The Ghost---Francis Marion, the Swamp Fox

Rating: 8/10 (15 April 2019)

Mel Gibson's character, "The Ghost", is obviously based (loosely) on General Francis Marion, a militia leader, who was the first to introduce guerilla warfare to modern wars. He raised havoc with the British in the Santee and Cooper River swamps in the area 50 to 100 miles North and Northwest of Charleston, SC during the Revolutionary War. Benjamin Martin played Marion; Tavington played Banastre Tarleton. The last battle in the movie was loosely based on the Battle of Cowpens , in upstate SC, one of the last battles of the Revolutionary War.