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Banastre Tarleton Joins Marquis De Lafayette's Army - Rare Boston 1792 Newspaper

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    BANASTRE TARLETON
    .  Banastre Tarleton (1754-1833) was the notorious British military leader of General Charles Cornwallis’ cavalry during the American Revolution.  He was infamous for his brutal tactics and hard-hitting attacks which gave him the nicknames “Bloody Tarleton” and “The Butcher”.  Tarleton arrived in New York in the Spring of 1776 and served in the Campaigns in New York and New Jersey in 1776 and 1777.  He went south to Charleston in 1780 and fought bitterly in the Carolinas.  When American forces attempted to surrender at the Battle of the Waxhaws in May 1780, Tarleton continued his assault symbolizing British cruelty in the war.  He suffered a major defeat at the Battle of Cowpens in January 1781 forcing Cornwallis to pull his troops out of South Carolina and move them farther north.  Tarleton surrendered alongside Cornwallis at the Battle of Yorktown in October 1781 putting an end to the war.
    ORIGINAL 1792 EDITION OF THE
    COLUMBIAN CENTINEL
    NEWSPAPER WITH A SURPRISING AND FASCINATING ANNOUNCEMENT ON COLONEL BANASTRE TARLETON LEAVING ENGLAND TO JOIN THE ARMY OF MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE IN FRANCE
    Original July 14, 1792 edition of the
    Columbian Centinel
    newspaper with a surprising and fascinating announcement on Colonel Banastre Tarleton leaving England to join the army of Marquis de Lafayette in France (considering the two fought against each other at the Battle of Yorktown).  In addition, there are several other important articles within the present newspaper that include the following:
    - Quotes part of a letter from John Adams to his wife dated July 3, 1776 (the day after the Second Continental Congress approved a resolution of independence from Great Britain) proclaiming that July 2 would forever be remembered as Independence Day
    - Provides an Act from the State of Massachusetts signed by Governor John Hancock in print regarding the transporting of gunpowder through the streets of Boston
    - Reports on Governor DeWitt Clinton and Colonel John Lamb being chosen as President and Vice-President of the New York State Society of the Cincinnati
    - Announces the third year anniversary of the start of the French Revolution
    - Commemorates Bastille Day
    WE WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY PRINTED MATERIAL RELATED TO TARLETON AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT AUCTION MAKING THE PRESENT NEWSPAPER RARE, ALSO INCLUDES IMPORTANT ARTICLES ON JOHN ADAMS, JOHN HANCOCK, SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI, FRENCH REVOLUTION, AND BASTILLE DAY
    The newspaper was written by Benjamin Russell, published in Boston, 4 pages, measures 20” by 12.25”, and in the finest condition we have see a newspaper from that time period.  We were unable to locate any printed material related to Banastre Tarleton available for sale at auction (other than his work
    A History of the Campaigns of 1780 and 1781, in the Southern Provinces of North America
    ) making the present newspaper rare.