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Author : Mason Locke Weems
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book The Life of Gen. Francis Marion written by Mason Locke Weems and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William Gilmore Simms
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Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Life of Francis Marion written by William Gilmore Simms and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mason Locke Weems
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Total Pages : 282 pages
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Download or read book The Life of General Francis Marion written by Mason Locke Weems and published by . This book was released on 1829 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Craig Campbell
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781523435944
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (359 download)
Download or read book General Francis Marion, Irregular Life of an Irregular Warrior written by Craig Campbell and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-01-17 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a historical biography on General Francis Marion, also known as the "Swamp Fox". He is known to history as a premier fighter and battlefield innovator. In one of the darkest chapters of the War for American independence his resolute personal courage and leadership brought the best units in the British Empire to a standstill and kept the dream of independence alive after the disastrous fall of Charleston, SC in 1780. When General Gate's army was destroyed at Camden there was no effective American force to oppose Cornwallis in his conquest of the southern colonies. Marion's irregulars tied down Cornwallis' forces to deal with an insurgency that bought time for General Washington to assemble another army under Daniel Morgan and General Greene to combat the British main effort. If not for Francis Marion's ability to confound the British efforts in South Carolina, Lord Cornwallis and the British could have very well succeeded in their overall strategy to sever the Carolinas, Georgia and possibly Virginia from the emerging United States.
Author : Parson M. L. Weems
Publisher : John F. Blair, Publisher
ISBN 13 : 9780895874962
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (749 download)
Download or read book Life of General Francis Marion written by Parson M. L. Weems and published by John F. Blair, Publisher. This book was released on 2000 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biography of General Francis Marion after the fall of Charleston during the American Revolution.
Author : John Oller
Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 : 0306824582
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (68 download)
Download or read book The Swamp Fox written by John Oller and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2016-10-25 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive biography of Francis Marion, the Swamp Fox, covers his famous wartime stories as well as a private side of him that has rarely been explored In the darkest days of the American Revolution, Francis Marion and his band of militia freedom fighters kept hope alive for the patriot cause during the critical British "southern campaign." Employing insurgent guerrilla tactics that became commonplace in later centuries, Marion and his brigade inflicted enemy losses that were individually small but cumulatively a large drain on British resources and morale. Although many will remember the stirring adventures of the "Swamp Fox" from the Walt Disney television series of the late 1950s and the fictionalized Marion character played by Mel Gibson in the 2000 film The Patriot, the real Francis Marion bore little resemblance to either of those caricatures. But his exploits were no less heroic as he succeeded, against all odds, in repeatedly foiling the highly trained, better-equipped forces arrayed against him. In this action-packed biography we meet many colorful characters from the Revolution: Banastre Tarleton, the British cavalry officer who relentlessly pursued Marion over twenty-six miles of swamp, only to call off the chase and declare (per legend) that "the Devil himself could not catch this damned old fox," giving Marion his famous nickname; Thomas Sumter, the bold but rash patriot militia leader whom Marion detested; Lord Cornwallis, the imperious British commander who ordered the hanging of rebels and the destruction of their plantations; "Light-Horse Harry" Lee, the urbane young Continental cavalryman who helped Marion topple critical British outposts in South Carolina; but most of all Francis Marion himself, "the Washington of the South," a man of ruthless determination yet humane character, motivated by what his peers called "the purest patriotism." In The Swamp Fox, the first major biography of Marion in more than forty years, John Oller compiles striking evidence and brings together much recent learning to provide a fresh look both at Marion, the man, and how he helped save the American Revolution.
Author : Dr. Robert D. Bass
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 178720619X
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (872 download)
Download or read book Swamp Fox written by Dr. Robert D. Bass and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2017-07-11 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most fascinating figures of the American Revolution, General Francis Marion slipped in and out of the Carolina swamps to strike sudden, devastating blows against the British. Cutting through the Swamp Fox legend, Robert D. Bass has arrived at a realistic and fascinating appraisal of this military genius with this 1959 literary work. “[A] close but spirited chronology of the raids and routs [General Francis Marion] led against the British. A humane man, a dedicated soldier with a devotion to duty and a worship of liberty, [he] was also a taciturn, moody and introverted character. With an intuitive sense of strategy, particularly that of the swift advance and the rapid retreat, he became a sound and savage fighter [...] rose from the ranks as an unknown captain to become a Brigadier General. Here, bivouac by bivouac, are the lashes and the sieges in which he engaged; the daring rescue of 150 Rebel prisoners from Sumter’s house; the bedevilment and the destruction of the British is small diversionary actions; and the indefatigable endurance of that gaunt, ill-kempt, gallant fighter who became a nemesis to Cornwallis and the entire British Army....”—Kirkus Review
Author : Mason Locke Weems
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3387002718
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (87 download)
Download or read book The Life of General Francis Marion written by Mason Locke Weems and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-08-26 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
Author : Mason Locke 1759-1825 Weems
Publisher : Wentworth Press
ISBN 13 : 9781374237445
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (374 download)
Download or read book The Life of Gen. Francis Marion, a Celebrated Partisan Officer in the Revolutionary War, Against the British and Tories in South Carolina and Georgia written by Mason Locke 1759-1825 Weems and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-29 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Mason Locke Weems
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Total Pages : 274 pages
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Download or read book The Life of General Francis Marion, a Celebrated Partisan Officer written by Mason Locke Weems and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Peter Horry
Publisher : Literary Licensing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 9781498004190
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (41 download)
Download or read book The Life of General Francis Marion written by Peter Horry and published by Literary Licensing, LLC. This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Is A New Release Of The Original 1841 Edition. A Celebrated Partisan Officer In The Revolutionary War Against The British And Tories In South Carolina And Georgia.
Author : Horatio Newton Moore
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Total Pages : 220 pages
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Download or read book The Life and Times of Gen. Francis Marion written by Horatio Newton Moore and published by . This book was released on 1845 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : M. L. (Mason Locke) 1759-1825 Weems
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ISBN 13 : 9781362360544
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (65 download)
Download or read book LIFE OF GEN FRANCIS MARION A C written by M. L. (Mason Locke) 1759-1825 Weems and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-26 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mason Locke Weems
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Download or read book The life of General Francis Marion written by Mason Locke Weems and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : M. L. Weems
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781502886514
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (865 download)
Download or read book The Life of General Francis Marion written by M. L. Weems and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-03-04 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[...]promise, or frowning friends could threaten. The neighboring clergy now marked the conduct of Marion with a keener eye; and discovering in him no symptoms that pointed to recantation, they furiously pressed the bishop to enforce against him the edict of banishment. At this time, Marion with his lovely Louisa, were living on a small farm in the vicinity of Rochelle. As he walked one afternoon in the main street of that city, he was very rudely accosted by a couple of officers of the holy inquisition, whose looks and dress were as dark and diabolical as their employment. "Vous etes nommes Marion?" said they; that is "your name is Marion?" "Yes, gentlemen, that is my name." Upon this, they rudely thrust a letter into his hand, and turned away, but with such looks as tigers throw at a tender lambkin, whose well-guarded fold forbids their access. On opening the letter he found as follows: "Your damnable heresy, well deserves, even in this life, that purgation by fire which awfully awaits it in the next. But, in consideration of your youth and worthy connexions, our mercy has condescended to commute your punishment to[...]".
Author : Mason Locke Weems
Publisher : Book Jungle
ISBN 13 : 9781604240627
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (46 download)
Download or read book The Life of General Francis Marion written by Mason Locke Weems and published by Book Jungle. This book was released on 2007-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Francis Marion was a general in the Continental army. Marion was able to get supplies and prisoners out from behind enemy lines. He interfered with the enemy¿s communications. His use of what later would be known as guerrilla warfare earned him the name ¿Swamp Fox¿.
Author : William Dobein James
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781492217664
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (176 download)
Download or read book Swamp Fox written by William Dobein James and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-08-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Swamp Fox: General Francis Marion and his Guerilla Fighters of the Revolutionary War" is the story of the American general who waged a guerrilla war against British forces commanded by General Tarleton, harassing them and eventually driving the British Army out of South Carolina. This book, written by one of Marion's his militia members, tells the story of the "Swamp Fox." Throughout the war, Marion showed himself to be a singularly able leader of his "irregular" soldiers. Unlike the Continental troops, Marion's Men served without pay, supplied their own horses, arms, and often their food. All of Marion's supplies that were not obtained locally were captured from the British forces. Marion rarely committed his men to frontal warfare, but repeatedly surprised larger bodies of British regulars with quick surprise attacks and equally quick withdrawal from the field. The British especially hated Marion and made repeated efforts to neutralize his force, but Marion's intelligence gathering was excellent and that of the British was poor, due to the overwhelming Patriot loyalty of the populace in the Williamsburg area. Col. Banastre Tarleton, sent to capture or kill Marion in November 1780, despaired of finding the "old swamp fox," who eluded him by travelling along swamp paths. Tarleton and Marion were sharply contrasted in the popular mind. Tarleton was hated because he burned and destroyed homes and supplies, whereas Marion's Men, when they requisitioned supplies (or destroyed them to keep them out of British hands) gave the owners receipts for them. This story of Marion's exploits, as told so vividly in "Swamp Fox," makes fascinating reading for anyone interested in guerrilla warfare or the American Revolutionary War.
