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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Marion

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.americanrevolution.com/FrancisMarionlg.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.americanrevolution.com/FrancisMarion.htm&h=400&w=253&sz=29&hl=en&start=2&tbnid=Nm2uIEQI6Do1fM:&tbnh=124&tbnw=78&prev=/images%3Fq%3DSwamp%2Bfox%26gbv%3D2%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den When Francis was 15, he decided to become a sailor.He signed on as the sixth crewman of and headed for the west indies. As they were returning, a huge wale rammed the schooner and caused a plank to come loose. The captain and crew escaped in a boat, but the schooner sank so quickly that they couldnt to take any food or water. After six days under the sun, two crewman died of thirst and exposure. The next day they reacehd shore and luckily francis was ok.

http://www.earlyamerica.com/portraits/images/marion.jpg Marion began his military career shortly before his 25th birthday

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://bellsouthpwp.net/r/_/r_timmon/photo/Sweet-Potato-Print.jpg&imgrefurl=http://bellsouthpwp.net/r/_/r_timmon/SwampFox.htm&h=1251&w=1597&sz=2009&hl=en&start=7&tbnid=vfS2XnS9CPJ25M:&tbnh=118&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3DFrancis%2BMarion%26gbv%3D2%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den Marion showed himself to be a singularly able leader of irregulars. Unlike the Continental troops, Marion's Men, as they were known, 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.

http://www.myetv.org/television/productions/carolina_stories/swampfox/images/marion3_000.jpg Marion organized a small troop, which at first consisted of between 20 and 70 men—the only force then opposing the British Army in the state. At this point, he was still nearly crippled from the slowly-healing ankle.

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.historicstlukes.org/tarleton_web.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.historicstlukes.org/2007%2520Celebration%2520Page.htm&h=741&w=1104&sz=66&hl=en&start=6&tbnid=1yti3E5k0Ucr1M:&tbnh=101&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3DBanastre%2BTarleton%26gbv%3D2%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den Banastre Tarleton sent to capture Marion, and found the "old swamp fox", who lost him by travelling along swamp paths.

http://www.moorestownghostresearch.com/Cases/WashingtonSquare/old_stone_prison.jpg He became known as the "swamp fox" for his ability to use decoys and ambushes to disrupt enemy communications, capture supplies, and free prisoners.

http://www.geocities.com/peterroberts.geo/Relig-Politics/JRutledge.jpg Once Marion had shown his abilities at guerrilla warfare, which made himself a serious nuisance to the British, Governor John Rutledge commissioned him a brigadier-general of state troops.

http://cache.eb.com/eb/image?id=65244&rendTypeId=4 On August 31, Marion rescued a small American force which were trapped by Major C whcih had 500 troops in it. For this, he received the thanks of the Continental Congress. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.cvco.org/sigs/reg64/gif/lights1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.cvco.org/sigs/reg64/intro.html&h=281&w=400&sz=62&hl=en&start=2&tbnid=g-243Uy9pGbS6M:&tbnh=87&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbritish%2Bin%2Brevolutionary%2Bwar%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den In 1782, his brigade grew mean and there was reportedly a conspiracy to turn him over to the British. http://members.aol.com/Mmcbs4/peedee-lower.jpg In june of that year, he put down a Loyalist protested on the banks of the Pee Dee River. In August, he left and returned to his plantation.