My first thought on the question of negative "revelations" about Francis
Marion is the old "innocent until proven guilty" philosophy.  I would be
difficult to refute such claims, true or false, but there should be some
kind of proof before they can be considered.true.  As to the killing of
"Native Americans for sport", I believe it has been documented that Native
Americans were among his troops.   Of course, some also fought for the
British, and it might be difficult to differentiate between "killing for
sport" and killing in self-defense.

Joe Jones in Orangeburg

----- Original Message -----
From: Ken Robinson 
To: 
Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2000 10:12 AM
Subject: Francis Marion "swamp fox"?


 Hi.  Only yesterday did I read a movie review of "The Patriot".  The
reviewer said the protagonist, played by  Australian Mel Gibson,
> originally had been patterned more closely upon Francis Marion.  The movie
studio backed away from even mentioning Marion when they discovered that the
"real" Francis Marion raped slaves and killed Native Americans for sport.
Is that true??
>
> Can anyone corroborate the accusations against FM or refute them?   Ken
Robinson           [email protected]