Francis Marion
Biographical Notes
Born: c. 1732, Winyah, South Carolina
Died: Feb. 26, 1795, Berkeley County, South Carolina.
Military Notes
Guerrilla leader and officer during the American Revolution.
Nicknamed: The “Swamp Fox.”
Wars Fought
American Revolution
Ranks Held
Lieutenant Colonel, Brigadier General
Battles Fought
Cowpens
Connections
George Anthony Magin Farragut served under Marion. Farragut was the birth father of David Glasgow Farragut, the first admiral of the American Navy and hero of the American Civil War.
General Marion Inviting a British Officer to Share His Meal by John Blake White
