British Legion (Tarleton)
Regiment · Great Britain · July 1, 1778 – October 19, 1781
Loyalist cavalry and light infantry under Banastre Tarleton, feared in the South after Waxhaws and broken at Cowpens.
View on map Fought in American Revolutionary War
Engagements 5
- May 29, 1780 Battle of Waxhaws
- August 16, 1780 Battle of Camden
- January 17, 1781 Battle of Cowpens
- March 15, 1781 Battle of Guilford Courthouse
- September 28 – October 19, 1781 Siege of Yorktown
Movements
- July 1, 1778 – December 25, 1779 Raised in New York Map
- February 11, 1780 Lands south of Charleston Map
- April 14, 1780 Raid on Monck's Corner Map
- May 29, 1780 Battle of Waxhaws Battle of Waxhaws Map
- August 16, 1780 Battle of Camden Battle of Camden Map
- August 18, 1780 Routs Sumter at Fishing Creek Map
- October 29, 1780 – January 10, 1781 Winnsboro Map
- January 17, 1781 Battle of Cowpens: broken by Morgan Battle of Cowpens Map
- March 15, 1781 Battle of Guilford Courthouse Battle of Guilford Courthouse Map
- June 4, 1781 Raids Charlottesville Map
- August 2, 1781 – October 19, 1781 Holds Gloucester Point across from Yorktown Siege of Yorktown Map