Who is Benjamin Martin based on?

Who is Benjamin Martin based on?

The character of Benjamin Martin is loosely based on the real-life soldier Francis Marion, a.k.a. The Swamp Fox. The Swamp Fox taught soldiers guerrilla tactics.

Was there a Benjamin Martin in the Revolutionary War?

There was no Patriot militia leader called Benjamin Martin who fought in the Revolutionary War, and the details of Benjamin’s life and family are fictionalized.

How many kids did Benjamin Martin have?

Benjamin Martin (Mel Gibson), a veteran of the 1754-1760 French and Indian War, is a widower raising his seven children (five sons and two daughters) on his farm in South Carolina.

Where is Benjamin Martin’s plantation?

In particular, exterior shots of the plantation home where Benjamin Martin’s children stay while he is away fighting were filmed at Mansfield Plantation in Georgetown — and the historic site can be visited with just an hour’s drive south of Myrtle Beach and Caribbean Resort & Villas.