Traitor to the Crown (2009)
Traitor to the Crown
“The dark green jackets of the British Legion blended in with the foliage, and the hard black caps on their heads gleamed like the carapaces of predatory insects.
Only they were no longer called the British Legion. They were now just as often referred to as Tarleton’s Raiders. Banastre Tarleton, the brash young commander of this group of American Loyalists, took pride in the appellation. They had been forged into a single unit during that first raid together on Pound Ridge, New York, the year be...fore. The new year meant a new campaign in the South as British forces finally made progress against the rebel armies. Tarleton had already made his name. The right victory would cement his reputation and might even make his fortune.
A voice chuckled behind him.
Tarleton turned and noticed a hatless boy with an unruly tousle of blond hair. He wore a red coat, like the British regulars, which was as out of place among the light dragoons as his age. The boy’s eyes were unsettling. When Tarleton met those eyes, he felt as though someone—or something—else were looking at him from behind them.MoreLess
Only they were no longer called the British Legion. They were now just as often referred to as Tarleton’s Raiders. Banastre Tarleton, the brash young commander of this group of American Loyalists, took pride in the appellation. They had been forged into a single unit during that first raid together on Pound Ridge, New York, the year be...fore. The new year meant a new campaign in the South as British forces finally made progress against the rebel armies. Tarleton had already made his name. The right victory would cement his reputation and might even make his fortune.
A voice chuckled behind him.
Tarleton turned and noticed a hatless boy with an unruly tousle of blond hair. He wore a red coat, like the British regulars, which was as out of place among the light dragoons as his age. The boy’s eyes were unsettling. When Tarleton met those eyes, he felt as though someone—or something—else were looking at him from behind them.MoreLess
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