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Francis Marion's Exploits

f strategy and tactics which, combined with his personal bravery, his devotion to duty, his ability to deal with extreme hardship, and his nearly religious dedication to the ideals of the revolution, allowed him to rise in rank from private to brigadier general. He was remarkably fair with both his own men and the Tories against whom he fought. He could forgive the loyalists, yet he brought one of his closest friends to court-martial. In his zealous push for liberty, however, he would knowingly violate international laws, ignore flags of truce, and shoot lone enemy soldiers on outpost duty. The complexity of his character, however, inspired his fellow officers and earned the love and unflagging devotion of his men.

In his youth, and for most of his adult life, Marion did little to to distinguish himself or in any way indicate that he would one day earn a place in history. He was born sometime in the winter of 1732 (the exact date has been lost to history) on the Goatfield Plantation, St. JohnÆs Parish, Berkeley County, South Carolina. From birth he had somewhat malformed ankles and knees, and he was so tiny that he was described as being ônot larger than a New England lobster, and might easily enough been put in a quart potö (Rankin 2). Even as an adult, he remained physically frail and small, features that often surprised those who assumed, before meeting him in person, that his physical stature must somehow match the proportions of his legend. He was the youngest of the six children of Gabriel and Esther Marion. His parents provided all of the education he would ever receive, and there is little indication that his learning ever went beyond the basics. As a result, he remained semi-literate throughout his life.

As the son of a farmer, MarionÆs childhood and adolescence were mostly uneventful. When he was 6, the family moved to a plantation near the coastal city of Georgetown. His imagination stimulated by the...

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