In “Francis Marion: The Elusive Swamp Fox” by George F. Scheer he writes about a young patriot named Marison, who demonstrated great strength and prowess during the war for America’s independence. In his narrative he highlights war during this era for liberty and emancipation from the British Crown. In his work he illustrates the life of an active soldier who fought bravely for a grand cause and his tactics used by armies when fighting the redcoats. Similar to the “The Patriot” a film produced by Roland Emmerich he also depicts the tactics used in the war along with Out of Many and Tindall and Shi. These sources also reveal the advantage the Americans had over the British and vice versa. The Americans had home field advantage and the French …show more content…
Both tactics were used in the Revolution War that made the war very bloody. For instance, in the film this is constantly shown through the battles the colonial forces have with the Royal army of the crown. War was very brutal and harsh that used musketeers as well as bayonets to kill opponents. One specific battle scene that had the Patriots hiding in the woods and shooting the British demonstrate the tactic of hit and run. This is also seen in another battle scene when Ben Martin and two of his sons shoot down British forces in the woods to save his son Gabriel Martin who was captured by the crown. As illustrated in both of these war scenes they provide an accurate representation of what war was like against the British forces. Many Patriot forces would hide in the woods and attack their enemies then run which is where the notion hit and run is derived from. Just like how Ben Martin and his two sons would hide in the wilderness and be stealthy. Many Patriot men would enact in the shooting and running to keep make great damage but keep their life as well. This is also elaborated with Francis Marion who practiced Guerrilla warfare. This type of warfare is a irregular and includes tactics such as ambushes, sabotage, raids. It was used to fight larger and less mobilized traditional military's powers such as the British. As explained by Scheer “guerrilla warfare in South Carolina swamps and surprise attacks upon energy regiment” were very effective(261). This is also elaborated when he explains how the British would be in linear formations with Marion using trails “as avenues of swift attacks and safe retreats, with its swamps and bogs”(266). In the war British troops would line up in linear structures that was very uneffective against the techniques used by Marion. In guerilla warfare attacks were fast and sudden that gave the British no time to react. This was very favorable for
After all, they had more troops and they were better trained. There were many factors, though, that led to their defeat. Just like in the Revolutionary War, the British underestimated the Americans, and that was their main issue. Arrogance was a factor in this. Admiral Cochrane, for example, would not accept his men’s plan of how to move the barges from the bayou and instead wasted days executing his plan of how to do it (128).
M is for Marion. Francis Marion was known as the Swamp Fox. He attacked the British at night and ran back to the swamp to hide and get away by morning. He had only about 13 men fight with him as a regiment instead of 40 or 50 solders M is for Marion. Francis Marion was known as the Swamp Fox.
In the text, Philbrick's selection of primary sources serve to develop his thesis into multiple authentic and surreal accounts of differing perspectives between loyalists and patriots. In his focus on primary sources, Philbrick knits together firsthand accounts from various Bostonian residents such as John Adams and John Andrews with events leading up to the war. For the most part, reading each journal and firsthand documentary is refreshing, but there are various points when Philbrick's reliance upon certain accounts prove to be unnecessary and exhaustive. He references to countless sources, and while most were significant, many appeared to have miniscule relevance to the main takeaway. For instances, Philbrick purposed John Andrew's narrative to aid readers in understanding the context of everything taking place in Boston during the 1700's, but most of the information referring to Andrew's personal accounts and the British's evacuation appears
In the early 1760’s, the tension between the people in Boston and the British soldiers started to grow until in early 1770, when the two groups reached their breaking point. On March 5, 1770, a group of men started intimidating a British soldier; he soon called for assistance but eventually the crowd had grown to practically one hundred people. Captain Thomas Preston and seven other soldiers arrived, trying to calm the situation down, but to no avail. A soldier fired into the crowd followed by the other soldiers firing soon after, resulting in five people being killed. Captain Thomas Preston happened to be arrested and charged with murder.
The guerilla tactic is where fighters work as part of a small band to make hit-and-run attacks. This tactic was a smart way to attack the British without getting attacked themselves. Another important tactic was one the colonists used during the battle of Yorktown. During this battle the British were retreating in Yorktown when Washington and his army came down from the north heading toward Virginia. At the same time the French Navy, the colonists ally, moved to the coast near Yorktown blocking the sea escape.
Revolutionary officer, Francis Marion was a commissioned officer in the South Carolina Second Regiment. Earning his nickname, “The Swamp Fox,” the general hid in the swamps to surprise attack the British troops. This is known as Guerilla Warfare, where he is credited as the Father of this tactic. General Marion lead the Patriots to victory in the American Revolution because of all his military tactics. He is a Revolutionary legend and credited for many victories as a military general in command.
The majority of people during the American Revolution fought for liberty without realizing the actual cost and brutal reality of war. In the novel My Brother Sam is Dead, the Meeker family consisting of a Father name Life, a Mother named Susannah, a rebellious teen named Sam, and a conflicted teen named Tim, journey through the life of colonists owning a tavern during the Revolutionary War. Sam departs from his family to fight alongside the Patriots going against his Father, a Tory. War brings a lot of terrible things, but some examples are families splitting, clash of generation, and an overall theme of principle vs reality. The soldiers who fought in the war thought they were fighting for liberty, when really they caused havoc and awfulness.
Another interesting event from the revolutionary war was the green mountain boys of Vermont, and their barrage on marching British troops. They were a form of sharp-shooters that shocked the British with their surprise tactics
In the beginning of the book, Phillip Malloy was passionate to make it into Harrison school’s track team. He thought that being only good at running would automatically make him into the team, but his grades interfered with his chance at the team. He didn’t make it into the track team because he detested Miss. Narwin’s class and felt the book, The Call of the Wild was useless, so he put the most unnecessary response to an answer of his exam.
The Patriot is a movie filmed displaying the time of the American Revolution, it is a very historically inaccurate film that features few historical accuracies. The Patriot offers inaccurate character portrayal, cultural details and social details. The few dainty accuracies of the film include apparel, battle occurence, and gun usage. As the movie progresses many parts throughout the film do not align with proper historical accuracy. The inaccuracies may seem true to the common eye but with proper intel it is clearly seen to be erroneous.
The Battle of New Orleans The War of 1812 was one of the last battles fought on the soil of the United States. Of great significance in this war was the battle of New Orleans, which will be the subject matter of this essay and analysis. The Key players in this battle on the US forces side was anindividual who would later become the president of this nation. That leader was Major General, Andrew Jackson.
The American Revolution was said to have been almost lost on multiple occasions, however, because of the American’s courage, strength and perseverance they were able to defeat the British and earn their independence. Winning a war isn’t an easy task especially against the greatest army in the world at the time, but because of the unity of the American people or the colonists at the time, because of their courage, strength and perseverance they benefited from it and because of these factors they were able to win the war and claim what they so strongly believed they had the right to. Courageous people have been displayed throughout all of history, and especially in fictional tales and stories told by people. However, this is no tale,
Throughout the their lifespans many authors receive criticism on every work of theirs, whether it be good or bad. Criticism can be received from all sorts of people. Every literary work has the potential to be broken down into multiple schools of thought, but when it is done professionally by a literary critic the criticism is generally specialized into a certain school of philosophy. One particular work by the author/playwright Lillian Hellman is “The Little Foxes”. “The Little Foxes” can be characterized by the feminist school of criticism.
France ultimately wanted Britain not to be too powerful and in order todo so they had to be weakened by having the Americans win there
Glory: Directed by Edward Zwick, Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, 1989. 122 Minutes Reviewed by Mike Edward Zwick’s Glory is a movie in which the balance between entertainment and history was perfectly managed. He uses the letters sent by contemporary Col. Robert G. Shaw to his wealthy family back in Massachusetts as the historical foundation of the movie while imagining conversations between characters. Through Col. Shaw’s eye, we are able to uncover the birth, the development, and the end of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, the first colored regiment fought in Civil War. Just like any other war movie, Glory has several battle scenes that were unpleasantly bloody, yet they managed to stay authentic.