War at Saber Point : Banastre Tarleton and the British Legion /
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 preconceived notions of patriotism. The men who filled the Legions ranks were not weak-willed collaborators or treacherous reneg...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Yardley, Pennsylvania :
Westholme Publishing LLC,
[2020]
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| Summary: | 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 preconceived 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, and other primary sources, 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. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 294 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781594163524 1594163529 |