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Swamp Fox - General Francis Marion and his Guerrilla Fighters of the American Revolutionary War (Paperback)
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Swamp Fox - General Francis Marion and his Guerrilla Fighters of the American Revolutionary War (Paperback)
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Loot Price R255
Discovery Miles 2 550
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"Swamp Fox: General Francis Marion and his Guerilla Fighters of the
Revolutionary War" is the story of the American general who waged a
guerrilla war against British forces commanded by General Tarleton,
harassing them and eventually driving the British Army out of South
Carolina. This book, written by one of Marion's his militia
members, tells the story of the "Swamp Fox." Throughout the war,
Marion showed himself to be a singularly able leader of his
"irregular" soldiers. Unlike the Continental troops, Marion's Men
served without pay, supplied their own horses, arms, and often
their food. All of Marion's supplies that were not obtained locally
were captured from the British forces. Marion rarely committed his
men to frontal warfare, but repeatedly surprised larger bodies of
British regulars with quick surprise attacks and equally quick
withdrawal from the field. The British especially hated Marion and
made repeated efforts to neutralize his force, but Marion's
intelligence gathering was excellent and that of the British was
poor, due to the overwhelming Patriot loyalty of the populace in
the Williamsburg area. Col. Banastre Tarleton, sent to capture or
kill Marion in November 1780, despaired of finding the "old swamp
fox," who eluded him by travelling along swamp paths. Tarleton and
Marion were sharply contrasted in the popular mind. Tarleton was
hated because he burned and destroyed homes and supplies, whereas
Marion's Men, when they requisitioned supplies (or destroyed them
to keep them out of British hands) gave the owners receipts for
them. This story of Marion's exploits, as told so vividly in "Swamp
Fox," makes fascinating reading for anyone interested in guerrilla
warfare or the American Revolutionary War.
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