The engagement between Abraham Buford and Banastre Tarleton at the Waxhaws has attracted controversy since it occurred. Buford has had supporters and detractors, just as students of the battle have exonerated or excoriated Tarleton. The problem has been that this kind of black-or-white determination suggests one side was entirely at fault, the other entirely blameless. […]| Journal of the American Revolution
British Dragoon Lt. Colonel Banestra Tarleton used brutal assault tactics during his attacks on rebel forces and patriot communities. Engraving by David Edwin, 1814. The onset was violent, and the …| Revolutionary War Journal