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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. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › the-swamp-fox-157330429The 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.

  3. Apr 20, 2021 · By the time of the Revolutionary War, Francis Marion, best known to history as the Swamp Fox, was acquainted with both conventional and irregular warfare.

  4. Jan 12, 2023 · Francis Marion: The Swamp Fox. In 1780, when the British took Charleston, it looked as if the rest of South Carolina might end up in Loyalist hands. But a band of Patriot partisans, operating...

  5. Jun 12, 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.

  6. Jan 17, 2024 · 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 fought at the Battle of Eutaw Springs.

  7. Francis Marion's guerrilla operations earned him the nickname "Swamp Fox" and played an important role in America's victory over England.

  8. Quick Facts. Francis Marion, the “Swamp Fox,” was born at his familys plantation in Berkeley County, South Carolina in 1732. A planter, Marion built his home, Pond Bluff, in 1773 in the area of Eutaw Springs, a site now beneath the waters of Lake Marion.

  9. Jan 20, 2024 · The Swamp Fox Revealed: Francis Marion-Related Objects in the Charleston Museum. By Carl P. Borick, Assistant Director. A close examination of artifacts in the permanent exhibitions at the Charleston Museum will reveal a number of references to Francis Marion, one of the most recognized names in South Carolina history.

  10. The Swamp Fox was a South Carolina military general named Francis Marion. Learn how the Swamp Fox's guerilla war tactics earned him that nickname.

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