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Title: The Life of Francis Marion

Author: William Gilmore Simms

Release Date: March, 1997 [Etext #843]
Posting Date: November 3, 2009

Language: English

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THE LIFE OF FRANCIS MARION

By W. Gilmore Simms

Author of "Yemassee", "History of South Carolina", etc.

"The British soldier trembles
When Marion's name is told."
--Bryant.

[Note on text: Italicized words or phrases are capitalized.
Some obvious errors have been corrected.]

[William Gilmore Simms, American (South Carolinian) Writer.
1806-1870.]

Contents.

Chapter 1. Introduction--The Huguenots in South Carolina.

Chapter 2. The Marion Family--Birth of Francis Marion--His
Youth--Shipwreck.

Chapter 3. Marion a Farmer--Volunteers in the Cherokee
Campaign.

Chapter 4. Cherokee War continues--Marion leads the Forlorn
Hope at the Battle of Etchoee.

Chapter 5. Marion is returned for the Provincial Congress
from St. John's, Berkeley--Made Captain in the Second
Regiment--Fort Johnson taken--Battle of Fort Moultrie.

Chapter 6. From the Battle of Fort Moultrie to that of
Savannah--Anecdote of Jasper--His Death.

Chapter 7. From the Battle of Savannah to the Defeat of
Gates at Camden.

Chapter 8. Organization of "Marion's Brigade"--Surprise of
Tories under Gainey--Defeat of Barfield--Capture of British
Guard with Prisoners at Nelson's Ferry.

Chapter 9. Marion retreats before a superior Force--Defeats
the Tories at Black Mingo--Surprises and disperses the Force
of Colonel Tynes at Tarcote--Is pursued by Tarleton.

Chapter 10. Marion attempts Georgetown--Horry defeats
Merritt--Melton defeated by Barfield--Gabriel Marion taken
by the Tories and murdered--Marion retires to Snow's Island.

Chapter 11. Marion's Camp at Snow's Island--The Character
of his Warfare--Of his Men--Anecdotes of Conyers and H