Francis Marion

<p><a title="Brigadier general (United States)" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigadier_general_(United_States)">Brigadier General</a> <strong>Francis Marion</strong> (<abbr title= "circa">c.</abbr> 1732 – February 27, 1795), also known as the "Swamp Fox", was an American military officer, planter, and politician who served during the <a title= "French and Indian War" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_and_Indian_War">French and Indian War</a> and the <a title= "American Revolutionary War" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War">Revolutionary War</a>. During the <a title="American Revolution" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution">American Revolution</a>, Marion supported the <a title= "Patriot (American Revolution)" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_(American_Revolution)">Patriot cause</a> and enlisted in the <a title="Continental Army" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Army">Continental Army</a>, fighting against <a title="Kingdom of Great Britain" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Great_Britain">British</a> forces in the <a title= "Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_theater_of_the_American_Revolutionary_War">Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War</a> from 1780 to 1781.</p> <p>Though he never commanded a <a title="Field army" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_army">field army</a> or served as a commander in a major engagement, Marion's use of <a title="Irregular warfare" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irregular_warfare">irregular warfare</a> against the British has led him to be considered one of the fathers of <a title="Guerrilla warfare" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerrilla_warfare">guerrilla</a> and <a title="Maneuver warfare" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maneuver_warfare">maneuver warfare</a>, and his tactics form a part of the modern-day military doctrine of the <a title="United States Army" href= "https