How did Francis Marion get the name Swamp fox?Updated a year ago
Colonel Banastre Tarleton led his death squad through the backcountry of South Carolina in pursuit of Marion, including on one instance, a 26-mile pursuit through the swamps. Tarleton, frustrated over his inability to catch up with Marion, said "As for this damned old fox, the Devil himself could not catch him"
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