Free Book Talk – The Swamp Fox, DC, 5/11

Author’s talk – The Swamp Fox: How Francis Marion Saved the American Revolution

Thursday, May 11

6 p.m.

Free admission; no reservations required

Join us at the American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati for a free talk by historian John Oller on his book, The Swamp Fox: How Francis Marion Saved the American Revolution. In the darkest days of the American Revolution, Francis Marion and his band of militia freedom fighters kept hope alive for the patriot cause during the critical British southern campaign. Employing insurgent guerrilla tactics that became commonplace in later centuries, Marion and his brigade inflicted enemy losses that were individually small but cumulatively a large drain on British resources and morale. In the first major biography of Marion in more than forty years, John Oller provides a fresh look both at Marion, the man, and how he helped save the American Revolution.

The presentation will be held at the headquarters for the Society of the Cincinnati, Anderson House, located at 2118 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, D.C.  It will last approximately 45 minutes with time for questions at the end. Copies of the book will be available for purchase, and a book signing will follow the lecture.

For more information on the American Revolution Institute’s public programs, visit http://www.societyofthecincinnati.org/events/public.