He had been riding all night and had just learned of the death of General William Davidson at the hands of the British Lieutenant Colonel Banastre of the Tarleton 's Dragoons .
The encounter occurred at breakfast when a rather weary and disheartened General Nathanael Greene entered the tavern .
Nathanael Greene had been riding all night and had just learned of the death of General William Davidson at the hands of the British Lieutenant Colonel Banastre of the Tarleton 's Dragoons .
The encounter occurred at breakfast when a rather weary and disheartened General Nathanael Greene entered the tavern .