Sir Banastre Tarleton, Bt
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Sir Banastre Tarleton, Bt
after Unknown artist
line engraving, published 1782
6 7/8 in. x 4 3/8 in. (175 mm x 112 mm) plate size; 7 5/8 in. x 4 5/8 in. (194 mm x 119 mm) paper size
Given by Henry Witte Martin, 1861
Reference Collection
NPG D11217
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Current affairs
Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford resigns as Prime Minister over recent setbacks in America and is succeeded by Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham who takes office for the second time. Rockingham dies on 1 July and is succeeded by William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne.Repeal of Poynings Law and Declaratory Act of 1720 gives virtual legislative autonomy to Ireland.
Art and science
After a poor reception in the mid 1770s, actress Sarah Siddons makes a triumphant return to the Drury Lane Theatre, London in the title role of Isabella, or, The Fatal Marriage. She will become the century's best known tragic actress.Clergyman and artist William Gilpin publishes Observations on the River Wye; a central text in the formulation of the concept of the picturesque.
International
American War of Independence: Siege of Gibraltar reaches a climax in the Grand Assault but French and Spanish forces are unsuccessful. Britain loses Minorca prompting the Prime Minister, Lord Rockingham, to open peace talks with the Americans. Thomas Grenville is sent to Paris to negotiate with Benjamin Franklin.Paper manufacturer Joseph Montgolfier sends a hot-air balloon 1000 meters into the air, in front of a crowd in the Ardèche in France.
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Hans Werner Breunig
19 May 2017, 13:17
Sir Banastre Tarleton, commander of the British Legion in the American War of Independence, bravely fought but disregarded the traditional codes of war, once also denying pardon to the surrendering enemy, which gave rise to the phrase 'Tarleton's quarter' among the Revolutionaries who thus tried to justify their own subsequent cruelty.