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benjamin: i have long feared that my sins would return to visit me. and the cost is more than i can bear. (horse galloping) samuel!postrider! (boys laughing) an "r." good. what about this one?
(horse neighing) (boys giggling) thank you. you're welcome. father! father! benjamin: nine pounds,11 ounces.that's perfect. perfect. father!a postrider! (grunts) did you finish plantingthe south field?
more than half. those swimming breaksreally cut into the day,don't they? told you. gabriel: thomas, wait for father. (sighs) (wood creaking) (chuckles) oh!
(giggling) (animals screeching) sorry. margaret:that's her, north star. see, you start fromthe front two starsof the big dipper. and then you count up.count up five finger lengths. and it's right...it's right there. and she'll alwaysbe looking down on us. and protect us forever.
come. into bed. good night. good night, meg. it helps her to knowmother's there. (footsteps approaching) so, what was in the mail? peter cuppin joinedthe continentals. he's 17, a yearyounger than i. well, the assembly'sbeen convened,
so i've been called to... charleston. thomas:charleston? we're goingto charleston? we are. we leave in the morning. (urges horse) (crowd chattering) man 1:put your backs into it!
man 2: watch out! aunt charlotte! children: aunt charlotte! (chattering) margaret, william,look at you! margaret:we missed you. they're huge. what have youbeen feeding them? well, they'refrom good stock.
on their mother's side,of course. come inside. wait untilyou see what i have. children: presents?christmas presents? move slowly. you two keepan eye on theseheathens, will you? uh, thomas! whoa! sorry. uh... i have thisfor you, susan.
it belongedto your mother. she's stillnot talking? no. it does me goodto see you. (crowd cheering) (people yelling) where's gabriel? thomas:gabriel! all: gabriel!
man 1:hang king george! man 2: hang king george! hang them all! hang the lot of them! (yankee doodleplaying on flute) (people chattering) my name is peter howard. i lost most of my hearingand my left leg fighting for the crown inthe french and indian war.
and how did king georgereward me? he cuts off my other legwith his taxes. (clears throat)miss howard, isn't it? you know who i am,gabriel martin. the last time you saw me,i was 11 and youput ink in my tea. oh, i believe that was oneof my younger brothers,perhaps samuel or nathan. it was you and it turned my teethblack for a month. i...
peter: and wemust do it now and send a messageto king george,he will never forget. our first orderof business... and our last,if we vote a levy! (crowd clamoring) speaker:order! order! mr. simms, you donot have the floor. our first order of businesswill be an address by colonel harry burwellof the continental army.
colonel burwell. burwell: you all knowwhy i'm here. i'm not an orator. and i would not tryto convince you of the worthinessof our cause. i'm a soldier. and we are at war. from philadelphia,we expect a declarationof independence. eight of the 13 colonieshave levied money
in support ofa continental army. i ask that south carolinabe the ninth. massachusetts and virginiamay be at war, but south carolina is not. (people cheering) hear, hear! burwell:this is not a war for the independenceof one or two colonies, but for the independenceof one nation.
and, uh, yes,what nation is that? an american nation. all: hear, hear! there is no such nation,and to speakof one is treason. we are citizensof an american nation, and our rightsare being threatened by a tyrant 3,000 miles away. would you tell me,please, mr. howard, why should i tradeone tyrant 3,000 miles away
for 3,000 tyrantsone mile away? (crowd laughing) an elected legislaturecan trample a man's rightsas easily as a king can. (crowd chuckling) captain martin, i understood youto be a patriot. if you mean by "patriot,"am i angry about taxationwithout representation? well, yes, i am. should the american colonies
govern themselvesindependently? i believe they canand they should. but if you're asking meam i willing to goto war with england, well, then, the answeris most definitely no. (people muttering) this from the samecaptain benjamin martin whose fury was so famous during thewilderness campaign? i was intemperatein my youth...
temperance can bea convenientdisguise for fear. mr. middleton, i foughtwith captain martin under washingtonin the french and indian war. and there's nota man in this room, or anywhere for that matter,to whom i would morewillingly trust my life. man 1: hear, hear! man 2: hear, hear! there arealternatives to war. we take our casebefore the king.we plead with him.
yes, we've tried that. well, then, we try again, and again, if necessary,to avoid a war. burwell:benjamin, i was at bunker hill. the british advancedthree times, and we killed over 700of them at point-blank range, and still theytook the ground. that is the measureof their resolve.
now, if your principlesdictate independence, then war is the only way. it has come to that. crowd: hear, hear!hear, hear! hear, hear! i have seven children. my wife is dead. now, who's to carefor them if i go to war? wars are not foughtonly by childless men. granted.
but mark my words. this war will be foughtnot on the frontier, or on some distantbattlefield, but amongst us. among our homes. our children will learnof it with their own eyes. and the innocent will diewith the rest of us. i will not fight. (crowd murmurs)
and because i will not fight,i will not cast a vote that will send othersto fight in my stead. and your principles? i'm a parent. i haven't gotthe luxury of principles. man 1: we must vote to levy! man 2: how dare you!join us! (clears throat) twenty-eight to 12!the levy passed! (cheering)
do you intend to enlistwithout my permission? yes, i do. father, i thought you werea man of principle. when you have a familyof your own, perhapsyou'll understand. when i have a familyof my own, i won't hide behind them. (drums playing) he's as imprudentas his fatherwas at his age.
regrettably so. i'll see to it thathe serves under me. make him a clerkor quartermaster, something of that sort. good luck. man: down withking george! gabriel: dear thomas, though many seasons have passed, it seems like only yesterday when we last saw each other in charleston.
it was with great sadness that i learned of its recent fall to the british under general cornwallis. i received a letter from aunt charlotte telling me she had closed her home in charleston after the city fell, and moved to her plantation on the santee. (children chattering) officer:left flank! soldiers:right flank. (cannons firing)
here in the north, our campaign has been marked by defeat and privation. our losses have been grievous. (soldiers grunting) (gunshot) my good friend, peter cuppin, fell at elizabethtown. no! his death has been difficult to bear.
(neighs) we are told that soon we will march south with general gates to fight the redcoats under cornwallis. thank you, sir. come back! i envy you. your youth and your distance from this cruel conflict... "of which i am a part. "but i considermyself fortunate
"to be servingthe cause of liberty. "and though i fear death, "each day in prayer,i reaffirm my willingness,if necessary, "to give my lifein its service. "pray for me. "but above all,pray for the cause. "your loving brother,gabriel." what are you doing? turn around.
not yet, thomas. when? seventeen. that's two years. it's already been two.the war could beover by then. oh, god willing. all right, 17. all right. put it back, please.
thomas: father? what happenedat fort wilderness? put it away. (cannons firing in distance) six-pounders. lots of them. how far away? oh, they'rea long way off. they're most likely headingthe other direction.
put thosein the house. but, father, they mightcome this way... thomas,must i tell you again? let's all stay closeinto the housetonight, all right? (cannons continue firing) (panting) we're gonna haveto fight them off. won't father do that? they'll probablykill us men.
and do lord knows whatto you women. nathan. (gun cocks) slowly turn. father... abigale! gabriel! water and bandages, fast. easy.
the battle.were you there? have you seenany redcoats? no, not yet. abigale, the children,please. children, come.upstairs. (groans) gabriel: gates marched usstraight at the redcoats. our lines broke. the british green dragoonscut us to bits.
i was given these dispatches. (panting) as i left, i saw the virginia regularssurrender. the dragoons rodeinto them and killed them all. over 200 men. (gasps) i have to getthese dispatchesto hillsborough. you're in nocondition to ride.
(guns firing) gabriel: i can't stay here.it's not safe for... (soldiers yelling) (gasping) soldier: fire! (soldier yelling) fire! (horse whinnies) (grunting)
(ticking softly) right up here. benjamin:resist the urgeto strain. (groaning) (rustling) thank you for the careof his majesty's soldiers. (horses galloping) lieutenant,have a detachment take our woundedto our surgeonsat winnsboro.
lieutenant:yes, sir. fire the house and barns. let it be known,if you harbor the enemy, you will lose your home. by standing orderof his majesty,king george, all slaves of theamerican colonies who fight for the crownwill be granted their freedom with our victory. sir.
we're not slaves. we work this land.we're freed men. well, then, you'refreed men who willhave the opportunity and the privilegeof fighting in theking's army, aren't you? rebel dispatches, sir. who carried this? i did, sir. i was wounded.these peoplegave me care. they have nothing to dowith the dispatches.
take this one to camden. he's a spy. hang him,put his body on display. he's a dispatch rider,and that's a marked case. destroy the livestock. save the horsesfor the dragoons. colonel, this is a uniformeddispatch rider carrying a marked case. he cannot be heldas a spy.
well, we're not goingto hold him. we're going to hang him. colonel... (softly)father! oh, i see. he's your son. well, perhaps you shouldhave taught himsomething of loyalty. colonel, i beg you,please reconsider. by the rules of war...
the rules of war? would you like a lesson,sir, in the rules of war? or perhaps yourchildren would. no lesson is necessary. sir, what of therebel wounded? kill them. father. father, do something! be quiet.
gabriel, run! thomas! wait! stupid boy. captain. (officer shouting orders) nathan: thomas! (soldiers shouting) soldier: grab the silver.
come, child. i'm not leavingthese children! continental soldier:mercy! redcoat officer:get ready. present. ready!present. fire! all of you, stay here. nathan, samuel. margaret.
i want you to hidein the fields withwilliam and susan. if we're not backby sunset, i want you to take themto your aunt charlotte's. is that clear? (whimpering)yeah. boys. it's a good spot. boys, listen to me. i'll fire first.
i want you two to startwith the officersand work your way down. can you tellthe difference? yes, father. samuel, afteryour first shot, i want you to reloadfor your brother nathan. now, if anything shouldhappen to me, i want you two todrop your weapons and i want you to runas quickly as you can.
you hide in the brush,make your way home, get your brother and yoursisters and you take them to your aunt charlotte's.understood? what did i tell youfellows about shooting? aim small. miss small. samuel. steady. (whispers)lord, make me fastand accurate. (whispering)aim small. miss small.
(whimpering) on the right! to the left! soldier 1: behind us! soldier 2: up on the ridge! form right! to the right! about face! officer: sergeant!
soldier 3: to the rear! soldier 4: to the right! officer: fire! reload! soldier 5: reload! (screams) soldier 6:behind you! look on the rear! (shouting)
he's heading to the rear! (benjamin grunting) (screaming) (inaudible) bordon: sir, wehave the private the cherokee scoutsbrought in. private? bordon:private. colonel william tavington,green dragoons.
what happened?who did this? him. it was mad. i couldn't reallytell you who it was. calm down.calm down, man. now, 20 of his majesty'ssoldiers are dead. and i need to know how. he said there was... were you there?
then let him speak. take your timeand tell me.how many were there? were they militia?were they regulars? i don't reallyremember how many. maybe one. one man. really? he was in the flank. all around us.
amongst us. i could barely see him.he was there,and then he was gone. what, he just vanished? sounds more likea ghost than a man. yes. a ghost. he was like a ghost. enough. bordon, take a patrol. see if we can'tcapture this ghost
before word ofhis exploits spread. who's this? sir, this iscaptain wilkins. he was with theloyalist colonial militia. i thought he mightbe of some use. another colonial. tell me, captain wilkins,where do your loyalties lie? to king and country, sir. and why should i trust a manwho'd betray his neighbors?
well, those neighborsof mine who standagainst england deserve to diea traitor's death,hmm? we'll see. mr. martin! girl:miss charlotte,miss charlotte! you're safe now.try to sleep. nathan: father? benjamin: yes. i killed those men.
you did whati told you to do. you did what you had to.there was no wrong in it. i'm glad i killed them. i'm glad. get some rest. samuel? you've done nothingfor which youshould be ashamed. i've done nothing. and for that,i am ashamed.
gates and the continental armyare at hillsborough. i'm joining up with them. gabriel. no, no.your placeis here now. i'm going back.i'm a soldier,it's my duty. your duty isto your family. don't you walk awayfrom me, boy! i'm sorry, father.i'll find youwhen this is all over. no, you're not going!i forbid you to go!
i'm not a child! you're my child! goodbye, father. thomas is dead. how many morehave to die beforeyou'll heed my word? (sighing) i'm losing my family. when will yoube back, father? i don't know.
tomorrow? benjamin:no, not tomorrow. you say your prayers. i will. nathan, i want youto take care of yourbrothers and sisters and your aunt charlotte. i'm depending on you. as i am on you, samuel. susan.
goodbye. (whinnies) (men shouting) (flute playing) (band playing marching tune) (officer shouting) officer: halt! make ready! soldiers:make ready!
officer:take aim! soldiers:take aim! i'm not going back. no, i didn't expectyou would. (sighs) that gatesis a damn fool. he spent too many yearsin the british army. going muzzle-to-muzzlewith redcoats in openfield. it's madness. soldiers: make ready! present!
this battle was overbefore it began. soldier 1: retreat! soldier 2: retreat! these rustics are so inept. nearly takes the honorout of victory. nearly. (laughs) hold him firm.steady. hold him down!
soldier 1: all set? get me the bone saw. (men groaning) benjamin: where's yourcommanding officer? soldier 2:that tent there. it's a lost cause. benjamin martin. i'm in no moodfor a lecture. where's yourgeneral gates now?
the last anyone saw, riding hard northeast, his staff100 yards behind,trying to catch up. so who's in command? i am. i think. what are my orders? we're a breath away fromlosing this war, benjamin. in the north, washingtonis reeling from morristown.
he's running and hidingfrom 12,000 redcoats. in the south, cornwallishas broken our back. captured over 5,000of our troops whenhe took charleston. and he destroyedthe only army betweenhim and new york. so now, there's nothing tostop him from heading northto finish off washington. unless we can keepcornwallis in the southtill the french arrive. they've promised a fleetand 10,000 troops. uh... six monthsat the earliest. you actuallytrust the frenchto keep their word?
man: absolument. burwell:benjamin martin.major jean villeneuve. french seventh light foot.he's here to helptrain the militia. the hero of fort wilderness.your reputation precedes you. you really expectto hold cornwallis hereusing just militia? not me. you. harry,they're not soldiers.they're farmers. they'd be better offletting the britishjust march through. they'd be better off,but the cause wouldn't.
how many mendoes cornwallis haveunder his command? eight thousand infantry.around 600 cavalry. i'm giving you a fieldcommission as a colonel. might i request, sir,that you transfer my sonhere under my command? sir, no, i... no. that's done. colonel, i've beena soldier nowfor two years. as a scout, horseman,marksman, scavenger. is that so?
yes, sir. i could beof better servicewith the regulars. where'd you learn all thatriding, shooting, scavenging? my father taught me. teach you any humility? he tried.it didn't take. he also taught you everydeer path and swan trailbetween here and charleston, which is whyi asked foryour transfer. we'll put the word out.start on the south sideof the santee...
we'd cover more groundif we split up. very well, corporal.you take harrisville,pembroke, wakefield. i'll start onthe north sideof the santee and we'll meet atold spanish missionin black swamp. hey, corporal. be careful. you have children? french. cornwallis:it skirts the mountain
and then extends downtowards the headwater here and right acrossto the far bankof the ohio river. it's 100,000 acres. it's an imposingland grant, my lord. you will bea countryunto yourself. his majesty ismost generous,my lord. though, of course,your service in this war more than warrantssuch a gift. yes, this is how
his majesty rewards those who fight for himas gentlemen. i dare to presume my own meager contributionswill be rewarded one day. you may presume too much. his majesty,like history, judges us not onlyby the outcome of the war but the mannerin which it was fought. my lord?
we serve the crown, and we must conductourselves accordingly. surrendering troopswill be given quarter. these brutal tacticsmust stop! is it not enough, my lord,that i have never losta battle? you serve me, andthe manner in which youserve me reflects upon me! i would've thoughtthat a gentleman from a familyas esteemed as yourswould understand that. my late fathersquandered any esteemin which we were held,
along with my inheritance. i advance myselfonly through victory. you advance yourselfonly through my good graces. these colonialsare our brethren. and when thisconflict is over, we will reestablishcommerce with them. do you understand, colonel? perfectly, my lord. (crows cawing)
(congregation singing) congregation:♪ please cleanse us ♪ in the sky ♪ amen ♪ reverend, withyour permission, i'd like to makean announcement. young man, thisis a house of god. i understand that,reverend. i apologize. the south carolina militiais being called up.
i'm here to enlistevery man willing. (all murmuring) son, we are here to pray for the soulsof those menhanging outside. yes, pray for them. but honor them bytaking up arms with us. and bring more sufferingto this town? if king george can hangthose men, our friends,he can hang any one of us. dan scott,barely a week agoi heard you rail
for two hoursabout independence. reverend: anne? mr. hardwick,how many timeshave i heard you speak of freedomat my father's table? half the men inthis church,including you, father, and you, reverend, are as ardentpatriots as i. will you now,when you areneeded most, stop at only words?
is that the sortof men you are? i ask only that youact upon the beliefs of which you haveso strongly spoken and in which youso strongly believe. who's with us? promise me.don't do anything... mr. howard. uh, sir... may i have permissionto write to anne? eh?
(loudly) may ihave permissionto write anne? yes. you have permission... to write me. oh, write her? very well. reverend? a shepherd musttend his flock. and, at times, fight off the wolves.
(children laughing) (men laughing) (fiddle playing lively melody) hands off! are you surethis is the right placeto recruit for a militia? god save king george! (music stops) (shouting continues) (pants)i think we cameto the right place.
any bounty? benjamin:no scalp moneythis time, rollins. but you can keepor sell back to me the muskets and gearof any redcoat you kill. they hanged my brotherdown in acworth. every damned one of themredcoats deserves to die. sign on up. with all my ailmentsi wouldn't make it throughthe first skirmish. no, sir. but you canhave my negro.
he'll fight in my stead.occam! get over here. he ain't overly smart. he's strong as a bull. can you write? no, no. no, sir. well, then,make your mark. why? i just signedhim over to you. if you're willing,i'd like youto make your mark. that'll do.
i'll kill mesome redcoats. i believe you would.how old are you, son? not quite old enough.but his time will come. john billings.i was hopingyou'd turn up. there's a storygoing around aboutsome 20 redcoats got killed by a ghostor some damn thing. carried a cherokee tomahawk. aren't you a littleold to be believingin ghost stories? (frog croaking)
man 1: look atthe little gentlemen. man 2: whereare your mothers? man 3: doesn't even shave. how many did you get? twelve. these men, they'renot the sort we need. they're exactlythe sort we need. they've fought thiskind of war before. what about me?am i one of that sort?
hell, no. you're the sortthat gives that sorta bad name. i want accuracyand precision. take aim! (men chattering) gabriel: dear anne, our force continues to grow. as long as we continue to fight, others will come to stand and fight beside us.
i long to see you and speak to you. i'm hopeful that our duties will bring me near you. until then, i am, and will remain, most affectionately yours, gabriel. (gunshots) soldier 1: turn around! go! to the woods! (men yelling)
we surrender!we surren... soldier 3: god, stop! for the love of god, we... these men wereabout to surrender! villeneuve:perhaps. we will never know. this is murder! hell, reverend,they're redcoats.they've earned it. we're better menthan that.
what do youknow about war? i know the differencebetween fighting... man: you go back to church! quiet! he's right. in the future,full quarterwill be given to british woundedand any who surrender. the british men of wargave no such quarter when it fired ona ship carryingmy wife and daughters.
i watched from 200 yards offas they were burned alive. you have my sympathy,but my order stands. damn your sympathy.who are you to givesuch an order? i know what youand your men did to my countrymenat fort wilderness. we're militia.this is notregular army. every man hereis free to come andgo as he pleases. but while you're here, you will obey my commandor i will have you shot.
(dogs barking) damn dogs! shoot 'em. just shootthe damn things! stay that pistol. they won't let anybodynear the wagon. rum, madeira. no wonderthey wereguarding it. officers' uniforms. the hell you thinkall this is worth?
it's the personalcorrespondenceof lord cornwallis. this is his journal. i say wedrink the wine,eat the dogs and use the papersfor musket wadding. eat the dogs? yeah, dogis a fine meal. uh-huh. good heavens. (laughing)
(flute playing lively melody) (men singing) boy:i have some mapshere for you, sir. put them downover there.thank you. villeneuve: here.a proper musketfor you. i don't know aboutthe rest of you, but i don't like the ideaof giving muskets to slaves. your sense of freedomis as pale as your skin. gabriel:don't listen to them.
if we win this war,a lot of thingswill change. what will change? they call thisthe new world. it's not.it's the sameas the old. but we'll have a chanceto build a new world. a world where all menare created equal under god. equal. sounds good. i've just beenin the mindof a genius.
lord cornwallis knowsmore about warfare than we couldhope to learn ina dozen lifetimes. well, that's cheerful news. his victories atcamden and charlestonwere perfect. perfect. and he knows it,what's more. and perhapsthat's his weakness. sir? benjamin: pride. pride's a weakness.
personally, i wouldprefer stupidity. pride will do. (people laughing) finished, my lord. i've taken itin at the back, added wider epauletsand looped gold braiding. it's a horse blanket. tavington:oh, i don't know,my lord. it's really quite nice.
very nice, my lord. very well.it's a nicehorse blanket. colonel tavington,why, after six weeks, am i still herein middleton place attending a ballin south carolina, when i should beattending ballsin north carolina? first, the theft ofmy personal baggage,including my memoirs, upon which i spentcountless hours. then half the bridgesand ferries betweenhere and charleston burned.
colonel, if you can'tprotect our supply linesagainst militia, how do you intend doing soagainst the colonialregulars or the french when they arrive? my lord, they won'tfight like regulars. we can't find them. colonel, they're militia. they're farmerswith pitchforks! they're rathermore than that,i'm afraid, my lord. made so bytheir commander,this ghost.
oh, ghost, ghost, ghost. you createdthis ghost,colonel. your brutality hasswelled his ranks, without which this ghostwould've disappeared and i would bein north carolinaor virginia by now! in my defense, my lord... oh, enough, enough! fine soldier you are,bested by a bedtime story. give me the horse blanket.
man: my lord. cornwallis: general o'hara,our supply shipappears to have arrived. yes, yes.yes, my lord,it has, yes. then why am i stillwearing this rag? my lord, your replacementwardrobe is aboard ship, but colonel tavingtonthought it best to secure our armsand munitions first. they are being unloaded now. you look goodin that color.
it stinks. mmm. well, it's hada dead man in it. the beasts tookyour dogs as well? yes. yes. fine animals.a gift from his majesty. dead now, for all i know. is there no decency? (people screaming) oh, fireworks.lovely!
(glass shatters) man: whoa! mr. howard. i've come to call on anne. i've come to call on anne! well, of course youcall yourself a man. father, stop it.you heard him. well... call on her. gabriel: ow.
anne: i'm nearlyfinished. you needn'tworry, father. yeah, i know. oh, i think bundling bagsare a wonderful tradition. i don't mindin the least.ow! (giggles) be still. tea? please.
(whispers) there. okay. come, dear. (door closes) mmm. it's very good. i'm pleasedthat you like it. (both laughing) mrs. howard: (whispers)peter.
don't worry.i sew better thanmy mother did. (anne laughing) i hope so. if you're justgonna stand there, why don't youread it for us? i can't read. (all laugh) i can. it says, "take notice.
"by order ofgeneral george washingtonand the continental congress, "all bound slaves who giveminimum one-year servicein the continental army "will be granted freedomand be paid a bountyof five shillings "for each month of service." did you hear that?first they'regonna free 'em, and then they'regonna pay 'em. only another six months. what in the hellare you gonnado with freedom? i made this for you.
martha. look after your mother. you know, peter,i can't pay you for this. benjamin, you pay mewhat you can,when you can. i'm obliged. gabriel... sure reminds mea lot of you. no, no, no, no.he's more like his mother. corporal!
take your time. dogs. (barking) this road is closed. these wagons now belongto the continental army. ready arms! (whistles) by twos! sergeant, there's no needfor you and your men to die. leave the wagons and go.
this is the king's highway. and i advise youand your men to make way. officer:soldiers, raise.present. (horse whinnying) charge! man 1: retreat! soldier 1: fire! soldier 2: fire! man 1: save yourselves!
(man shouts) man 2: retreat! retreat! (soldiers shout) man 3: ambush! ambush! hyah! man 4: hyah! man 5: i surrender! gabriel:i have the count.
twenty-two are dead. eighteen woundedand 20 are missing. i'm through. he won't bethe last to leave. trust me. soonmy countrymenwill arrive. the french army is... to hell with you. and to hellwith the french army. we don't need 'em.we got benjamin martin.
we knowwhat he doneto the french. (men laugh) wherever you go,men buy you drinks because of what happenedat fort wilderness. strangers knowmore about youthan i do. tell me what happened. your mother asked methat question around about the timeyou were born. i was drunkand foolish enoughto answer it.
the frenchand the cherokee had raidedalong the blue ridge. the english settlershad sought refugeat fort charles. by the time we got there,the fort was abandoned. they'd left abouta week before. but what we found was... go on. they'd killedall the settlers. men...
with the women andsome of the children. and they had... we buried them all,what was left of them. we caught up with themat fort wilderness. we took our time. we cut 'em apart, slowly. piece by piece. i can see their faces. i can still heartheir screams.
all but two, we...we let them live. we placed the headson a pallet, and sent them backwith the two thatlived to fort ambercon. the eyes, tongues, fingers, we put in baskets. sent them downthe ashuelotto the cherokee. soon after,the cherokee broke theirtreaty with the french. that's how we justified it. we were
heroes. and men bought you drinks. and not a day goes bywhere i don't ask god's forgivenessfor what i did. thomas was my brother,as well as your son. you may not believe this,but i want satisfactionas much as you do. but not at the expenseof our cause. there will bea time for revenge. but until then,stay the course.
that's what your motherused to say to me when i'd, uh, get drunkor lose my temper. she'd say it to mewhen i picked on thomas. (both laugh) i miss him. (water splashing) the british got18 of our menat fort carolina. they gonna be hungone at a time until they give upthe rest of us.
pull! reverend, can youwrite a letter for me? to my wife and boy. yes, of course i will.but first, let us pray. (soldier shouts) o'hara: my lord, there isa rider at the gates. a civiliancarryinga white flag. i am occupied. he has a pairof dogs with him.
great danes. and dear lord,protect us in this,our hour of need. this we ask in the nameof the father, the son... and the holy ghost. wait here.general lord cornwalliswill be with you shortly. jupiter, mars.come, boys. come. come. my good boys. my brave boys.you seem to be well-fed. i thank you for that.
i'm afraid i, uh...i don't know your name. i'm a colonelwith the continental army. my rank should besufficient for now. as you wish. please be seated. would you, as the,uh, initiating officer,care to begin? i will, unless, of course,you'd like to claimaggrieved status. yes, i would like toclaim aggrieved status. very well, sir. proceed.
you have in your possessioncertain belongings of mine,including, uh, clothing, furniture, personal effectsof a non-military nature,which, um... which i'd like tohave returned to me. indeed. i will do soas soon as possible. now, we come to the matterof the specific targeting ofofficers during engagements. uh, colonel, you must knowthat in civilized warfare, officers in the fieldmust not be accorded inappropriate levelsof hostile attention. to your mind,what are appropriate levelsof hostile attention?
oh, colonel,imagine the utter chaosthat would follow from leaderless armieshaving at each other. there must be gentlemenin command to lead and,where necessary, restrain their men. restrain them from, say,targeting civilians.women, children and such. that's a separate issue. no, no, no.i consider them linked. and as long asyour soldiersattack civilians, i will order theshooting of officers
at the outsetof every engagement. and my men areexcellent marksmen. now, let usmove on to... prisoner exchange. you have 18 of my men. i want them back. (whispering) well, i do have18 criminalsunder sentence of death, but i hold noprisoners of war.
if that's your position,18 of your officerswill have to die. nineteen,if you hang mewith my men. my officers? top of the ridge,to your left.just below the tree line. their namesand ranks? they refused togive me their names, but their ranks arenine lieutenants,five captains, three majors andone very fat colonelwho called me a... (in british accent)"cheeky fellow."
you know, this is notthe conduct of a gentleman. if the conductof your officers is the measureof a gentleman, i'll take thatas a compliment. get my men. arrange the exchange. my lord. soldier 1: general porter! soldier 2: open the gates.
release the prisoners! general,what is this? he has 18of our officers. who is he?i recognize him. o'hara: he'sthe commander ofthe militia. your ghost. stay that sword,colonel! he rode inunder a white flagfor formal parley. this is madness.
o'hara: if you harm him,you condemn our officers. general,with respect, sir, he's killedas many officersin the last two months. he has shownno aggression here. hence he cannotbe touched. has he not? you! so you're the ghost,are you?i remember you! on that farm!that stupid little boy!
did he die, hmm? you know... it's an ugly business,doing one's duty. but just occasionally it's a real pleasure. before this war is over,i'm going to kill you. why wait? soon. move out!
but i still thinkit's imperativeto push north... one of ourcaptured officers,my lord. cornwallis: my reputation suffers because of your incompetence! that man insults me! quite impressivefor a farmerwith a pitchfork. wouldn't you say? i want you to find that man. i want you to capture him. the man has theloyalty of the people.
they protect him.protect his family. protect the familiesof his men. i can capture him for you. but to do sorequires the use of tacticsthat are somewhat... what was the wordyour lordship used? "brutal," i think. i am prepared to dowhat is necessary. i alone will assumethe full mantleof responsibility for my actions,
free of thechain of command. rendering you blameless. however... if i do this, you and i both knowthat i can never returnto england with honor. what, i wonder,is to become of me? when this war is over,here in the colonies, the new aristocracy will be landowners.
tell me about ohio. soldier: make way. as you were. wilkins! a plantation,seven miles from wakefield, on the santee,east of black swamp.who lived there? he's the ghost. what do you knowabout him? hell, everything.
(chuckling) i could tell youthe size of his boot. does he have family? where would hehide his children? his wife's sisterhas a plantation. it's not far. (horse neighing in distance) (whispering)aunt charlotte!aunt charlotte! wake up,someone's coming!
get the boys. margaret, come quickly. let's go. boys, come. go. stay close. this way. follow me. we'll go downstairsto the kitchen.
(whispering)margaret, quick! get down there!fast! sammy,get down there fast! soldier: nothing, sir! soldier: beneath the sill.there. there's no onein the house, sir. they can't be far. search the outbuildingsand the woods, quickly. (horse neighs)
soldier: prepareto fire the house. (whispers) go. (children whimpering) wilkins: this one'shead of the house slaves,sir. tavington: whereare they hiding? (woman screams) tavington: keep looking!they're here somewhere! (woman sobbing) charlotte: (whispers)gabriel.
where's father? tavington: torch the house. to horse! (whispering)come on.it's all right. susan, come here. charlotte! they won't stoplooking for us. you'll be safewhere we're taking you. father saidit was a perfectplace to hide.
how is he? i don't know.i'm his son. where is father? speakingfor months now. speaking for months! why did he go? oh... well, he didn't wantthose mean men to find you,so he led them away. he'll come and see youas soon as he can.
i don't care.i hate him. oh, susan,you don't hate him. i hate him, and i hopehe never comes back. it's the children. you're alive! she spoke? susan talked to you? in full sentences. as if she'd beenspeaking all along.
damn,i wasn't there for it. what did she say? she said... that she loves youand misses you. but she understandswhy you can'tbe there with her. my lord,she said that. well, isn'tthat something? tavington hasa list of our men. he's burning our homes,killing whomever resists.
where? seven homesalong the santee,so far. reverend: john... john, this is nota time for vengeance. this is a timefor mourning. attend to your families. benjamin: one week furloughfor all men. any man who does not returnwill not be thought a cowardor uncommitted. father!
papa! meg! children: father! margaret: gabriel,you're back! my god, they're huge.what have you beenfeeding them? they're from good stockon their father's side. susan? (thunder crashing) i see it.there it is.look.
look, father. samuel: i got it! i got it! benjamin: you got it. i got it! i caught it. nathan: samuel,all the fish are over here. samuel: come on,let's get 'em. (boys chattering) gabriel: father,what changed you?
are you sure i have? yes. you changed. well, that's simple. it was your mother. a woman can havea strange effecton a man. yeah. there were times i... i had trouble breathingaround your mother. i know the feeling.
you once said when i had afamily of my own,that i'd understand. you were right. you're trying totell me something. (rumbling) (both chuckle) apple? congratulations. reverend: anne patricia howard...
will you have this manto be your husband to live in thecovenant of marriage? will you love,comfort andhonor him for so longas you bothshall live? reverend: gabrieledward martin, will you have this womanto be your wife, to live togetherin the covenantof marriage? will you love,comfort and honor her for so longas you both shall live?
then, by the powervested in me by our mutual faithin the lord, our god, i now pronounce youman and wife. (people applauding) (festive music playing) i'm sorry we didn'tgive you more warning. it's fine. i have something for you. it belonged togabriel's mother.
it's beautiful. allow me. it's the north star. that's the onlystar in the skythat never moves. it's constant,unwavering. a guide. i'd be honored. may i? if you must.
i must. may i sit with you? it's a free country. or at least it will be. i'm not my sister. i know that. do you? very well, then. well?
well, what? i'll see youin pembroke soon. not soon enough. benjamin: nathan, you know,i'm counting on you, now,to make absolutely sure... i know. what? say my prayersand take careof everyone. couldn't havesaid it better. (chuckling softly)
goodbye, susan. goodbye? just one word,that's all i want. no? come here. papa, don't go!i'll say anything. (susan sobbing) please, papa. i'll sayanything you want.
tell mewhat you want me to say. i'll say anythingyou want me to say.i'll... i promise, papa.please don't go. susan... i promise.i'll come back. i'll come back.you believe me? you know,you make me very happy. just the three of us? john raskin didcome by earlier.
he looked around,then he left. he would've made four. four would have been better. whoa... i got anothertwo months to gobefore i get to 12 months. colonel. reverend. trust the french. yes, trust the french.
where else do i getthe opportunityto kill a few redcoats? perhaps a few wounded oneswhen you are not looking. whoa. everyone's been requestedto gather at the church. mr. wilkins? colonel tavington wishesto address the whole village. (hooves thudding) this town has given aidto benjamin martinand his rebels. i wish to knowhis whereabouts.
so... anyone who comes forwardmay be forgiven their treason. very well.you had your chance. wait! this man givesmartin and his mensupplies. hardwick: he brings themto black swamp. he's a liar! you damned fool! in the marsh,by the oldspanish mission. this man here?
hardwick: yes, sir. tavington: the black swamp,you say?by the old spanish mission. thank you very much. shut the doors. but you saidwe'd be forgiven. and indeed you may! that's between you and god. (locks latching) (murmuring)be strong. we must.
ready to fire the townon your orders, sir. the town? burn the church. there's no honor in this. didn't you say,"all those who standagainst england "deserve to diea traitor's death?" burn the church, captain. give me the torch. (people murmuring)
man: open up! remain calm. the honor is foundin the end,not the means. this'll be forgotten. bordon. (glass shattering) (sobbing) anne! gabriel: mrs. howard?
where is everybody? they're not...they're not here. gabriel's gone. hyah! hyah! to arms! to arms! (soldier screams) (roars) (shushing) just don't talk.don't talk.
gabriel: father. i'm sorry. i'll take care of you.you're going to be all right. i'm sorry about thomas. oh, son,that wasn't your fault. that was mine. hold on.you're gonna be all right.you're... don't go.gabriel, don't... oh, god help me.god help me.
where is he? burwell:i'll help you bury him. i'll bury him. my wife in alexandriais with child. my first. i fight for that child. benjamin, nothing willreplace your sons. but if you come with us,you can justifytheir sacrifice. why?
why do men feelthey can justify death? is it arrogance, or... i have long feared that my sins wouldreturn to visit me. and the cost ismore than i can bear. benjamin,we have a chance. greene and dan morganare down from virginia. if we win this next battle,victory in the waris within our grasp. go, then.seek your victory.
i'm small issue to it. you're wrong,benjamin. you matter to your men. and to others as well. your victoriesand your losses are shared by morethan you know. stay with us. stay the course. i have run my course.
you men will beleaving with us. yes. prepare the baggage. jean. soldier: huzzah! soldiers:huzzah! huzzah! huzzah! huzzah! huzzah!huzzah! huzzah! huzzah! huzzah! burwell: tomorrow'sbattle can alterthe course of the war. general greene,what exactly isthe task before us?
greene: gentlemen,cornwallis has us cornered. not only does heoutnumber us, but nearly halfof our force is militia. unreliable, at best. excuse me, sir. um, i believe youunderestimate our militia. all of you do. we've seen our militia linesbreak time and again. kip's bay, princeton.
but the britishhave seen that, too. cornwallis' own lettersbear out that he hasno respect for the militia. none whatsoever. what are yousuggesting, ben? i'm suggesting we use that. benjamin:so, i know you men havesacrificed a lot so far. but, uh, alli'm asking is that you let the front lineof the militia firetwo shots tomorrow. a lot can happenin the time it takesto fire two shots.
especially againstbritish regulars. indeed. that's why i'm notasking you to fire three. if i die,i will die well-dressed. (explosion) man: fire! fire! officer: battalion! company, halt! benjamin: harry...
will you give thisto my children? (exploding) it's october now. it's more than 12 months. you're a free man. i'm here nowon my own accord. i'm honoredto have you with us. honored. villeneuve: shoulder arms!
all: shoulder arms! forward. march! how old wereyour daughters? violette was 12and pauline, 10. they had green eyes. i'm sure they were lovely. yes, they were. battalion!
cornwallis:unless i'm dreaming, i believe i see militiaforming at their center. battalion, halt! (breathes deeply) dress ranks! soldiers: dress ranks! officer: make ready! halt! soldiers: take aim!
soldiers: present! hold the line! prepare to charge! sir, we haven'tbeen given that order. tavington. damn him! damn that man! (horses neighing) officer: make ready. officer: take aim! fire!
bayonet charge. we'll see who takesthe glory from this field. (soldiers groaning) congratulations, my lord. infantry reserveinto the center. but my lord,you've taken the field. now we shalltake their spirits. send the entire battalionover that hill and crush them. it ends today.
officer: take aim! hold the charge! soldiers: charge! charge bayonets! hold! dress your ranks! officer: present! officer: retreat! colonel! the line is faltering!
retreat! retreat! no retreat! hold! hold! hold! push forward, men! yeah! (men cheering) all: forward! artillery, concentrateon the center.drive them back.
my lord, if we re-formand wheel right, we may be ableto turn their flank. you dream, general. kill me beforethe war is over,will you? it appears, you are notthe better man. you're right. my sons were better men. (soldiers cheering) sound the retreat.
sound... retreat. benjamin: dear charlotte, the war has turned. general cornwallis took flight with his army and moved north. we continued to engage the british and in the months that followed, cornwallis entrenched himself at yorktown, virginia. george washington escaped from the north undetected and surrounded cornwallis,
who could not retreat to the seas. it was blocked off by our long-lost friends who had finally arrived. vive la france. vive la liberte. (speaking french) my lord,i beseech you. you must orderthe surrender. cornwallis:how could it come to this?an army of rabble.
peasants. (sighing)everything will change. everything has changed. benjamin: though he eventually surrendered, cornwallis himself hid in shame. appointing his subordinate to relinquish his sword. with the war ending, and our militia disbanding, i take measure of what we have lost, and what we have won.
my hope and prayer is that the sacrifices borne by so many will spawn and fulfill the promise of our new nation. tell the children, and especially susan, that i will keep my promise, as i will be returning to you all, soon. where will you go now? home. start over. your wife's expectinga child soon, isn't she?
she gave birth to a sonthree weeks ago. what'd you name him? we named him gabriel. thank you, harry. gabriel is a good namefor a farmer. it is. it is. ben. bonne chance. toi aussi, mon vieux.
gabriel saidif we won the war, we could builda whole new world. just figured we'dget started right here. with your home. ma'am.