Francis Marion, because of his stealth and lightning speed in carrying out guerrilla warfare in the South.
"Dixie" was named after a confederate colonel with the last name Dickison, a Floridian Confederate colonel. He was AKA Swamp Fox.
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
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The "Swamp Fox."
Disneyland - 1954 The Swamp Fox The Birth of the Swamp Fox 6-4 was released on: USA: 23 October 1959
His nickname was swamp fox.
The Swamp Fox - TV series - was created in 1959.
Swamp Fox - roller coaster - was created in 1966.
The Swamp Fox - 1914 was released on: USA: 30 April 1914
Yes, he was known as the Swamp Fox and that's also the most popular nick name for him.
Francis Marion was considered the swamp fox during the Revolutionary War.
The Red Swamp Fox - 1969 was released on: USA: May 1969
The Red Swamp Fox - 1969 is rated/received certificates of: USA:G
The cast of The Swamp Fox - 1914 includes: Guy Coombs as Francis Marion - The Swamp Fox Marguerite Courtot as Mary Videau John Mackin as Colonel Tarleton
Francis Marion;Swamp Fox used guerrilla method to defeat the British.