The Swamp Fox : how Francis Marion saved the American Revolution / John Oller.

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 br...

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Main Author: Oller, John (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA : Da Capo Press, [2016]
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Table of Contents:
  • Prologue: the darkest hour
  • A most uncivil war
  • A spirit of toleration
  • Frontier lessons
  • Manning the ramparts
  • Commander of the 2nd Regiment
  • Birth of a partisan
  • Hitting and running
  • My little excursions
  • Dead man's hand
  • The Swamp Fox
  • I must drive Marion out of that country
  • I have not the honor of your acquaintance
  • Two very enterprising officers
  • Hound and fox
  • Fox and hound
  • A war of posts
  • Ball of fire
  • Winning by losing
  • Dog days
  • The most galling fire
  • At Eutaw Springs the valiant died
  • Watchful anxiety
  • As soon as they can spare me
  • To prevent the effusion of blood
  • An affectionate farewell
  • The purest patriotism.