Banastre Tarleton
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title:
Banastre Tarleton
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Sir Banastre Tarleton, 1st Baronet was a British general 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. During most of his service in North America, he led the British Legion, a provincial unit organised in New York in 1778. After returning to Great Britain in 1781 at the age of 27, Tarleton was elected to Parliament as a member for Liverpool.
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British general (1754–1833)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banastre_Tarleton
date created:
2004-05-14T19:53:25Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T22:55:44Z
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