Who is Francis Marion and why was he important?

Francis Marion, also known as the Swamp Fox, was a military officer who served in the American Revolutionary War.

Francis Marion was one of the most successful partisan military leaders of the American Revolutionary War. He had led bands of guerrillas in several victories against British and Britain-allied Colonists, from he had received the name “Swamp Fox” for his craftiness in eluding pursuit in the Carolina swamps.