... than simply remaining at a command post far away from danger as depicted in the movie. Cornwallis mentored Lt. Colonel Banastre Tarleton, the figure on which Colonel William Tavington was based, just as Cornwallis seems to do in the movie a bit. They corresponded until ... famous militia leaders in parlay over prisoners, I have found no record. The repulsive and brutal character of Tavington was based on Lt. Colonel Banastre Tarleton. Tavington, like Tarleton, believed that civilians aiding and abetting the Patriots had chosen sides in the war and as a result, deserved to be treated as co...

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... of poorly equipped guerilla trained militia. Francis Marion earned the nickname "The Swamp Fox" similar to the nickname "The Ghost" used in the movie. Banastre Tarleton gave this name to him for his ability to strike quickly and retreat to the swamps where the British Legion could not pursue. Thomas Sumter and Andrew Pickens ... the sacrifice born by so many will spark and fulfill the promise of our new nation." The film also uses a loose version of Banastre Tarleton, portrayed by Jason Isaacs, as the Character Tavington, who acts as kind of a Snidely Whiplash sort of bad guy character....

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