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orry-- He feasts a British Officer on Potatoes--Quells a Mutiny. Chapter 12. General Greene assumes Command of the Southern Army--His Correspondence with Marion--Condition of the Country--Marion and Lee surprise Georgetown--Col. Horry defeats Gainey--Marion pursues McIlraith--Proposed Pitched Battle between Picked Men. Chapter 13. Watson and Doyle pursue Marion--He baffles and harasses them--Pursues Doyle--His Despondency and final Resolution. Chapter 14. Marion renews his Pursuit of Doyle--Confronts Watson--Is joined by Col. Lee--Invests and takes Fort Watson--Fort Motte taken--Anecdote of Horry and Marion. Chapter 15. Correspondence of Marion and Greene--Anecdote of Colonel Snipes--Marion takes Georgetown--Attempt of Sumter and Marion on Col. Coates--Battle of Quinby Bridge. Chapter 16. Marion moves secretly to Pon-Pon--Rescues Col. Harden--Defeats Major Frazier at Parker's Ferry--Joins the main Army under Greene--Battle of Eutaw. Chapter 17. Retreat of the British from Eutaw--Pursuit of them by Marion and Lee--Close of the Year. Chapter 18. Marion summoned to the Camp of Greene--Defeats the British Horse at St. Thomas--Leaves his Command to Horry, and takes his Seat in the Assembly at Jacksonborough, as Senator from St. John's, Berkeley--Proceedings of the Assembly--Confiscation Act--Dispute between Cols. Mayham and Horry--The Brigade of Marion surprised, during his absence, by a Detachment from Charleston--Marion's Encounter with the British Horse--Conspiracy in the Camp of Greene. Chapter 19. Marion summoned with his Force to that of Greene--Insurrection of the Loyalists on the Pedee--Marches against them--Subdues them--Treats with Gainey--Fanning-- Protects the Tory, Butler, from his Men--Returns to the Country between the Santee and the Cooper--Moves to protect Georgetown from the British Fleet--Takes post at Watboo, on Cooper River--Defeats the British Cavalry under Major Frasier. Chapter 20. The British propose Terms of Pacification-- Rejected by the Civil Authorities--They penetrate the Combahee with their Fleet--Death of Col. Laurens--Anecdote of Marion--Death of Wilmot--The British evacuate Charleston-- Marion separates from his Brigade at Watboo--His Military Genius.
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