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 A cornerstone of Revolutionary War Americana - one of the primary sources for the history of the Southern campaigns.
Banastre Tarleton. Book “A History of The Campaigns of 1780 and 1781 in the Southern Provinces of North America”, London: Printed for T. Cadell, 1787, first edition. Boards rebacked to style. 518 p.
Inventory# 6210 $6,500
Five folding maps: large one [later state, dated February 3, 1787], depicts the marches of Cornwallis in the Carolinas, with the Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware counties, and has a short repaired tear; Siege of Charleston; Battles of Camden and Guildford; and the Siege of Yorktown.
According to Church, “This book has great value, especially because it contains many documents that cannot be found elsewhere without great labor.”
Historical Background:
British General Sir Banastre Tarleton (1754-1833) was infamous for his conduct of the War, waging a vicious campaign in the South from 1779-1781, in which he commanded a highly mobile force of dragoons and light infantry, and earned himself the sobriquet “Bloody Ban.” The ruthlessness of “Tarleton’s Legion” became well known among southern patriots after he defeated the Americans at Waxhaws, South Carolina on May 29, 1780, killing many of their prisoners. He was finally defeated by Daniel Morgan at the Battle of Cowpens on January 17, 1781.
Church 1224; Clark Old South 317; Howes T37; Nebenzahl Battle Plans of the American Revolution 60, 83, 90, 92, 197; Sabin 94397.
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