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The swamp fox's actual name was Francis Marion. He made a small fighting force in South Carolina during the 1700's, harassing British troops. They would show up, attack the British, sabotage communication and supply lines, and rescue American prisoners. Marion was nicknamed "swamp fox" because after attacking the British, they would disappear into forests or swamps.

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Swamp Fox was a man by the name of Francis Marion. He lived in the swamps almost all his life.He knew the swamps so good that he could outsmart the British soldiers better than almost anyone else.

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Francis Marion a military officer in the American Revolution. He's considered by some to be the father of guerrilla warfare for his unorthodox tactics at the time he was nicknamed the Swamp Fox

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Francis Marion, because of his stealth and lightning speed in carrying out guerrilla warfare in the South and he ran back and forth through the marshes of South Carolina.

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Francis Marion (1732-1795) was a Revolutionary War officer in South Carolina, who conducted operations against the British in both contemporary and guerrilla warfare.

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Francis Marion. He was given the name because of the hit and run Guerrilla tactics he used to fight in the war.

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