Siege of Charleston
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The siege of Charleston was a major engagement and major British victory in the American Revolutionary War, fought in the environs of Charles Town, between March 29 and May 12, 1780. The British, foll
An illustration of the siege by Alonzo Chappel
A sketch of the operations before Charlestown, the capital of South Carolina 1780 Siege
Battle of Sullivans Island
Banastre Tarleton
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General Sir Banastre Tarleton, 1st Baronet, was a British military officer and politician. He was the leader of the British Legion during the southern campaign of the American War of Independence.
Banastre Tarleton depicted as Colonel Commandant of the British Legion by Joshua Reynolds (1782)
The Battle of Waxhaw Creek (29 May 1780), in Lancaster County, South Carolina
Tarleton's Movements historical marker in Adams Grove, Virginia
Banastre Tarleton, portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds