Banastre Tarleton

General
Banastre Tarleton
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	Banastre Tarleton depicted as Colonel Commandant of the British Legion by Joshua Reynolds (1782)
Member of Parliament ; for Liverpool
	In office; 28 July 1790 – 24 October 1806
Preceded by	Richard Pennant
Succeeded by	William Roscoe
	In office; 22 June 1807 – 29 September 1812
Preceded by	William Roscoe
Succeeded by	George Canning
Personal details
Born	21 August 1754; Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Died	15 January 1833 (aged 78); Leintwardine, Herefordshire, England
Party	Whig
Spouse	Susan Bertie (m. 1798)
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath; Baronet;
Military service
Allegiance	Great Britain (1775–1801); United Kingdom (1801–1812);
Branch/service	British Army
Rank	General
Unit	1st Dragoon Guards
Commands	British Legion
Battles/wars	American Revolutionary War Siege of Charleston; Battle of Monck's Corner; Battle of Lenud's Ferry; Battle of Waxhaws; Battle of Fishing Creek; Battle of Camden; Battle of Blackstock's Farm; Battle of Cowpens; Battle of Cowan's Ford; Battle of Torrence's Tavern; Battle of Summerfield; Battle of Wetzell's Mill; Battle of Guilford Courthouse (WIA); Battle of Green Spring; Siege of Yorktown; ;

General Sir Banastre Tarleton, 1st Baronet, GCB (21 August 1754 – 15 January 1833) 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.

After promotion to lieutenant colonel, he later served in Portugal and held commands in Ireland and England, eventually reaching the rank of General in his later years.

After returning to Great Britain in 1781, Tarleton was elected to Parliament as a member for Liverpool. He served as a prominent Whig politician for 20 years.