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Originally posted by pwd72s
Aka "Bloody" Tarleton. I know one of his descendants. She said "He was a horrible man". Here's his portrait...
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Yeah, Bloody Ban. "The first casualty when war comes is truth": it would seem that a lot of the stories about him were gross exagerations, more likely battle rallys. A Patriot battle cry was "Tarleton's Quarter", synonymous with "No Quarter". I don't think either side has a corner on brutality in any war.
Here's one of the light cannons captured from Tarleton's forces at Cowpens (well, ok, not the actual one
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BTW, I don't think Tarleton had any kids.