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light infantry named Tarleton[203] etc. The frigate La Guadeloupe was sunk with its 32 cannons, the war vessel Le Charron was burned during the Siege.

Die leichte Infanterie mit Namens Tarleton etc. Die Fregatte La Quadeloupe mit 32 Canonen wurde ver-senckt, das Krieg-Schiff La Charron wurde verbrandt wärend der Belagrung.

How the English left the city of York.

Wie die Engländer aus Yorck marschierten.

The 3rd battalion of the Guard was marching in front, in red uniforms, with blue epaulets, and lapels, and white braids. General O’Hara preceded them on horseback. Then came the Cornwallis regiment, or the 25th regiment, in red uniforms, with red epaulets etc. Then came the 17th regiment, in red and blue.

Das 3te Batalion der Garde marschierte vorher, ihre Uni-forme roth mit blauen Klappen und Aufschlägen und mit weißen Lezen garniert. General Ohara ritte vor ihnen vor. Nach diesem folgte das Regimen t Kornwallis oder das 25te Regimen t, seine Uniform roth mit rothen Klappen etc. Nach diesem kam das 17te Regimen t roth und blau.

The Regiments from Anspach.

Anspachische Regimenter.

Then came the Regiment from Anspach, in dark blue uniforms with red epaulets etc. Then came the Bayreuth Regiment, in dark blue uniforms, with black epaulets and lapels.

Hierauf folgte das Anspacher Regimen t, seine Uniform dunckel-blau mit rothen Klappen etc. Nach diesem kame das Bayrayter Regiment, seine Uniform dunckelblau mit schwartzen Klappen und Aufschlägen.

The Hessian Regiments.

Hessische Regimenter.

Then came the Crown Prince’s Regiment, in dark blue uniforms, with yellow leather epaulets etc. Then came the Bossen regiment, blue with white epaulets and lapels. Then again came English regiments, the 33rd, in red and blue uniforms, with white braids, almost like those of the Guard.

Nach diesen folgte das Regimen t Erbprinz, seine Uniform dunckelblau mit ledergelben Klappen etc. Nach diesen kame das Regimen t Bossen, blau mit weißen Klappen und Aufschlägen. Nach diesem kamen wiedrum englische Regimen t, das 33te, seine Uniform roth und blau mit weißen Lezen garniert fast auf die nemliche Art als die Garde.

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 Notes

203. This is the British Legion, led by Banastre Tarleton. He was born on August 21, 1754 in Liverpool. Originating from the bourgeoisie, he remained a law student until the day he had squandered the inheritance left by his father and then he purchased a commission as an officer in the Cavalry in 1775 in the King’s Dragoon Guards, the regiment of the Green Dragoons. He voluntarily boarded a ship bound for America with Lord Cornwallis, then during the summer of 1778, obtained the command of the British Legion, a mixed unit of infantry and cavalry composed exclusively of Loyalists. In 1780 he was sent to the head of the cavalry by Henry Clinton to lead the operations in the southern colonies and took part in the capture of Charleston. Nevertheless, Tarleton was renowned for other reasons: considered by the English as being a talented cavalry colonel, he gained a dreadful reputation with the Americans who nicknamed him “Bloody Tarleton” for supposedly (the incident is still a matter of debate) having executed Virginia militiamen who had raised a white flag after the Battle of Waxhaws (May 29, 1780). After this incident, Tarleton was known for his cruelty and lack of respect for the rules of “civilized” war to the point of becoming for the Americans a symbol of British tyranny. Tarleton’s actions in 1780 and 1781 were one of the reasons why the Americans were thereafter very reluctant to treat the English prisoners according to the rules of warfare, and very dubious when French and English officers would fraternize, notably during the surrender at Yorktown. Banastre Tarleton was taken prisoner at the end of that siege and returned to England where he entered a career in politics. He was a Representative in the House of Commons until 1812 and was well-known for his opposition to the abolition of slavery. He died on January 15, 1833.