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    Francis Marion

    American politician, Continental Army officer

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  1. Brigadier General Francis Marion (c. 1732 – February 27, 1795), also known as the "Swamp Fox", was an American military officer, slaveowning planter, and politician who served during the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War.

  2. Mar 25, 2024 · Francis Marion was a colonial American soldier in the American Revolution (1775–83), nicknamed the “Swamp Fox” by the British for his elusive tactics. Marion gained his first military experience fighting against the Cherokee Indians in 1759. Then, serving as a member of the South Carolina.

  3. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › the-swamp-foxThe Swamp Fox | Smithsonian

    Jun 30, 2007 · In early 1781, Revolutionary War militia leader Francis Marion and his men were camping on Snow's Island, South Carolina, when a British officer arrived to discuss a prisoner exchange. As one...

  4. Feb 14, 2020 · March 4, 2020. Francis Marion was a soldier in the French and Indian War who built up a militia whose undercover tactics and sneaky guerrilla warfare were so effective, he became known as “the swamp fox.” Early Life. Francis Marion was born on February 26, 1732. He was one of six children born to Gabriel and Charlotte Marion.

  5. Jan 17, 2024 · Francis Marion — the Swamp Fox of the American Revolutionary War. c. 1732–February 27, 1795. Francis Marion — the Swamp Fox — was an officer in the South Carolina Militia and Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He fought in the Battle of Sullivan's Island, waged guerilla warfare on Loyalist and British forces, and ...

  6. Though his life started as a small farm boy with malformed legs, Francis Marion grew up to fight in the French and Indian War, battle for liberty during American Revolution, and have a career in politics.

  7. Why Francis Marion Became the Father of Guerrilla Warfare. Francis Marion waged successful guerrilla warfare against British forces in South Carolina during the final years of the American Revolutionary War. This article appears in: May 2019.

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