A Salute to American Veterans: "Swamp Fox, Francis Marion and the Revolutionary War"

[@jeffreyryan8401]

I was introduced to him by Walt Disney which led me to be a history fan, Walt knew a hero when he saw one.

[@kennyfrederick4812]

That’s right. Walt also was a fan of the guy with the little mustache in Germany

[@patticlark3576]

We’re going to need some Francis Marion’s in the times to come it seems.

[@b.r.holmes6365]

Every Southerner and Patriot should know Marion's name

[@carywest9256]

Especially Southerners, for Marion was as wily as Stonewall Jackson in a fight.

[@herbertocobock9436]

My southern grandfather was named Francis Marion Prine.

[@daviddawson1718]

@@herbertocobock9436 Prine, any relation to the late great John Prine?

[@amychester8735]

I am American as well. I'm a Hoosier. Still love Marion Freedom. What an amazing man ❤🎉

[@trolloftruth2941]

Are you confusing patriotism for white nationalism?

[@5809AUJG]

When I first saw the film "The Patriot", I was getting goosebumps, realizing that Mel Gibson's character in the film had to be based on the great hero Francis Marion. I found out later this was true. Made me smile. Marion should be spoken of more often, and must be known and recognized much more. I thank him for his service in fighting for America so brilliantly, so very well, with such courage and determination. God rest him! ❤😊

[@amychester8735]

So that's why the comment said every Patriot. WOW. I have watched that movie more than once. Thank you for your service. The life of those you loved. Thank his second generation for the service as well. Freedom isn't free. 😢❤😢

[@davidchampey3004]

Actually Mel Gibson’s character was based on a trio of SC’s revolutionary heroes. Francis Marion, the Fighting Gamecock, Thomas Sumter and Andrew Pickens, the Wizard Owl. I grew up in Sumter and lived there til my early thirties. We used to go out to Thomas Sumter’s plantation to party. Not many people know this but two thirds of the war was fought in SC even though George Washington got all the glory.

[@TheGuitarReb]

I have an ancestor that fought with Francis Marion but they call me a racist republican "Redneck" Trumptard!

[@mtman2]

​@@davidchampey3004 Not to sneeze at any good Patriot but Washington WAS America's War of Independence leader without whom WE now be having "tea N crumpets" bowing to King Charles without him = he was worthy to receive Wingnut Cornwallis's sword even from his underling...!

[@rickyellison9103]

@@davidchampey3004. Daniel Morgan also.

[@houndofgoshen934]

Francis Marion is a hero of mine since I studied him independently as a teenager.

[@stacysatterfield2154]

Years ago The Wonderful World of Color on Sunday nights with Walt Disney showed the movie The Swamp Fox played by Leslie Nielson it was good. I always loved history

[@MrMenefrego1]

@@stacysatterfield2154 I just watched that film right here on KZbin; it was better than I remember it being from the first time I watched it in 1963!

[@michaelfred8848]

The name Francis Marion has been in my life three times in 80 years. In the 40’s I had a teacher named Sister Francis Marion and in the 60’s I was stationed aboard the USS Francis Marion and then in the 80’s my youngest son went to school at Francis Marion College in South Carolina. I think I’m running out of time for it to be in my life again 😊

[@amir_hussain_swabi]

More power to you💯👏

[@anhumblemessengerofthelawo3858]

Happy 200th birthday

[@elleransom3113]

Thank you! I appreciate this excellent documentary featuring a true American hero! Especially knowing that some of my ancestors were there serving under Francis Marion. We have quite a legacy of heroes to look up to as we struggle to maintain the liberties they so valiantly fought for!

[@slowtwist]

Thanks for the documentary. My wife's ancestor Thomas Mills along with his father and brother served under Marion at Sullivan's Island. Thomas was a Swamp Fox soldier and a member of the Cornstalk Militia under Simon Kenton. He lived to be 100 and is buried in the Sand Run Cemetery Francisville Kentucky. His tombstone reflects his military service. My ancestor James Poteet was the Captain of the Bedford Co. Va. milita. His son Captain James Poteet was at Cowpens,Kings Moutain,Guildford Corthouse and Yorktown along with his Crabtree and Billingsley cousins.

[@Susan-lf2hl]

Excellent ancestry!

[@steveinge7058]

I first learned about the Swamp Fox by watching Walt Disney as a boy. Thank you for this entertaining, informative production.

[@johnburns8660]

Nobody knows where the Swamp Fox at.

[@carywest9256]

@@johnburns8660 His gravesite is down a gravel road in a pine forest near Monck's Corner,South Carolina. He's in an above ground crypt. It's the only grave there.

[@johnburns8660]

@@carywest9256 Now I know where he's at. Thanks.

[@ajbartholomew4499]

Me too. Even wrote a paper about him in jr high school. This had much more information than I was able to find.

[@janetannerevans2320]

me too! I can still sing the song.

[@robinricart3155]

I first learned of Francis Marion from the Walt Disney TV series back in the early 1960s

[@EndingSimple]

the series is on KZbin. I came here from there to listen to the true story. And I am nearly moved to tears by the story of this Patriot. Much thanks to the uploader.

[@eflint1]

May he never be forgotten! Greetings from Marion County, Florida!

[@Gene-dm6pm]

My aunt lives in Marion, South Carolina 😊😊

[@billflythe4092]

Excellent video in every respect. Marion was a true hero and a fine gentleman. Marion embodied the very best of American Ideals.

[@harrymills2770]

Strength, wit, and decency.

[@billgoldman1967]

1:21 1:21

[@vaejoviscarolinanus]

As a southern man who has lived in Charleston SC most of my life I’ve been schooled on this subject and I will never forget my 6th grade project on this man.

[@koori3085]

Thank you for a good telling of a great hero! South Carolina and the United States would be a much different place had Francis Marion not given his talent and courage to the war. God Speed the Swamp Fox!

[@quintaeco]

And the progressives of the century took their time, and we see the results today! We need Heroes and books, lots of stories full of heroes

[@StMiBll]

@@quintaecono. We need to be heroes and teach our children what heroes do by example.

[@liennitram9291]

Thank you for sharing this. Absolutely great work.

[@sharonwhiteley6510]

An American hero relegated to the back side of history. This is the type of hero our children should learn about in school. Also our military look at for his service to the country.

[@amir_hussain_swabi]

Long live America 💯👏

[@peacefulone4461]

I had lived in Charleston (1970 Tricentennial ), later moving to Dalzell ( near Columbia). The level of knowledge I gained being there was phenomenal...especially being there during all of the Tricentenial events) First learning of Francis Marion set me on a path of 'lifetime learing" . A piece of my heart has never left SC. ❤️

[@ELW2940]

I lived in Dalzell. It’s closer to Sumter(another famous Revolutionary War name) than it is Columbia. In fact Sumter’s plantation was close to where Dalzell is now.

[@robertstack2144]

I have to salute the artists that so colorfully put these events and day to day life on canvas. I could spend days in books looking at these treasures. These days are gone.

[@jimrutherford2773]

A very well made documentary.

[@AngelCatBaby]

What a great American hero. History definitely needs to be taught more in all the schools, from American history to that of world history, the cultures and civilizations, plus the reasons for social unrest, etc., everything which humanity has undergone within its past and/or even its origins of its existence in life…..Regardless of race, color creed or ethnicity, Today’s social studies in schools don’t hold a candle as to what I was taught and expected to learn in the schools. History was taught for its quality towards learning, from the WHYS to the reasons behind the decisions for battles, fighting for freedom against oppression, to the establishment of governments, including many other aspects of people’s lives and enduring qualities, when there were no computers back then. Geography was the study of the earth itself, maps, economy of other countries, memorizing countries and their capitals, and into becoming a hands on learning experience, especially when building many projects for class presentations and why you chose the subject you picked. It is one of the reasons that I have a deep interest in learning about historical events and ancient civilizations, their progress and declining societies, their development and cultures, and above all, its importance in historical time. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🏼

[@derklavierspieler7491]

Thank you for this wonderful tribute to Francis Marion. He has been a hero of mine since my earliest teen years when I was first introduced to him through books. R.I.P.

[@joeyperez8581]

Makes me proud to be an American.

[@cosmiccowboyfg300]

First found out about Francis Marion, The Swampfox of the Revolution, when I was 10-11 years old, and he's been my hero ever since. Loved The Patriot.

[@Ronald-wv1bz]

I watched every episode of the TV series The Swamp Fox. Through out my youth Francis Marion was my idol, even though I never knew he was a real person untill I had traveled all over South Carolina back in the 90's.

[@martyconroy3786]

Don't tell anyone, but all episodes of the Disney series are here on YT...when Leslie Nielson was a 'serious' actor...you'd be surprised how historically accurate it is.

[@j.g.campbell3440]

​@@martyconroy3786 Thank you!

[@MichaelGibbons-uk2mc]

Ignored history class did you?

[@murrismiller2312]

What a quiet, and trustworthy, ( and aged ) Christian hero.

[@gregorytisdale246]

Most of my Revolutionary War ancestors, on my father's side, served under Francis Marion including James Tisdale of Williamsburg District.

[@ViktoriousDead]

It would be incredibly hard to trace ancestors that far back and prove they were in a partisan group

[@nathanhollingsworth413]

@@ViktoriousDeadnot really .. my own family has the “chain of evidence documents “ showing some relatives served under Morgan ..

[@rustysawyers5109]

And I, on my dad's side was a product down the ancestral lineage of a British Royal Marine who stayed in South Carolina after the war and made his way to Texas just after the turn of the 19th century. I feel my family made up for it by on my mother's side and losing two direct ancestors in the Alamo battle. Another cousin of the two at the Alamo, my gg grandfather, scouted with Jim Bridger and Kit Carson. His name was Joseph Walker.

[@billwhite364]

We have a heritage of gentlemen patriots. We should all be proud of the Swamp Fox! 🦊

[@legowifey4773]

you have a history of fighting wars for jews, fools

[@neiluscook2283]

The Face and the Name of the pure American spirit! We owe a great honour to this man, and I thank you for this clear, respectful history!

[@carywest9256]

Can l ask you why the word honor is spelt with an "u"?

[@johnburns8660]

@@carywest9256 Canadian probably.

[@CUtigerz97]

Went to college at Francis Marion University. His family lived by Winyah Bay near Georgetown, where i grew up. Loved his tenacity!

[@dficertifiedfirearmstraini5234]

Kudos. An excellent telling of a Patriot's life and deeds.

[@richardkut3976]

Excellent, thank you.

[@InterviewInterrogations]

Disney made a multi-show series about the Swamp Fox back in the late 50’s early 60’s. The role of Francis Marion was played beautifully by Leslie Nielsen. Yup, THAT Leslie Nielsen.

[@___michael___7165]

Excellent telling of an American story. Thank you.

[@billwilson-es5yn]

My mother's father's paternal ancestor arrived in Jamestown in 1614 at the age of 19. By 1620 he was residing with his family by the Albemarle Estuary with Friends (Quakers). He and his descendants became wealthy and influential in North Carolina before the Revolution. I think they sat on the fence during the war since there's no record of any serving with the Loyalists or Rebel forces. My mother's branch was well to the west chopping their way towards Kentucky so missed the excitement. They kept abreast with how it was going when going east to pick up supplies and make business deals. In 1620 the Jamestown administrators decided to allow new colonists to move out in the wilds to acquire land from the natives since that was more practical that fighting the local bands to take away their land. Much of the Eastern Seaboard was a great dismal swamp that only the natives knew how to cross. Many became assimilated by marriage to colonists so Marion probably learned how to navigate the swamps from them.

[@peaceofmindrestoration11]

One of my favorite books growing up as a kid. Clicked on it to give it the upvote and to let you fellers and fellets, it's worth your time!

[@michaelarmbruster586]

Me too ever heard of lght horse Harry Lee

[@eddieboggs8306]

@@michaelarmbruster586 Robert E. Lee's father.

[@theresasykes8384]

This presentation of Francis Marion efforts to secure American Freedom & Independence brought tears to my eyes and a longing to visit his secluded grave someday soon to only but remember & Honor Francis Marion; Our Humble Public Servant.

[@rogerclyde2720]

Excellent account of one of our nation’s most successful Heroes. At Red River Meeting House in Kentucky there is a 18th century cemetery, one grave on the border of the cemetery there is a Warrior Hero laid to rest his stone reads Fought in the Revolutionary War.

[@rustysawyers5109]

There's a graveyard in Granville Ohio which has a mixture of Revolutionary and Civil war men buried. I am from Texas and looked to find Redcoats or Confederate soldiers but...nary a one. Not surprising, however...

[@georgeclark7208]

I really enjoyed this. Very informative. I have no idea why it's not more widely viewed.

[@jeffthompson9622]

Francis Marion is well remembered and respected in Bekeley County, SC, where I lived for over 3 decades. Appropriately, much of "The Patriot," partly based on his exploits, was filmed in the low country.

[@devint08]

Thank you for the work you do to keep the memory, truth of our great country alive.

[@nulife022]

Wonderful and patriotic documentary. Very well done.

[@marcclement7396]

Very interesting. Well done,

[@cfish64]

Awesome guy....brave people back then

[@dannycorsaro546]

Loved the show growing up watched it every time it was on 😊

[@juliam.mallen9019]

Amazing documentary thank you so very much for this invaluable history lesson! The Swamp Fox and the bravery of his men will not be forgotten as long as incredible people like the team that made this wonderful film exsist in our beautiful land of the free worth defending preserving and protecting our beloved AMERICA 🦊🇺🇲

[@quintaeco]

America today needs the Revolutionary heroes to save the next generation, the GEN-Zs, and the other nonsensical tags that have lost the last generation

[@frankroy9423]

Remember the movie Swamp Fox, and the thems song. Awsome child hood. Old movies, Davie Crocket king of the wild frontier.

[@mikegraves3673]

Same here. We were also taught about Francis in school history class.

[@alunderwood5903]

Well done! I grew up in SC and proud to hear this!

[@douglasslist3200]

Thank youj so much. This is a great piece of work. Too bad there is so much trash out there to overcome.

[@Frook52]

Great video. I am now humming the Swamp Fox theme song from the tv show!

[@gringoquenocomecuy]

Very nicely done. Thanks.

[@mariaboletsis3188]

Excellent documentary! Well done and I love the music!

[@nbenefiel]

We grew up on Swamp Fox. I can still sing the song.

[@MichaelGibbons-uk2mc]

He runs away to fight 😊again.

[@randaltemplin4541]

I went to elementary school in Charleston and I have waded around in some of those swamps...made me appreciate just how much it took live in there and fight for your life every day. It ain't no shopping mall.

[@James-ll3jb]

Read about the Swamp Fox at ten in 1961. Great stuff.

[@michaelarmbruster586]

Thanks for doing the swamp fox.would love to hear about light horse harry lee

[@dennismckown4951]

like the Swamp Fox, Admiral Shin was always the underdog in his battles with the invading Japanese. of the 22 battles he fought, he never lost and even though he'd been killed in his last battle, he had one of his men don his armor, so his men wouldnt lose hope, and they defeated the Japanese. there is even a statue of him in downtown Seoul.

[@amychester8735]

Keep the cause going. Slaute to the fallen and keeping moral alive for a cause ❤

[@fatdogtavern]

GREAT video! It's like a Revolutionary version of a Ken Burns Civil War episode.

[@kathyveloski7192]

He is my husband's ancestor on his mother's side . Great info thanks

[@MrMenefrego1]

Walt Disney produced a remarkable series in 1963 about the great Francis Marion. Leslie Nielsen played Marion and there are also plenty of famous character actors from the era. The series can be seen right here on KZbin.

[@southernhorseman2006]

Thoroughly enjoyed this video.

[@johnclarke6647]

My 5th great grandfather, Capt. John Tomlinson served under Francis Marion durin the Revolution. The Tomlinson’s were from Oosterhouse, England, NE of London and had immigrated into Virginia and then South Carolina. The Tomlinson Family migrated to Magnolia District, Clinch County, GA but Captain Tomlinson died in Bulloch County, GA and is buried there at age 53. His family went on to become a First Family of Georgia owning much of the land in the Piney Woods of South Georgia.

[@chaunceychappelle2173]

Well, one thing for darn sure; he ain't the only US military officer, rebel or not, to have a drunken night with the lovely ladies of Charleston. Francis Marion has some of the kindest Southern Belles in the Carolinas ironically. I have always been a fan of his. I drink water with vinegar and lemon in it; it is very healthy. Began doing so in the military. This was good documentary.

[@mechcavandy986]

My wife’s 5 x grandfather fought with Marion. One of my 5x grandfathers fought the war in SE Georgia, so it’s possible he fought with Marion too. But it’s not documented.

[@jamesenos6366]

God bless the women in our lives

[@swampfox5660]

Always comes back to fight another day.

[@Travelingthru]

We enjoyed this Love our American War history and so thankful for this land they all fought and died for 🙏❤️ the narrative was great how it was all out together We have done Gettysburg now I want to come south and see the battle fields 🇺🇸

[@kumarapatch1234]

Enjoyed this very much a great man

[@janetprice85]

I'm a Savannah,Ga native and lived in Columbia and Charleston too. The Swamp Fox was always a hero in my Mom's family. Five of our ancestors fought with Marion. It's documented too. We were originally from Orangeburg,SC.Eg, Robins,Powell, McCallColding, Bryant families.

[@beverlyvarnerbv]

Than you for this documentary! Ive waited a long time for this! ❤🦊!

[@johanblume2621]

What a fantastic documentary! Would love to see more of the American Revolution in the south.

[@Greywolfgrafix]

My 4th great-grandfather John Judd, and his father Rowland Judd Sr., along with John's brother Rowland, Jr., were at Kings Mountain in 1780, in Col. Benjamin Cleveland's company out of Wilkes County, NC.

[@OlJarhead]

Quite a few of my ancestors and relatives were named after Francis Marion in the 1800’s.

[@mikemarley2389]

Most excellent telling.

[@Nobody-Nowhere-USA]

The Cowpens is often described as the perfect American battle! It truly did lead to the end!

[@joehowarth8093]

Read a few books on Marion….he drove them wild!!

[@drkenshaw]

This was fantastic! It reminds me very much of a wonderful series on the Revolutionary War in South Carolina that PBS aired when I was young. I wish that was still available to watch.

[@nepmactheimposter4592]

And then there were thirteen

[@nepmactheimposter4592]

The name of the series you're thinking of!

[@robertburns2415]

Walt Disney made an entire series in the 1950s and early 60s about Francis Marion called The Swamp Fox

[@fritziepisarski8681]

I remember Walt Disney’s Wonderful World ,Swamp Fox with Leslie Neilson .

[@jamesomalley4556]

Great video.

[@kenfox22]

Great video

[@Skeletors_Closet]

I’m descended from a family that fought under his command. Pride doesn’t even describe it! 🦅🇺🇸🦅

[@fbales]

I thoroughly enjoyed this film. The Swamp Fox was a boyhood hero of mine, mostly from the Disney produced TV show, but I was always fascinated by the Revolutionary War era. I learned later that my grandfather was name Francis Marion Bales. My great grandfather must have been a fan. Grandpa always went by Frank (for who I am named), he didn’t like his name. Of course the county Indianapolis is in is Marion County. There’s also a city named Marion in Indiana (my home state).

[@sylviagarmon1955]

I remember a movie on Disney...from the 60s...I think it was called "The Swamp Fox "

[@sammythompson3694]

It's funny that lakes across America are named after a man who couldn't swim.

[@owensthilaire8189]

I remember watching the old Disney series when I was a kid back in the early eighties. I had looked it up when I found this. Great documentary and I think it carries a message for the people of today. Die on your feet or live on your knees. A choice I think we may be confronted with again before long.

[@jamesrice4731]

Great documentary! I own a farm in the South Carolina upcountry and there is a Revolutionary war fort and remains of the settlement and a battle was fought there on the property and EVERYBODY there knows the name Francis Marion. They mentioned the town Of Ninety Six on the video. In the Police Station in Ninety Six there is a beautiful large oil painting of General Marion on his horse somewhere in the low country swamps. The painting is beautiful and very old and hangs there today with many other South Carolina Revolutionary War paintings.

[@eucitizen78]

Thank you for the view of the interesting history of your country👍

[@bethbartlett5692]

My G-Grandfather X6 founded Lynchburg, VA, pre 1776, with his establishing a Ferryboat Service. He would have experienced all these times/events, and very well may have known some of the individuals mentioned here.

[@stevenjones1171]

I moved to Manning,SC. 20 years ago and it's nice to see and hear the history of the Area.

[@maryannproffitt44]

One of my ancestors was a brother to George Washington by his fathers’s first wife, his older brother Augustus who was a long time back cousin to me and I’m thankful to ancestry website I haven’t been on in years for letting me know that. I’m proud to be a part of the dna that helped create the independence of America. I’m proud and humbled by thier sacrifice of thier time and effort and not just going along with high taxes and dumping that tea in the Boston harbor to protest and helped make America A country. Glad the history channel put this history on here because while we are allies with the Brits now and ezoecially in WW1 and WW2 we have to remind them that we ain’t taking any mess off them back then or today.Americans don’t like high fallutimg attitudes but also see the royal family as allies now but not back then. We aren’t giving up our freedom to any dragoons we used them gators fir ammo and eat them for dinner because the Lord made us the top of the food chain.

[@robertwall2548]

My Great Grandfather many generations ago, Second Lt. Wright Wall, was a Swampfox under Marion.

[@johnclarke6647]

My 5th great grandfather, Captain. John Tomlinson, was an officer under General Marion. Capt. Tomlinson led the militia attack at the Battle of Eutaw Springs, SC, the last battle fought in SC during the Revolution. His family migrated to Magnolia District, Clinch County, GAbafter the Revolution, where his family became a First Family of Georgia. General Marion was the first commander of the SC State Guard, a unit in which I served 10 years. The Tomlinson’s were from Osterhouse, England, NE of London and SW of York, England. Another ancestor, Captain Thomas Hardeman also served in the SC Militia.

[@amir_hussain_swabi]

They are valiant heros of the land of America ..this is my wish to put a step on this land of legends once in life.😢❤❤❤

[@usmarine51519563]

Yes, God Bless. Outstanding man. I do appreciate.

[@erwin643]

When this showed-up on my algorithm, I started watching, and was getting ready to switch to something else, then I realized, wait: They're talking about the Militia officer that Mel Gibson portrayed! This documentary went on to describe the Scots-Irish (Scottish and Protestant Irish) of South Carolina. I'm personally descended from the Scots-Irish of Tennessee, to include a city named after my surname (Anglicized spelling of an old Irish Celtic name), along with a park that bares my first and last name. This Early American ancestry (along with the other descendants, i.e. soldiers, farmers, cowboys, etc.) must be why I literally knew firearms the minute I popped out of the womb, if you follow epigenetics (I.e., as a kid, I studied firearms in books, etc., and instantly knew how to operate them before even physically touching them, later on). Was also able to lead by example in my own military career, before retiring from the USAR as a CPT (O-3E): Shooting Expert, PT, along with REALLY taking care of troops: Changing the futures of NCO's who were getting screwed-over by the system. Also, speaking in objective historical terms, the American Revolutionary War had so many parallels with the Vietnam War (strategically, operationally and tactically), it's not even funny. All the historical details noted in this documentary have their parallels in how the Viet Cong and NVA (I.e. Marion's militia and the Continental Army, respectively) operated, along with how the British and Loyalist Militia (U.S. and ARVN forces, provincial units - "Rough Puffs," etc.) operated. It's no wonder we won!

[@yomama8873]

Thank you 🤩🤩💖

[@equine2020]

These stories need to be yold/shown in schools.

[@yelloworangered]

I just read an excellent biography by John Oller, "The Swamp Fox: how Francis Marion saved the American Revolution." Oller does an excellent job of tracing Marions' movements, discussing his interactions with Tories and Patriots, and describes his character with insight. I have not found any other Marion biography that did all this so well.

[@person390]

Don't forget the Mark Kea De Lafayette who gave chase right away and sent a dispatch to George Washington right away ... I truly wish the United States of America in these pressing times had the quality leadership of George Washington and his Generals God bless America...

[@jimkristoff2891]

This is excellent! I laughed my balls off at Stickman and his clan. Thanks for streaming!