Brigadier-General Francis Marion (c. 1732 – February 27, 1795), also known as the Swamp Fox, was an American military officer, planter and politician who served during the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War. During the American Revolution, Marion supported the Patriot cause and enlisted in the Continental Army, fighting against British forces in the Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War from 1780 to 1781.
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Francis Marion 26 February 1732 Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States
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26 February 1795 (aged 63) Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States
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Zodiac | Pisces |
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