Francis Marion was born on February 26, 1732 in Berkeley County, South Carolina. His parents were Gabriel Marion and Esther Marion. He was a small energetic kid and also the youngest in his family. When he was at the mere age of six, his family moved to a plantation in St. George so he could attend a school in Georgetown. Then, when he was fifteen, Francis embarked on a career as a sailor. He joined a schooner headed for the Caribbean. The voyage ended when the ship sank, supposedly by a whale hitting the boat. Francis and his fellow crewmates still had to spend one week at sea.
Francis Marion’s nickname was “The Swamp Fox” due to Francis’s abnormal technique of warfare, known as guerrilla warfare. Guerrilla warfare is unfair war like shooting before the battle begins. Raids, sabotages, and ambushes all …show more content…
Horatio doubted Francis, so Horatio sent Francis on a mission to take command of the Williamsburg Militia in the Pee Dee area. Just because he was in charge of the Williamsburg area, the Americans lost the battle that Horatio took charge of.
In 1781, Nathanael Greene ordered Francis Marion and Lieutenant Colonel Henry Lee to attack Georgetown. The two were unsuccessful. Then, in April, they apprehended Fort Watson. After that, the two seized Fort Motte.
He had returned to his plantation after the war to find out it had been burned down during the struggle. He was probably depressed that all of the slaves had escaped.
Francis Marion died on February 27,1795 in Orangeburg County, South Carolina.He was buried at Belle Isle Plantation Cemetery. He was 63 years and 1 day old and was married for seven years when he deceased.He died rebuilding his war-torn plantation and serving in the South Carolina state senate. When he perished, his nickname was “little colonel with a limp.” We shall thank him for the deeds he has done for we are a free country due to this courageous
Francis Marion’s nickname was “The Swamp Fox” due to Francis’s abnormal technique of warfare, known as guerrilla warfare. Guerrilla warfare is unfair war like shooting before the battle begins. Raids, sabotages, and ambushes all …show more content…
Horatio doubted Francis, so Horatio sent Francis on a mission to take command of the Williamsburg Militia in the Pee Dee area. Just because he was in charge of the Williamsburg area, the Americans lost the battle that Horatio took charge of.
In 1781, Nathanael Greene ordered Francis Marion and Lieutenant Colonel Henry Lee to attack Georgetown. The two were unsuccessful. Then, in April, they apprehended Fort Watson. After that, the two seized Fort Motte.
He had returned to his plantation after the war to find out it had been burned down during the struggle. He was probably depressed that all of the slaves had escaped.
Francis Marion died on February 27,1795 in Orangeburg County, South Carolina.He was buried at Belle Isle Plantation Cemetery. He was 63 years and 1 day old and was married for seven years when he deceased.He died rebuilding his war-torn plantation and serving in the South Carolina state senate. When he perished, his nickname was “little colonel with a limp.” We shall thank him for the deeds he has done for we are a free country due to this courageous