Francis Marion
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Brigadier General Francis Marion, also known as the "Swamp Fox", was an American military officer, planter, and politician who served during the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War. During
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General Marion Inviting a British Officer to Share His Meal by John Blake White; his slave Oscar Marion kneels at the left of the group.
Portrait of Banastre Tarleton by Joshua Reynolds, 1782
The Francis Marion Park is located in front of the Harborwalk in Georgetown, South Carolina.
Battle of Eutaw Springs
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The Battle of Eutaw Springs was fought on September 8, 1781 during the American Revolutionary War. It was the last major engagement of the conflict to be fought in the Carolinas. Both sides claimed a
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…of Major C. Fraser. For this action he received the thanks of the Continental Congress. Marion commanded the right wing under General Greene at the Battle of Eutaw Springs. In January 1782, he was elected to the South Carolina General Assembly at Jacksonborough and left his troops to take up his seat. During his absence…
Illustration of the battle
American troops assaulting the Brick House
Present day view of the battlefield
Battle of Sullivans Island