The Swamp Fox geoart is placed in the Francis Marion National Forest with permission of the Forest Ranger. The forest is an active hunting area during certain times of the year, please be respectful of hunters and be safe. There may be critters near caches, be mindful of your surroundings and watch your step. All caches are placed close to the roads, some of the roads may have pot holes and ruts at times.
American Revolutionary War
Fall of Charleston
A British expedition under Henry Clinton moved into South Carolina in the early spring of 1780 and laid siege to Charleston. Francis Marion was not captured with the rest of the garrison when Charleston fell on May 12, 1780, because he had broken an ankle in an accident and had left the city to recuperate. Clinton took part of the British army that had captured Charleston back to New York but a significant number stayed for operations under Lord Cornwallis in the Carolinas.
After the loss in Charleston Marion organized a small unit, which at first consisted of between 20 and 70 men and was the only force then opposing the British Army in the state. At this point, Marion was still nearly crippled from the slowly healing ankle.
Question 7
When Francis Marion organized a small unit of between 20 and 70 men to oppose the British he was still nearly crippled from the slowly healing ankle.
True N 33° 03.530 W 79° 42.841
False N 33° 14.620 W 79° 45.121