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Swamp Fox

The Life and Campaigns of General Francis Marion

Dr. Robert D. Bass
3.8
(5)
Pages
223
Year
2017
Language
English

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One of the most fascinating figures of the American Revolution, General Francis Marion slipped in and out of the Carolina swamps to strike sudden, devastating blows against the British. Cutting through the Swamp Fox legend, Robert D. Bass has arrived at a realistic and fascinating appraisal of this military genius with this 1959 literary work.

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"A close but spirited chronology of the raids and routs [General Francis Marion] led against the British. A human man, a dedicated soldier with a devotion to duty and a worship of liberty, he was also a taciturn, moody and introverted character. With an intuitive sense of strategy, particularly that of the swift advance and the rapid retreat, he became a sound and savage fight...rose from the rank
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