Banastre Tarleton

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British Army officer cavalry officer human politician

Banastre Tarleton was a British cavalry officer and politician best known for his aggressive and controversial leadership against American forces during the Revolutionary War.

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Label Occurrences
Banastre Tarleton canonical 25
Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton 2
Banastre Tarleton for the British 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer ⓘ
cavalry officer ⓘ
human ⓘ
politician ⓘ
accusation alleged massacre of surrendering American troops at the Battle of Waxhaws ⓘ
allegiance Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
battle Battle of Cowpens ⓘ
Battle of Guilford Court House ⓘ
Battle of Waxhaws ⓘ
Siege of Charleston ⓘ
birthDate 1754-08-21 ⓘ
birthPlace England ⓘ
Lancashire ⓘ
Liverpool ⓘ
causeOfDeath natural causes ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
deathDate 1833-01-15 ⓘ
education Middle Temple ⓘ
surface form: Middle Temple (did not complete legal training)
familyName Tarleton ⓘ
father John Tarleton ⓘ
genreOfWork military history ⓘ
givenName Banastre ⓘ
militaryBranch British Army ⓘ
militaryRank lieutenant colonel ⓘ
militaryUnit British Legion ⓘ
Tarleton's Legion ⓘ
mother Jane Parker ⓘ
name Banastre Tarleton self-link ⓘ
notableFor aggressive tactics against American forces ⓘ
cavalry leadership in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
controversial conduct in the Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
occupation pamphleteer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
parliamentaryServiceEnd 1812 ⓘ
parliamentaryServiceStart 1790 ⓘ
partyAffiliation Tory ⓘ
placeOfDeath England ⓘ
Herefordshire ⓘ
Leintwardine ⓘ
politicalOffice Member of Parliament ⓘ
positionHeld Member of Parliament for Liverpool ⓘ
reputation nicknamed "Bloody Tarleton" ⓘ
nicknamed "The Butcher" by some American patriots ⓘ
ruthless cavalry commander ⓘ
servedUnder Charles Cornwallis ⓘ
Henry Clinton ⓘ
sibling John Tarleton ⓘ
surface form: John Tarleton Jr.
supported slave trade ⓘ
wrote A History of the Campaigns of 1780 and 1781 in the Southern Provinces of North America ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War → notableCommander → Banastre Tarleton ⓘ
Loyalist militias → notableCommander → Banastre Tarleton ⓘ
Banastre Tarleton → name → Banastre Tarleton self-link ⓘ
Battle of Cowpens → commander → Banastre Tarleton ⓘ
Battle of Cowpens → combatantCommanderFor → Banastre Tarleton ⓘ
Battle of Cowpens → opponentOf → Banastre Tarleton ⓘ
Battle of Guilford Court House → commander → Banastre Tarleton ⓘ
storming of Redoubt 9 → opposingCommander → Banastre Tarleton ⓘ
subject surface form: Storming of Redoubt 9
British Legion → notableCommander → Banastre Tarleton ⓘ
British Legion → commanderRank → Banastre Tarleton ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton
British Legion → notableMember → Banastre Tarleton ⓘ
A History of the Campaigns of 1780 and 1781 in the Southern Provinces of North America → author → Banastre Tarleton ⓘ
John Tarleton → child → Banastre Tarleton ⓘ
John Tarleton → fatherOf → Banastre Tarleton ⓘ
Banastre → hasNotableBearer → Banastre Tarleton ⓘ
Tarleton's Legion → notableCommander → Banastre Tarleton ⓘ
Tarleton's Legion → namedAfter → Banastre Tarleton ⓘ
Jane Parker → motherOf → Banastre Tarleton ⓘ
Jane Parker → hasChild → Banastre Tarleton ⓘ
Jane Parker → notableRelative → Banastre Tarleton ⓘ
Jason Isaacs → characterPortrayed → Banastre Tarleton ⓘ
this entity surface form: Colonel William Tavington
Battle of Waxhaws → commander → Banastre Tarleton ⓘ
Battle of Fishing Creek → commander → Banastre Tarleton ⓘ
Battle of Fishing Creek → combatantCommander (British) → Banastre Tarleton ⓘ
Battle of Fishing Creek → associatedWith → Banastre Tarleton ⓘ
Battle of Blackstock’s Farm → commander → Banastre Tarleton ⓘ
Battle of Blackstock’s Farm → notableCommanderSide → Banastre Tarleton ⓘ
this entity surface form: Banastre Tarleton for the British
Battle of Blackstock’s Farm → opponentOf → Banastre Tarleton ⓘ
this entity surface form: Banastre Tarleton’s British Legion
British southern strategy → notableCommander → Banastre Tarleton ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton
Cowpens National Battlefield → topic → Banastre Tarleton ⓘ