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War at Saber Point
John Knight
其他書名
Banastre Tarleton and the British Legion
出版
Westholme Publishing
, 2023-08
主題
Biography & Autobiography / Military
History / United States / General
History / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
History / Modern / 18th Century
ISBN
1594164126
9781594164125
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=_FPbzwEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋
The American Loyalist Regiment Led by the Most Charismatic British Commander of the War
The British Legion was one of the most remarkable regiments, not only of the American Revolution, but of any war. A corps made up of American Loyalists, it saw its first action in New York and then engaged in almost every battle in the Southern colonies. Led by a twenty-four-year-old libertine who purchased his commission to escape enormous gambling debts, the Legion gained notoriety for its ruthless tactics. Excelling in "special operations," they frequently overwhelmed the Continental forces they fought, becoming the most feared British regiment of the war.
Banastre Tarleton and the Americans he led have always been characterized as brutal, immoral villains--most recently in the movie,
The Patriot
. But this study subverts our pre-conceived notions of patriotism. The men who filled the Legions ranks were not weak-willed collaborators or treacherous renegades, but free men as motivated by conscience as the Patriots they battled. Few were wealthy. None had a vested stake in the British Government. Each believed that in defending the Crown; they were upholding the rule of law and preserving individual liberty.
These men followed Banastre Tarleton clear across America for years, sacrificing not only their families and homes but, in many instances, their lives. Self-interest could not have persuaded them to do this. Patriotism and fidelity did. Relying on first-hand accounts--letters, diaries, and journals--
War at Saber Point: Banastre Tarleton and the British Legion
is the enthralling story of those forgotten Americans and the young Englishman who led them.