Just to make Ole George roll over in his grave, I would offer a more recent British officer than Tarleton: Chinese Gordon. He had quite a run before he lost his head in Khartoum and he was a master at playing the British system of overnment against its own interests to get his way.
Best
Tom
PS
Of course had Sir Garnet Wolsely--mentioned by Wayne above--actually saved Gordon, he would have been in the running as well.
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