The Patriot

492 01:01:39,946 --> 01:01:43,408 Nothing will stop him from heading north to finish off Washington. 493 01:01:43,616 --> 01:01:47,537 Unless we can keep Cornwallis in the south till the French arrive. 494 01:01:48,621 --> 01:01:51,499 They've promised a fleet and 10,000 troops. 495 01:01:51,749 --> 01:01:53,376 When? 496 01:01:54,419 --> 01:01:56,838 Six months at the earliest. 497 01:01:57,088 --> 01:01:59,424 You trust the French to keep their word? 498 01:01:59,632 --> 01:02:01,092 <i>Absolument.</i> 499 01:02:03,303 --> 01:02:05,972 Benjamin Martin. Major Jean Villeneuve. 500 01:02:06,139 --> 01:02:08,892 French Seventh Light Foot. He will help train the militia. 501 01:02:09,809 --> 01:02:13,104 The hero of Fort Wilderness. Your reputation precedes you. 502 01:02:17,984 --> 01:02:21,112 You really expect to hold Cornwallis here using just militia? 503 01:02:21,362 --> 01:02:23,615 Not me. You. 504 01:02:25,909 --> 01:02:27,827 They're not soldiers, they're farmers. 505 01:02:27,994 --> 01:02:30,663 They'd be better off letting the British march through. 506 01:02:30,872 --> 01:02:33,583 They'd be better off, but the cause wouldn't. 507 01:02:34,626 --> 01:02:36,669 How many men does Cornwallis have? 508 01:02:37,045 --> 01:02:39,130 8000 infantry. 509 01:02:39,339 --> 01:02:41,758 Around 600 cavalry. 510 01:02:41,966 --> 01:02:44,552 I'm giving you a field commission as a colonel. 511 01:02:44,969 --> 01:02:47,805 Might I request that you transfer my son under my command? 512 01:02:48,014 --> 01:02:49,349 Sir, no, I-- 513 01:02:49,557 --> 01:02:50,892 That's done. 514 01:02:54,395 --> 01:02:55,521 Thank you. 515 01:02:57,482 --> 01:02:59,484 Colonel, I've been a soldier for two years. 516 01:02:59,692 --> 01:03:02,153 As a scout, horseman, marksman, scavenger. 517 01:03:02,362 --> 01:03:04,906 - Is that so? - I'd be of better use with Regulars. 518 01:03:05,114 --> 01:03:07,241 Where'd you learn all that riding, shooting, scavenging? 519 01:03:07,450 --> 01:03:09,118 My father taught me. 520 01:03:11,120 --> 01:03:12,705 Teach you any humility? 521 01:03:13,373 --> 01:03:15,124 He tried. It didn't take. 522 01:03:16,459 --> 01:03:20,088 He also taught you every trail between here and Charles Town... 523 01:03:20,296 --> 01:03:22,048 ...which is why he transferred you. 524 01:03:22,715 --> 01:03:25,343 We'll put the word out. Start on the south side of-- 525 01:03:25,593 --> 01:03:27,804 We'll cover more ground if we split up. 526 01:03:31,391 --> 01:03:34,936 Very well, corporal. You take Harrisville, Pembroke, Wakefield. 527 01:03:35,144 --> 01:03:39,315 I'll start on the north side. Meet at the mission in Black Swamp. 528 01:03:43,319 --> 01:03:44,445 Corporal. 529 01:03:46,155 --> 01:03:47,657 Be careful. 530 01:03:49,951 --> 01:03:51,160 Yes, sir. 531 01:03:56,082 --> 01:03:57,583 You have children? 532 01:04:02,296 --> 01:04:03,673 French. 533 01:04:27,780 --> 01:04:29,615 It skirts the mountain and then... 534 01:04:29,824 --> 01:04:32,160 ...extends down towards the headwater here... 535 01:04:32,410 --> 01:04:35,955 ...and right across to the far bank of the Ohio River. 536 01:04:36,414 --> 01:04:37,623 It's 100,000 acres. 537 01:04:37,832 --> 01:04:40,126 It's an imposing land grant, my lord. 538 01:04:40,334 --> 01:04:43,004 You will be a country unto yourself. 539 01:04:46,716 --> 01:04:48,426 His Majesty is most generous. 540 01:04:51,220 --> 01:04:55,183 Though your service in this war more than warrants such a gift. 541 01:04:56,017 --> 01:05:00,772 Yes, this is how His Majesty rewards those... 542 01:05:00,980 --> 01:05:03,066 ...who fight for him as gentlemen. 543 01:05:03,316 --> 01:05:07,361 I dare to presume my own meagre contributions will be rewarded one day. 544 01:05:07,570 --> 01:05:09,655 You may presume too much. 545 01:05:10,323 --> 01:05:13,868 His Majesty, like history, judges us by the outcome of the war... 546 01:05:14,118 --> 01:05:16,204 ...and the manner in which it was fought. 547 01:05:17,246 --> 01:05:20,249 We serve the Crown, and we must conduct ourselves accordingly. 548 01:05:21,167 --> 01:05:23,169 Surrendering troops will be given quarter. 549 01:05:23,544 --> 01:05:25,713 These brutal tactics must stop! 550 01:05:26,464 --> 01:05:28,800 Is it not enough that I have never lost a battle? 551 01:05:29,008 --> 01:05:30,176 You serve me... 552 01:05:30,384 --> 01:05:34,722 ...and the manner in which you serve me reflects upon me! 553 01:05:35,848 --> 01:05:39,352 I would've thought that a gentleman from a family as esteemed as yours... 554 01:05:39,560 --> 01:05:41,062 ...would understand that. 555 01:05:42,939 --> 01:05:45,858 My late father squandered any esteem in which we were held... 556 01:05:46,067 --> 01:05:47,944 ...along with my...