This delegate to the South Carolina Provincial Congress was commissioned a captain in the state militia in 1775, based on his service record in the Cherokee Wars.
This delegate to the South Carolina Provincial Congress was commissioned a captain in the state militia in 1775, based on his service record in the Cherokee Wars. After escaping the British after the surrender of Charleston, he formed his band of local guerillas, and began a series of routs of the British regulars, culminating in the daring rescue of encircled patriots at Parker's Ferry. His unit was able to succeed by using their knowledge of backwoods and wetlands to prepare ambushes and evade pursuers. FTP, name this soldier, nicknamed the Swamp Fox for his use of elusive tactics.
This delegate to the South Carolina Provincial Congress was commissioned a captain in the state militia in 1775, based on his service record in the Cherokee Wars.
Francis {Marion}