Rare Revolutionary War battle flags returning to U.S.

Daily Press Newport News ^ | December 21, 2007 | MARK ST. JOHN ERICKSON

[Pharmboy]

The regimental flag of the Continental Army 2nd Light Dragoons, also known as
Sheldon's Horse, was captured by British cavalry led by Banestre Tarleton in the 1779
Battle of Pound Ridge. (December 21, 2007)

WILLIAMSBURG - Four rare American battle flags captured by the British during the Revolutionary War will get their first extended public homecoming Saturday in a new exhibit at The Museums of Colonial Williamsburg.

Taken as trophies more than 225 years ago, the unusually well-preserved banners remained in the family of notorious British cavalry leader Banestre Tarleton until being sold at auction to a private owner last year.

They will be displayed alongside an evocative collection of Revolutionary War-era firearms and cavalry swords in an exhibit called "Captured Colors: Four Battleflags of the American Revolution."

[Moonman62]

Indeed, Ferguson was a gentleman. He once had an opportunity to kill Gen. Washington from ambush using his famous rifle, but his conscience forebade it and he spared Washington’s life. A noble adversary, surely.

I was just reading about Daniel Morgan, and found out that the British at the time considered targeting an individual, especially an officer to be unsporting. Rumors were Morgan wanted his troops to target individuals, and so the British considered him a war criminal.