Francis Marion
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Francis Marion was a famed American Revolutionary War officer known as the "Swamp Fox" for his guerrilla tactics against British forces in the South.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Francis Marion canonical | 31 |
| Swamp Fox | 2 |
| Benjamin Martin as a composite character inspired by several historical figures | 1 |
| Revolutionary War officer Francis Marion | 1 |
| “Swamp Fox” | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Revolutionary War officer
ⓘ
guerrilla warfare leader ⓘ human ⓘ military officer ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Patriot cause
ⓘ
Thirteen Colonies ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| commemoratedBy |
Francis Marion National Forest
ⓘ
Francis Marion University ⓘ multiple counties and towns named Marion in the United States ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | c. 1732 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1795-02-27 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | French Huguenot descent ⓘ |
| familyName | Marion ⓘ |
| givenName | Francis ⓘ |
| hasParticularSignificanceIn |
folklore of the American South
ⓘ
military history of South Carolina ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | one of the most famous partisan leaders of the American Revolution ⓘ |
| influenced | later American guerrilla warfare doctrine ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | irregular warfare traditions in colonial America ⓘ |
| knownFor |
hit-and-run tactics
ⓘ
use of swamps for concealment and mobility ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Continental Army
ⓘ
South Carolina militia ⓘ |
| militaryRank | brigadier general ⓘ |
| notableFor | guerrilla tactics against British forces in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| notableNickname |
Francis Marion
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Swamp Fox
|
| notableWork | leadership of partisan militia campaigns in South Carolina ⓘ |
| occupation |
planter
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| partOf | Patriot partisan networks in the Southern colonies ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Berkeley County, South Carolina
ⓘ
Province of South Carolina ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Berkeley County, South Carolina
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| religion | Protestantism ⓘ |
| residence | South Carolina ⓘ |
| servedIn | Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| strategicRole | disrupting British supply and communication lines in the South ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
ambushes
ⓘ
sabotage of British operations ⓘ small-unit raids ⓘ |
Referenced by (36)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Marion County, Missouri
this entity surface form:
Swamp Fox
subject surface form:
Marion County, Georgia
this entity surface form:
“Swamp Fox”
this entity surface form:
Revolutionary War officer Francis Marion
this entity surface form:
Benjamin Martin as a composite character inspired by several historical figures
subject surface form:
Marion, Indiana
subject surface form:
Marion County, Alabama
subject surface form:
Marion County, Alabama
this entity surface form:
Swamp Fox
subject surface form:
Marion County, Kentucky