This 1950's Disney series is so much fun! It's based on the Robin-Hoodian daring-do of Revolutionary War hero Francis Marion, who waged guerrilla warfare on the British in South Carolina. We discovered this on YouTube a couple weeks ago thanks to a fellow history buff-friend, and it has proved to be an enjoyable little historical-fiction show after the fashion of Disney's Johnny Tremain. Do check out the first episode!
Had any of you ever heard of Francis Marion before? I confess, I hadn't! His story is definitely interesting -- and one of the most fascinating facts for me, I think, is that his guerrilla warfare tactics awaaay back in Revolutionary times provided the foundation for our own tactics today. Pretty neat. Although the show is hardly meant to be a picture of flawless historical accuracy, it still gives a good idea of what he was doing at the time .... and is quite an entertaining watch to boot. :)
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