Francis Marion

Francis Marion
Nickname(s)	The Swamp Fox
Born	c. 1732 Berkeley County, South Carolina, British America[1]
Died	February 27, 1795 (aged c. 63) Berkeley County, South Carolina, U.S.
Buried	St. Stephen, South Carolina
Allegiance	Great Britain  United States
Service / branch	South Carolina Militia Continental Army
Years of service	1757–1782
Rank	Lieutenant colonel Continental Army Brigadier General South Carolina Militia
Battles / wars	French and Indian War Anglo-Cherokee War American Revolutionary War Battle of Sullivan's Island Siege of Savannah Siege of Charleston Battle of Black Mingo Battle of Tearcoat Swamp Siege of Fort Watson Siege of Fort Motte Battle of Eutaw Springs

Brigadier General Francis Marion (c. 1732 – February 27, 1795), 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 the American Revolution, Marion supported the Patriot cause and enlisted in the Continental Army, fighting against British forces in the Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War from 1780 to 1781.

Though he never commanded a field army or served as a commander in a major engagement, Marion's use of irregular warfare against the British has led him to be considered one of the fathers of guerrilla and maneuver warfare, and his tactics form a part of the modern-day military doctrine of the U.S. Army's 75th Ranger Regiment.^[1][2]