Talk:Tarleton helmet

Haythornthwaite notwithstanding, I have yet to see evidence of a tassel at the back of any Tarleton helmet. I will believe it when I see a picture of a Tarlton helmet of the revolutionary period and of the time described by Haythornthwaite, both displaying a tassel. For the moment, I have simply marked it at as dubious, but if it isn't resolved in a reasonable time I will simply delete the statement.

Humpster (talk) 04:03, 8 December 2025 (UTC)

This statement should have a reliable British source, not a popular picture book about the American Revolution.

Humpster (talk) 07:59, 29 December 2025 (UTC)

A further note: American War of Independence : A Visual History is riddled with errors about Banastre Tarleton. It includes much unsubstantiated slander, which can be found in many general histories short on scholarship.

Humpster (talk) 08:29, 29 December 2025 (UTC)

This issue seems to have come up for the first time with my recent edit. So I have made this declaration.

This article is about an item of primarily British Army equipment strongly associated with a British Army officer and politician. Hence, it uses British English in spelling (e.g. valour) and international terminology (American War of Independence). Quotations always retain the form used by their writer.

I have placed a notice on this talk page. Please discuss on the talk page before changing the style.

Humpster (talk) 08:07, 29 December 2025 (UTC)