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|hobby = Gambling | |hobby = Gambling | ||
|goals = Suppress the American Revolution (failed) | |goals = Suppress the American Revolution (failed) | ||
|crimes = [[War crimes]]<br>Mass [[murder]]<br>[[Rape]] (allegedly)<br>[[Torture]]<br>[[Slavery]]}} | |crimes = [[War crimes]]<br>Mass [[murder]]<br>[[Rape]] (allegedly)<br>[[Torture]]<br>[[Slavery]]<br>[[Arson]]<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br>[[Cruelty to animals]]|type of villain=Xenophobic War Criminal}} | ||
{{Quote|I have promised the young men who chose to assist me in this expedition the plunder of the leaders of the faction. If warfare allows me, I shall give these disturbers of the peace no quarter. If humanity obliges me to spare their lives, I shall convey them close prisoners to Camden. For confiscation must take place in their effects. I must discriminate with severity.|Banastre Tarleton}} | {{Quote|I have promised the young men who chose to assist me in this expedition the plunder of the leaders of the faction. If warfare allows me, I shall give these disturbers of the peace no quarter. If humanity obliges me to spare their lives, I shall convey them close prisoners to Camden. For confiscation must take place in their effects. I must discriminate with severity.|Banastre Tarleton}} | ||
'''Sir Banastre Tarleton, 1st Baronet''' (21 August 1754 - 15 January 1833) was a British general and politician best known for having commanded the British Legion during the [[American Revolutionary War]]. He was infamous for his ruthless methods, and was known by his American opponents as "Bloody Ban" or "Ban the Butcher". He later served as MP for Liverpool from 1790 - 1812, where he was noted for his support for the [[slave trade]]. | '''Sir Banastre Tarleton, 1st Baronet''' (21 August 1754 - 15 January 1833) was a British general and politician best known for having commanded the British Legion during the [[American Revolutionary War]]. He was infamous for his ruthless methods, and was known by his American opponents as "Bloody Ban" or "Ban the Butcher". He later served as MP for Liverpool from 1790 - 1812, where he was noted for his support for the [[slave trade]]. |