includes wreath-laying, fly-over, and Washington Light Infantry. Francis Marion Day keynote speaker Steven Steele looks at the political and military situation leading up to Francis Marion retaking the field after the fall of Charlestown to the British. What would make a man, with no clear orders, no supplies to speak of, no large number of regular troops, rise to meet the challenge in such a way that it has been studied for over 200 years, that still influences military doctrine today? How, during the darkest hour in the Southern Campaign, did he provide the spark that would turn into a burning fire to bring independence to South Carolina, and help form a new nation? Lunch at Bell Isle Presbyterian Church
