0
he was called the swamp fox because he was good at attacking the british and retreating quickly through swamps.
British Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton had been chasing Marion through the swamps for about 7 hours covering 26 miles. He finally gave up saying "As for this damned old fox, the Devil himself could not catch him." The name stuck.
Read more: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-Archaeology/biography/fox.html#ixzz1fQPRSBAA
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
Wiki User
∙ 10y agoFrancis Marion (c. 1732 - February 27, 1795) , the 'Swamp Fox' , was an officer in the American Revolutionary War . He had learned his tactics from his time during the French and Indian war against the Cherokees who utilized these tactics which emphasized concealment , ambush and utilizing terrain to gain an advantage .
These lessons later came to be known as 'Guerrilla Warfare' to later generations .
Wiki User
∙ 14y agohe was Patriot in Revolutionary war time who was known for hiding his American troops in swamps.
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoBecause of his military tactics
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Who was know as the Swamp Fox?
Francis Marion
Who was nick named the swamp fox in th revolutionary war and why?
Francis Marion, because of his stealth and lightning speed in carrying out guerrilla warfare in the South.
What fighting method did the Americans use-to keep the British from taking the southern colonies?
Guerrilla warfare. See the biography of Francis Marion, "The Swamp Fox," and that of "Mad Anthony Wayne," two of America's greatest commanders who are unjustly forgotten. The plot of Mel Gibson's "Patriot" is based VERY loosely on Southern guerrilla warfare. As a matter of fact, about half the fighting of the Revolution took place in the South, but the fact that they were not the massed, patterned battles like those in New Jersey or Delaware, or glamorous sieges like Saratoga, has relegated them to the relative obscurity.
Who is Marian Anderson?
Marion Anderson was an American patriot who led forces against the British in the American Revolutionary War. He was given the nickname of Swamp Fox because he often launched guerrilla fighting tactics from the swamplands of the Colonial South East.
Where did you get the name dixie for the southern states?
"Dixie" was named after a confederate colonel with the last name Dickison, a Floridian Confederate colonel. He was AKA Swamp Fox.
Who was nicknamed the Swamp Fox during the Revolutionary War and made hit and run attacks?
Francis Marion
Who is nicknamed the swamp fox for his elusive tactics?
Francis Marion.
Patriot guerrilla leader Francis Marion was nicknamed?
swamp fox
Carolina commander francis Marion nickname?
The "Swamp Fox."
Who was know as the Swamp Fox?
Francis Marion
What was the real name of the swamp fox?
Francis Marion
Who was known for swamp fox?
General Francis Marion served during the Revolutionary War. He was nicknamed the Swamp Fox for his leadership of revolutionary soldiers fighting in swamps and low country terrain. He is generally viewed as the father of Guerrilla Warfare.
Who was the swamp fox down in the southern battles?
Francis Marion
How many sibling did Francis Marion swamp fox had?
YES.
Was Francis Marion a loyalist or patriot?
Francis Marion was the Swamp Fox. He attacked the British and hid in the swamps.
Who was Frances Marion?
Francis Marion was called the Swamp Fox. He served in the American Revolution.
Who was the swamp fox that waged guerrilla war on Britain?
Francis Marion
