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Francis Marion 1732-1735

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Page 1: Francis Marion

Francis Marion

1732-1735

Page 2: Francis Marion

FACTS:•Born and raised in South Carolina

•Nicknamed, “The Swamp Fox”

•Involved with fighting during the French and Indian War

•Served in the Continental Army and the South Carolina Militia

•Involved in the military from 1757-1782

•Considered to be one of the inventors of guerrilla warfare

•A patriot during the Revolutionary War

•Defended Fort Moultrie and Fort Sullivan in SC

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Guerrilla Warfare:•A type of military action using small mobile irregular forces to carry out surprise tactics against hostile regular forces

•Uses hit-and-run tactics

•Involves the use of ambushes and raids

•Guerrilla stands for “little war”

•Troops are often made up of armed civilians

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“The Swamp Fox” •Marion and his troops would

hide in the swamps of SC and fight the British using guerrilla warfare tactics

•They would lead the British soldiers into the swamps where many of them would get lost

•He earned his nickname because Banastre Tarleton once said that it was almost impossible to catch “the swamp fox”

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Fort Moultri

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Sullivan’s Island, South

Carolina