Produced by Alan Light 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 Horry-- 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.