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The Green Dragoon

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Clearly one of the best books written on Banastre Tarleton. Clear, clean prose on a most complex man. A highly intellectual biography, perhaps over some heads in many ways--but well worth the effort. The book makes clear that it is important to remember that there was another side to our revolution.

the story of banastre tarleton, the dreaded bloody ban, of the american revolution explores his command of troops under cornwallis in the american revolutionary war as well as his love affair with noted poetess mary robinson. it also treats his life as a successful politician in the england of his era and his elevation to a baronetcy.

This book is an excellent read on Banistre Tarleton. One of the best commanders of horse-mounted troops in history of the world.

This shows the human side of Tarleton and shows how his reputation as a wild eyed killer is underserved propaganda, like most anti-loyalist and anti-british statements are.

We need more books like this detailing the forgotten heroes of the struggle ad less books based on propoganda and subjective rhetoric.

This is the only bio of BT, so there are not many options besides this book if you want to learn more @ the dragoon. More than half the book is his career and love life AFTER the American Rev. Dated prose.