was there really a man called the swamp fox in the revolutionary war?

Question

when i was a kid i used to watch a show on Disney called swamp fox. it was about a guy that was in the revolutionary war that would harass the British supply lines then run and hide in the swamps. then i was amazed to see almost same guy poratyed played by mel gibbson in the movie the patriot. was there really a guy that did this during the war?

Answer 1

Yes, there is a real guy named General Francis Marion who fought during the Revolutionary War and was nicknamed "Swamp Fox". The following link takes you to a website that discusses both Swamp Fox himself and a tour you can take of murals depicting his travails in Clarendon County, South Carolina:

http://web.ftc-i.net/~gcsummers/index.htm

Answer 2

Francis Marion, "the Swamp Fox", was a militia leader in the Carolinas who kept the British from controlling the countryside after they defeated the Continentals. He used partisan warfare (now called guerrilla war) very successfully to keep the British busy, disrupting supply lines, etc. He did not invent it, in fact the Jersey militia had been doing the same thing since 1776, when the British landed at Ft. Lee forcing Washington to eventually retreat across the Delaware. Nor id the Jersey militia 'invent' it- the techniques were old! Cornwallis was not chased to Virginia- he chased American General Greene to Virginia, then had to go to Yorktown to be resupplied after burning his supplies in the race to get to the Dan river before Greene crossed. Cornwallis leaving the south with the majority of troops allowd Marion to increase his operations and begin to reduce the area the British were holding.

Answer 3

Yes. Francis Marion was a lieutenant colonel in the Revolutionary Army who was known as "the Swamp Fox". He was responsible for carrying out guerilla tactics against British forces. He is considered to be the father of the modern Army Rangers.

Answer 4

Yes, he was....
Francis Marion ( February 26, 1732 - February 27, 1795) was a lieutenant colonel in the Continental Army and later Brigadier General in the South Carolina Militia during the American Revolutionary War. He became known as the "Swamp Fox" for his ability to use decoy and ambush tactics to disrupt enemy communications, capture supplies, and free prisoners. His incorporation of guerilla tactics helped set the motions for later combat events in which fighting in open battlefields will decline in use. His occupation before the revoultionary war was as a sailor.

Marion is considered one of the fathers of modern guerilla warfare, and is credited in the lineage of the United States Army Rangers.

Answer 5

"Swamp Fox, Swamp Fox tail on his hat
Nobody knows where the Swamp Foxs at
Swamp Fox Swamp Fox hiding in the glen
He'el run away to fight again"
Francis Marion was the Swamp Fox who led a band of irregulars during the War of Independence.Maybe not as romantic as Disney portrayed him,however still regarde as one of the hereos of this particular conflict.Some folklore some fact.

Answer 6

Yes in the British Colony of Georgia. His name if I remember right was Nathaniel Green or something like that. His rank was that of Colonel. He used hit and run tactics to disrupt the English supply lines and harass English Troops on the march. His men would hit the English then disappear before the English could react. Basically he used Indian tactics.

Answer 7

Yes. His name was Francis Marion, and he fought in the south.