Dear Bernard

There’s a new book just come called War at Saber Point by John Knight about Tarelton and the British Legion that might be of interest to you. It destroys a lot of myths. The Legion Infantry included many Patriot deserters and were Commanded by a Major Cochrane and they had a huge role in Tarleton victories.

He also points out that the story in the Green Dragoon of Tarleton riding/whipping a horse to death story only came out 80 years after his death and that the real Tarleton cared for horses quite a bit. Also points out that Waxhaws was not a massacre but a victory. The massacre story was first put out by Buford himself to excuse his defeat.  Even his men didn’t remark on it Also prisoners were taken both then and in battles afterwards . Anyway its an interesting book that I think you’d like and I wondered if you were ever tempted to write about Tarleton and the Southern Campaigns in the American Revolution  ?

Regards

Geraint

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/War-at-Saber-Point-Hardback/p/18602