Because he was brave a courageous during the war. This resembled the fighting gamecock. He was then known as the Gamecock General of the American Revolution.
gamecock = el gallo de pelea
Gamecock Media Group was created in 2007-02.
Brigadier General Thomas Sumter was known both as the Carolina Gamecock and the Fighting Gamecock during the American Revolutionary War.
Student Gamecock Television - SGTV - was created in 2006.
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The unique moniker is held in honor of Thomas Sumter, a South Carolina war hero who was given the name "The Carolina Gamecock" during the American Revolution for his fierce fighting tactics, regardless of his physical stature or the size of his regiment. A British General commented that Sumter "fought like a gamecock."
No. The actions of the main character in the movie were a mixture of real life men such as Francis Marion ("The Swamp Fox"), Thomas Sumter ("the Gamecock") and Andrew Pickens, and some fiction.
Gamecock or game fowl is a type of rooster that is used for cockfighting. They have physical and behavioral traits that makes them best suitable for cockfighting.