Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Francis Marion

Battles of Francis Marion

American politician, Continental Army officer (1732-1795)

Francis Marion is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1776 and 1781: 3 battles and 2 sieges, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 244 km apart end to end, 61 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Revolutionary War (5).

Battle of Sullivan's IslandBattle of Black MingoBattle of Tearcoat SwampSiege of Fort WatsonSiege of Fort MotteBattle of Sullivan's IslandBattle of Black MingoBattle of Tearcoat SwampSiege of Fort WatsonSiege of Fort MotteColumbiaSavannahWilmingtonCharlestonAugustaAndersonFlorenceSumterAikenBeaufort200 km33.281N, 80.063W
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1776: 1 engagements1780: 2 engagements2 in 17801781: 2 engagements2 in 178117761781
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Sullivan's Island, 1776Battle of Black Mingo, 1780Battle of Tearcoat Swamp, 1780Siege of Fort Watson, 1781Siege of Fort Motte, 178117761781
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
28 June 1776Battle of Sullivan's IslandSullivan's Island, South Carolina, United StatesAmerican victory
14 September 1780Battle of Black MingoGeorgetown County, South Carolina, United States103 km NPatriot victory
25 October 1780Battle of Tearcoat SwampSouth Carolina, United States67 km WAmerican Victory
1781Siege of Fort WatsonSummerton, South Carolina, United States41 km SWAmerican victory
1781Siege of Fort MotteFort Motte, South Carolina, United States32 km NWAmerican victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Scan by NYPL, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.