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Banastre Tarleton
His feat was more daring than Paul Revere’s, but Virginia’s hero had, alas, no Longfellow
If you mean to be a historical figure, it is a good idea to get in touch with a leading literary figure—a Longfellow, a Homer, a Virgil. Paul Revere, Odysseus, Aeneas—they all took this precaution. Poor Captain Jack Jouett didn’t. Read more >>
At Cowpens, Dan Morgan showed how militia can be used. The formula worked in three later fights.