Tarleton, Major

Sir Banastre Tarleton (1754-1833), British army officer in the American Revolution. Tarleton arrived in America in 1775, and fought in various battles through 1780. In 1781, Tarleton was sent to South Carolina to stop the American general Daniel Morgan. Morgan skillfully arranged to have his militia seem to run away, as they often did, but this time it was planned. Tarleton fell into the trap. Before it was over, Tarleton had lost over 600 men and Morgan had lost very few. Tarleton returned to England in 1782.