E319: Drew Palmer: Francis Marion's Ambush at the Great Savannah

About this episode

Drew Palmer discusses Francis Marion's daring raid at the Great Savannah in 1780.

This week our guest is JAR Contributor Drew Palmer. In 1780, Francis Marion launched a daring raid on the Great Savannah, and his legend took off. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

People in this episode

Guest: Drew Palmer

Topics covered

• American Revolution
• military history
• raids
• legend
• Francis Marion

Keywords

• Francis Marion
• Great Savannah
• American Revolution
• Drew Palmer
• military raid

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Great Savannah

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