Banastre Tarleton (Sleepy Hollow)

Banastre Tarleton is a minor antagonist of TV show Sleepy Hollow. He is a Revolutionary War British Colonel who was actually a demon in disguise.

Historical Facts


Banastre Tarleton (21 August 1754 – 15 January 1833) was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Revolutionary War. He was the most infamous of all British commanders becuse of his brutality, earning the nicknames "Bloody Ban" and "Butcher". He fought in several great revolutionary battles, including the British defeat at Yorktown. After his tour in America, he return home and went into the only other line of work for a demon: politics. He represented Liverpool in Parliament starting in 1800.

TV show biography


Tarleton briefly appeared in the epsiode The Sin Eater. He was Ichabod's commanding officer when he was stationed in the colonies. At the end of the flashback, it is revealed that Tarleton is a demon, most likely one of the Shadows Of Darkness, and kills Arthur Bernard. He then proceeds to atttack Ichabod Crane, leaving him badly wounded. Tarleton runs off, and is not seen throughout the rest of the episode or the season.

Trivia

 * He is portrayed by Craig Parker.