton was the third of seven children born to merchant John Tarleton (1718–1773) and his wife. His father had prospered in the West Indian sugar trade and also managed several slaving vessels. Tarleton’s … See more

    American War of Independence

    In December 1775, at the age of 21, the volunteer-soldier Banastre Tarleton sailed from Cork to North America, where the American War of Independence (1775–83) had broken out. Tarleton sailed with Lord Cornwallis as … See more

    Return to England

    Banastre Tarleton returned to England a hero: a triumphant veteran wounded in his country’s service. On his arrival “[in] Liverpool in 1782 after legendary exploits in the American war of independence, the church bell… See more

    Later military career

    Tarleton continued to serve in the British Army and was promoted to colonel on 22 November 1790, to major-general on 4 October 1794 and to lieutenant-general on 1 January 1801. Whilst on service in Portugal, T… See more

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