For all intents and purposes Cornwallis was honorable, Tarleton was not. Nuff said!
Cornwallis was the commanding officer of Tarleton. Cornwallis used Tarleton's military style to win.
Cornwallis was not the one going into the deep areas of South Carolina...Tarleton was. During that time, gorilla warfare was taking place. England wanted to keep America. The English citizens in America rebelled. Tarleton's job was to win at all costs. The lesson to be learned from Tarleton's loyalty to his country was that the only loyalty that counts is loyalty to the victor.
Tarleton was a warrior. The fighting was hard and it was dirty compared to the smartly dressed British in their cute red uniforms. Let's get real...war is dirty business. War is never clean. Tarleton tried to defend his actions as doing what he was told to do...win at all costs...but for his honesty...he was treated badly as what almost always happens to the whistleblower.
For a balanced view of the relationship between Cornwallis and Tarleton see the link below.
Banastre Tarleton
charles cornwallis weakness
The Battle of Camden was a conflict in the American Revolution that began on August 16, 1780.As the British forces, under Charles Cornwallis, Banastre Tarleton, and Lord Rawdon, advanced, the Continental Army and its militia and volunteers suddenly turned in panic and fled. Part of the Continental flank under stayed to deter the advancing British. The Continental flank under Johann de Kalb (killed in action) was defeated and victory was ceded to the British.
Charles Cornwallis.
Father ~ Charles Cornwallis, 5th Baron Cornwallis Mother ~ Elizabeth Townshend, daughter of 2nd Viscount Townshend
Banastre Tarleton
Charles William Tarleton has written: 'The Tarleton family'
charles cornwallis weakness
Charles Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington.
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Charles Cornwallis was born on December 31, 1738.
Charles Cornwallis was born on December 31, 1738
Charles Cornwallis was born on December 31, 1738.
Charles Cornwallis - diplomat - died in 1629.
Charles Cornwallis Chesney was born in 1826.
Charles Cornwallis Chesney died in 1876.
The Battle of Camden was a conflict in the American Revolution that began on August 16, 1780.As the British forces, under Charles Cornwallis, Banastre Tarleton, and Lord Rawdon, advanced, the Continental Army and its militia and volunteers suddenly turned in panic and fled. Part of the Continental flank under stayed to deter the advancing British. The Continental flank under Johann de Kalb (killed in action) was defeated and victory was ceded to the British.