Long Live Banastre Tarleton

Rating: Null/10 (9 May 2006)

Please if you have'nt seen this inaccurate Hollywood attempt at the American Revolution, then steer well clear.
The character of Colonel Tavington makes a villain out of Britains military hero Major-General Sir Banastre Tarleton. A man who led a valiant loyalist force against the rebels. Brag all you want but the amount of Loyalists compared to Rebels is far greater. You can talk all you want about the "Waxhaw Massacre" but the fact remains a rebel shot Tarletons horse and his troops had a right to open fire at the spur of the moment, fearing they were going to be fired at.
Anyway I won't go on anymore about Hollywoods attempts to make Tarleton a villain. The fact remains it is a bad film that does make the uneducated viewer believe the wrong things. EG :African-Americans overwhelmingly supported Britain and many units of these fine men were formed. :The Native Americans who for years have been portrayed far worse than us in Hollywood, also fought for us.
I know there are many good Americans out there who recognise these errors and I applaud them for that. The fact remains though that Hollywood is turning Great Britain into a nation of villains.
And another thing, stop calling us "English". WE ARE British. England, Scotland, Wales, Nothern Ireland even some Gibraltarians consider themselves British. Thats what we are. I can't tell you, that you must never call a Scotsman an Englishman. My mates were up in arms at this point.
I'm not turning this into an Anti-American rant. On the contrary America is a fine country with much to offer, only Hollywood is educating Americans about the rest of the world for the worst.