 In the Uncle Remus collection of 19th-century African-American folktales adapted and compiled by Joel Chandler Harris, "Br'er Fox" is a major character, often acting as the antagonist towards the stories' main character, "Br'er Rabbit".The Medieval Norman adventurer Robert Guiscard was nicknamed ""Robert the Fox"" as well as "the Resourceful", "the Cunning", "the Wily" - underlining the identification of such qualities with foxes.During the American Revolution Continental Army Officer Francis Marion became so adept at attacking and Ambushing British forces in the swamps of South Carolina that he became known as the “Swamp Fox”.