Banastre Tarleton (1754–1833)
Autor von History of the Campaigns of 1780 and 1781 in the Southern Provinces of North America
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Sir Banastre Tarleton, 1st Baronet (1754–1833), British military officer and politician; notorious in the US for alleged ruthlessness and war atrocities during the Revolution
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- Geburtstag
- 1754-08-21
- Todestag
- 1833-01-16
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- UK
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- Middle Temple, London
University of Oxford (University College) - Berufe
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- British Army
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- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
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- Sir Banastre Tarleton, 1st Baronet (1754–1833), British military officer and politician; notorious in the US for alleged ruthlessness and war atrocities during the Revolution
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In Tarleton's history, some facts have been withheld, and some mutilated, while others are raised to importance. If historical justice had been the Tarleton's object, those facts are by no means entitled to that level of importance. Other most notable features are prejudices and party spirits.
Once again, it reinforces the thesis statement that it is the memory which has been created for us about the war that colors our understanding of this historical period.
Nevertheless, this book is handsomely printed and enriched with some explanatory maps and plans, especially those relating to the Battle of Camden and Guildford, and the sieges of Charles Town and Yorktown.… (mehr)