Banastre

Those who later took part in English politics tended, like the great guerrilla leader Banastre Tarleton, to ally with the “advanced” Whigs, who in turn looked to America as an inspiration.

History 2010

In the Traitor to the Crown books, I didn't get to explore Benjamin Franklin's Loyalist son, for example, but I hope that I give Banastre Tarleton a more interesting and rounded development than he usually gets from American writers.

History is never as simple as first we write it 2009

On the history side, it's got John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, British cavalry commander Banastre Tarleton, the famous occultist Countess Cagliostro, the crazy and charismatic Lord Gordon, and King George III.

The Trilogy Is Complete! gregvaneekhout 2009

And I'm eager to finish the second witches book so I can move on to book three, with Banastre Tarleton and Francis Marion and witchcraft and demons in the southern campaign. * rubs hands gleefully*

Gah! 2008

In June 1781, Jefferson narrowly escaped capture, fleeing on horseback as Lt. Colonel Banastre Tarleton's forces ascended Carter's Mountain toward Monticello, two days after Jefferson's gubernatorial term expired.

History of American Women Maggiemac 2009

Greene also learned that British Lt Colonel Banastre Tarleton's Dragoons had launched a surprise attack on Davidson's remaining forces at Torrance Tavern, only six miles south of Carr's, killing between 10 and 50 men, and the battle-weary militia were scattered.

History of American Women Maggiemac 2009

When Kate learned about Colonel Banastre Tarleton's advance toward the area called Cowpens, she knew that the soldiers from her husband's militia unit had all returned to their farms, and that all available men were desperately needed to halt the enemy's advance.

History of American Women Maggiemac 2009

The brash and cocky British Colonel Banastre "Bloody" Tarleton pursued Morgan, only to be defeated in a virtual ambush at the Battle of Cowpens on January 17, 1781, where nearly nine-tenths of the entire British force were killed or captured.

History of American Women Maggiemac 2009

And she confirmed his interpretation, in 1782 taking up residence with the dashing war hero, Banastre Tarleton, who would become her long-term lover, and subject of her later Sappho and Phaon (1796).

Framing Romantic Dress: Mary Robinson, Princess Caroline and the Sex/Text 2006

Four days later cavalry commanded by British lieutenant colonel Banastre Tarleton surprised and routed the Americans at Moncks Corner, cutting off their only escape route and capturing fifty supply wagons and a hundred men.

Angel in the Whirlwind Benson Bobrick 1997