Why the name “Swamp Fox?
People in the Swamp Fox Community connect at the intersections of diverse organizations, sparking an explosion of opportunity. They are kindred spirits with the original Swamp Fox, creating value through innovative strategies that define the future. During the American Revolution, the British had the best trained, best equipped military on the planet. American General Francis Marion’s brigade of one-hundred and fifty tattered and penniless irregulars, some white, some black, was able to neutralize this overwhelming force by using a new technology, rifles, deployed with a strategy he developed, guerilla warfare. Marion was one of the Revolution’s boldest and most creative leaders–The Swamp Fox.