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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.
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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.
How many sibling did Francis Marion swamp fox had?
YES.
Who was the swamp fox down in the southern battles?
Francis Marion
Was Francis Marion a loyalist or patriot?
Francis Marion was the Swamp Fox. He attacked the British and hid in the swamps.
During the Revolutionary War who was known as Swamp Fox?
Francis Marion
Who was the swamp fox that waged guerrilla war on Britain?
Francis Marion
