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♪ I see a land
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♪ With liberty for all
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♪ Yet still I know
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♪ The truth will rise and fall
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♪ That's just the way it goes
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♪ A word now to the wise
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♪ The world was made to change
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♪ Each day is a surprise
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♪ Looking at life
through my own eyes ♪
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♪ Searching for a
hero to idolize ♪
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♪ Feeling the pain
as innocence dies ♪
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♪ And looking at life
with my own eyes ♪
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♪ I take my heart into battle
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♪ Give that freedom
bell a rattle ♪
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♪ Get my independence signed
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♪ Declare it on
the dotted line ♪
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♪ In Philadelphia freedom ring
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♪ And patriotic voices sing
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♪ Red white and blue
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♪ Never give up
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♪ You represent America
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♪ Hoping and praying
for a brighter day ♪
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♪ I listen to my
heart and I obey ♪
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♪ How can I see
it any other way ♪
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♪ I'm looking at life
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♪ With my own eyes
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(upbeat music)
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(choir music)
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- [Narrator] Today
on Liberty's Kids
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- We need that money
otherwise I feel
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that the sword I now wear
to defend France as our ally
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I may be forced to draw against
France as a British subject.
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- The Americans know nothing
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of my plan to betray
their fight for liberty
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by going behind their backs
to end the war with England
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- General Washington
sent me because
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he believed a soldier
could explain to them
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that we are at the
end of our tether.
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- I've got no time to waste,
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I must have the French
fleet dispatched.
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(calm music)
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(horse neighs)
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- (writing) Dearest mother,
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it feels wonderful
to stop and rest
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upon my return to New Windsor,
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to cover events at general
Washington's headquarters.
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I just left James and Henry
in Newport, Rhode Island.
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(man grunting)
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Henry is so excited that
French forces have arrived,
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he brags that they
will end the war,
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and soon
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I do hope he's right.
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Sometimes it seems as if
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the violence has been
going on forever.
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James thinks he can use
Henry's help speaking French
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when he meets
general Rochambeau,
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commander of the French army.
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He told Henry he
could go with him
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as long as Henry promises
to behave himself.
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- Huh?
- Uh oh.
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- Hmmph.
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- Excuse et moi
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excuse me.
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- Whoa
(man growls)
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(laughing)
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(dramatic music)
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(gasps)
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- And who have we here?
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(dramatic music)
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- Henry, what are you doing?
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- Playing tribute to the
pastry of my homeland
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(man growls)
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- Not a problem
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it's alright return
to your duties.
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- Merci!
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- So you are French?
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- Oui!
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- Is this young man a
fellow journalist James?
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- My apprentice.
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And he humbly apologizes
for his actions, sir.
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- An apprentice?
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Who speaks French?
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Perhaps he might be interested
in reporting first-hand
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how the British fleet has our
navy blockaded in the harbor?
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- Would I ?
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I mean oui mon general,
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I've been waiting for a chance
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to prove I'm as good as James.
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- I guess he deserves
a chance, General.
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- I will make
arrangements immediately .
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(gunshot)
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(horse whinnies)
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- Whoa ugh!
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Driver is someone
shooting at us?
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(gunshots)
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(horse whinnies)
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- Sure looks that way ma'am.
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Its a band of armed Torries.
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I'm Robert Shertler,
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infantry Massachusetts
fourth regiment.
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You best come with me to safety.
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- Well I'm not so sure.
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(gunshot)
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alright.
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Armed Torries here?
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Yes ma'am
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there are folks in New York
still loyal to England.
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They help the British
by attacking us
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where we don't expect
it behind our own lines
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it's out job to stop them.
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- Is that how you got that
scar on your forehead?
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- Yep from a loyalist saber.
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- You were cut by a sword?
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You don't even look
old enough to shave.
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- Shh!
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They're getting close.
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- [Man Yelling] Over here !
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(marching band drums)
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- General Rochambeau,
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how do you like America?
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- It is not what I expected.
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Why you don't even have
a centralized government,
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your congress can only suggest
what the state should do.
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Your treasury is empty.
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Your military supplies
are nearly exhausted.
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And the local
citizenry is angry.
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- I know,
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even general Washington
is upset that his soldiers
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must take food from
citizens to feed themselves.
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But I'm sure he'll
think of something.
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- He already has.
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The general had Colonel
Lawrence go to France
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to beg for more gold,
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guns and gun-powder.
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- Why would he sent
Colonel Lawrence
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when Ben Franklin
is already there?
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(royal music)
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- Coupe du regime may I present
congresses special pen boy.
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Colonel John Lawrence
of South Carolina.
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- Bonjour Colonel.
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- And good day to you sir.
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Dr Franklin has told
me oh how unfailingly
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the French foreign
minister of finance
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has supported our cause.
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- I wish I could do more.
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- You can do more.
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- Colonel Lawrence,
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while you were
journeying here to France
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we graciously agreed
to give America a gift
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of six million livre.
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You should
congratulate Dr.Fraklin
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- Sir you mock me
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we need 25 million Livre
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otherwise I fear
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that the sword I now wear to
defend France as our ally,
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I may be forced to draw against
France as a British subject.
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- If I am to be
insulted in this manner,
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I'm afraid I must take my leave.
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(door slams)
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- Misuer a message
has just arrived
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from Chevalley de Lasalle.
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- And what does our
ambassador to the
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American congress in
Philadelphia have to say?
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- He wants to know how you
are progressing with your
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plan for a peace conference.
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- SHH!
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The Americans know
nothing of my plan
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to betray their
fight for Liberty
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by going behind their backs
to end the war with England.
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(birds chirping)
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- Colonel Lawrence,
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a spoon full of honey
will catch more flies than
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a gallon of vinegar.
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- Are you suggesting
I apologize?
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- In a word, yes.
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- I cannot.
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We need that money,
don't you understand?
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General Washington
sent me because
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he believed a soldier
could explain to them
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that we are at the
end of our tether.
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And now or never our
deliverance must come.
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- Colonol I'm 75 years old,
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and suffering from a
sever attack of gout.
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I'm afraid that I do
not have the energy
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to pursue an action
I cannot win.
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I will write congress
that I have secured the
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six million livre and
I will add to that
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my resignation.
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- How many Torries do
you think are out there?
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- I can't really tell yet.
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(shot ricochets)
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- The Torries are
right behind us Robert
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(gunshots)
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- Guess we stopped 'em Robert.
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Robert!
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(gasps)
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(moans)
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(patriotic music)
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- Rochambeau said that to you?
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We're disorganized and
ill-prepared to fight?
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- In so many words,
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yes.
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- I don't understand him
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he wants to send his troops
south to aid Laffayette
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when he could join with me
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to re-take New York
City and end the war.
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(peaceful music)
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- Robert, you've got to
let the doctor examine you
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the shot is still
in your shoulder.
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- I don't want any
doctors operating on me.
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I've seen too many
men die after surgery
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I'll handle it myself.
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- I don't know
what your story is.
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Treating your own wound?
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I don't know if you're
brave or foolish.
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(ominous music)
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(waves crashing)
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- So do the ships
always rock like this?
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Back and forth
and back and forth
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(heaves)
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(splashes)
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(thunder)
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(screams)
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- Report.
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- The storm is putting the
English fleet out of commission.
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Come, we must ride to Rhode
Island and urge Rochambeau
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to send the French
fleet to strike now.
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(galloping)
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- Retaking New York City
would make big headlines.
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- That would take too long.
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Right now I need
a quick victory.
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My spies are hearing
rumors that Vergennes
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the French foreign minister
wants a peace conference
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with the British to end the war.
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I've got not time to waste
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I must have the French
fleet dispatched.
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This is the perfect
time for Rochambeau
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to sail for the south,
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capture Benedict Arnold
and defeat his army.
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- Now that headline would
stop the peace conference.
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(victorian music)
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(crickets)
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- May I have this dance?
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- I too am aware of the
rumors that the Vergennes
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wishes to make peace
with the British.
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- Then why do you waste two days
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honoring me with these balls?
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- It takes time to
properly fit ships
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for a successful mission.
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- Robert are you alright?
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Robert?
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Hello is there a
doctor out there?
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- Yes I'm Dr.Barnabus Binheath
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- I was talking to Robert
and all of the sudden
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he stopped talking
and started sweating.
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- Symptoms sounds
like malignant fever
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it's all over the camp.
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- Is he going to be alright?
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- I'll check his heart.
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What?
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(whispering)
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- Oh no.
- What is it?
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Is he dying?
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- No, Robert's going to live.
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But how shall I say this...
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Robert isn't a he.
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He's a she.
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00:12:17,528 --> 00:12:18,320
- What?
269
00:12:19,405 --> 00:12:22,158
(dramatic music)
270
00:12:26,328 --> 00:12:29,498
(old english music)
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Dr.Binheath thought
it would be better
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if you recovered from your
wounds here in his house.
273
00:12:32,877 --> 00:12:34,587
Away from prying eyes.
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00:12:35,921 --> 00:12:38,132
So while the doctor figures
out what to do about
275
00:12:38,132 --> 00:12:40,926
a young soldier who
everyone thinks is a man,
276
00:12:40,926 --> 00:12:42,928
but really is a woman.
277
00:12:42,928 --> 00:12:45,306
Why don't you tell
me your whole story?
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- Where should I start?
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- How about with your real name?
280
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- My name is Deborah Sampson,
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- Deborah, why would a woman
enlist in the continental army?
282
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- Heck I was as
tall as most men,
283
00:12:56,984 --> 00:12:58,235
just as strong too,
284
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and I wasn't afraid
to shoot a gun so
285
00:13:00,279 --> 00:13:02,615
why shouldn't I
fight for my country?
286
00:13:02,615 --> 00:13:06,535
I guess I was always
kinda unconventional
287
00:13:06,535 --> 00:13:10,498
see my father went off to sea
when I was a very young girl
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and my mom was too poor
to care for seven kids.
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So I worked from the
age of 10 to 18 as
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an indentured servant.
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- Indentured?
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You mean forced
to stay and work,
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not able to leave until your
mothers debt was paid off?
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- Yes that's
exactly what I mean.
295
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And I'll tell you one thing.
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Working in the fields
made me strong.
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After my chores were done I
taught myself to read, Sarah.
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I read every book I
could get my hands on.
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I must have learned a lot
300
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cause when I turned 18
and earned my freedom,
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they hired me to be
a school teacher.
302
00:13:43,823 --> 00:13:44,990
- But I didn't think women were
303
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supposed to be school teachers.
304
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- I caused quite a stir,
305
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and I'll tell you something.
306
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I really did love teaching.
307
00:13:52,915 --> 00:13:56,168
I guess not following the
rules just comes natural to me.
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- And since the army
doesn't accept women,
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you enlisted as a man.
310
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- Well I sure tried.
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- Timothy Thayer,
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- Yes ma'am?
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- The problem was I tried to
join up in my own hometown.
314
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Not the smartest thing.
315
00:14:19,525 --> 00:14:21,026
Timothy Thayer huh?
316
00:14:22,194 --> 00:14:24,238
I only know of one
person in this town
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that holds a quill that way.
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Because of an injured
finger on her left hand.
319
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And that's the school teacher,
320
00:14:30,494 --> 00:14:32,037
Deborah Sampson.
321
00:14:33,205 --> 00:14:35,124
- They caught you
and you tried again?
322
00:14:35,124 --> 00:14:36,542
Why?
323
00:14:36,542 --> 00:14:39,420
- Well I just turned 21
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and I didn't want
to just get married
325
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and I wanted to
fight for my country.
326
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To all brave healthy
able-bodied...
327
00:14:48,637 --> 00:14:49,471
Young men.
328
00:14:50,681 --> 00:14:52,391
I knew the army was
hard up for soldiers
329
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so I went to a town further
away and enlisted there.
330
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- How on earth did you go
unnoticed by the other soldiers?
331
00:15:01,233 --> 00:15:02,985
- It was hard,
332
00:15:02,985 --> 00:15:05,195
they'd tease me
about not shaving so
333
00:15:06,864 --> 00:15:09,074
(laughing)
334
00:15:10,492 --> 00:15:12,912
I told them I was just
too young to grow a beard.
335
00:15:15,289 --> 00:15:17,625
- Your story is amazing.
336
00:15:17,625 --> 00:15:20,461
You took so many risks.
337
00:15:20,461 --> 00:15:24,298
- Yes but I was always
afraid of being caught.
338
00:15:24,298 --> 00:15:27,009
I had heard of some other
women who disguised themselves
339
00:15:27,009 --> 00:15:28,427
as men to enlist.
340
00:15:28,427 --> 00:15:31,555
When they were discovered
they were disgraced.
341
00:15:31,555 --> 00:15:32,890
- But you still had the couage
342
00:15:32,890 --> 00:15:34,767
to follow what
was in your heart.
343
00:15:34,767 --> 00:15:37,394
No matter what the obstacles.
344
00:15:37,394 --> 00:15:38,228
Deborah?
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00:15:41,023 --> 00:15:42,149
You should rest now.
346
00:15:44,610 --> 00:15:46,862
- What amazes me is that
her disguise has gone
347
00:15:46,862 --> 00:15:49,615
undiscovered for over a year.
348
00:15:49,615 --> 00:15:50,866
- What are you going to do?
349
00:15:50,866 --> 00:15:53,285
- I'm afraid I
must follow orders
350
00:15:53,285 --> 00:15:55,037
and inform the army as to
351
00:15:56,246 --> 00:15:58,248
the true identity
of Robert Sherlef.
352
00:16:01,085 --> 00:16:03,712
(patriotic music)
353
00:16:03,712 --> 00:16:04,546
- What is it James?
354
00:16:04,546 --> 00:16:05,798
- Excuse me general,
355
00:16:05,798 --> 00:16:07,758
about the letter you
wrote to your nephew?
356
00:16:08,884 --> 00:16:10,427
- Ah yes I wrote to
Lund that if Rochambeau
357
00:16:10,427 --> 00:16:13,305
had ordered the French fleet
to sail south when I wanted
358
00:16:13,305 --> 00:16:15,516
we could have captured that
traitor Benedict Arnold
359
00:16:15,516 --> 00:16:17,309
and destroyed his army.
360
00:16:17,309 --> 00:16:19,603
- I'm sorry to report that
it's been printed in this
361
00:16:19,603 --> 00:16:21,230
New York Torry newspaper.
362
00:16:22,731 --> 00:16:24,108
- Outrageous!
363
00:16:24,108 --> 00:16:26,694
That was a private
letter to my nephew.
364
00:16:26,694 --> 00:16:29,071
I was deeply upset
when I wrote it.
365
00:16:29,071 --> 00:16:30,322
- Now everyone,
366
00:16:30,322 --> 00:16:31,907
including Rochambeau
is going to read it.
367
00:16:33,742 --> 00:16:34,576
- Hmm...
368
00:16:38,539 --> 00:16:41,417
I will write Rochambeau
an apology for my blunder.
369
00:16:44,920 --> 00:16:48,257
(glass-harmonica music)
370
00:16:49,508 --> 00:16:51,051
- Dr.Franklin,
371
00:16:51,051 --> 00:16:54,096
your genius for inventions
never ceases to amaze me.
372
00:16:55,222 --> 00:16:56,974
- I thought a duet
on my glass harmonica
373
00:16:56,974 --> 00:16:59,059
with Marie Antoinette
might be nice.
374
00:17:00,561 --> 00:17:01,937
(knock at door)
375
00:17:01,937 --> 00:17:03,397
if you'll excuse me Vergennes
376
00:17:04,815 --> 00:17:07,276
I believe the letter I've
been waiting for has arrived.
377
00:17:07,276 --> 00:17:08,360
- Is it from America?
378
00:17:09,737 --> 00:17:11,947
- It's congresses response
to the letter I sent.
379
00:17:14,700 --> 00:17:16,326
(patriotic music)
380
00:17:16,326 --> 00:17:17,536
thank goodness,
381
00:17:17,536 --> 00:17:18,746
they did not accept
my resignation.
382
00:17:18,746 --> 00:17:20,330
They had the good
sense to realize
383
00:17:20,330 --> 00:17:23,083
that when I resigned
I wasn't feeling well.
384
00:17:23,083 --> 00:17:26,378
I must write congress and tell
them that I'm feeling better.
385
00:17:26,378 --> 00:17:29,006
And it will be a great honor
to once again buckle down
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to the business of America.
387
00:17:31,175 --> 00:17:33,969
- Then I shall take my leave.
388
00:17:37,890 --> 00:17:39,016
- Miseur Vergennes,
389
00:17:39,016 --> 00:17:40,350
the English have replied
390
00:17:40,350 --> 00:17:42,394
to your request for
a peace conference.
391
00:17:48,358 --> 00:17:50,277
- There will be no
peace conference.
392
00:17:50,277 --> 00:17:52,863
The English refuse to attend.
393
00:17:52,863 --> 00:17:54,281
- Why?
394
00:17:54,281 --> 00:17:55,824
- Because King George
considers it to be a matter
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00:17:56,950 --> 00:17:59,161
solely between England
and her colonies.
396
00:17:59,161 --> 00:18:00,913
That is the end of it.
397
00:18:03,749 --> 00:18:06,168
(calm music)
398
00:18:15,803 --> 00:18:18,680
- Pardon, where do
the sailors sleep?
399
00:18:18,680 --> 00:18:19,848
- You must be Henry,
400
00:18:21,016 --> 00:18:23,894
follow me I'll take
you to your bunk.
401
00:18:26,647 --> 00:18:28,398
(snoring)
402
00:18:28,398 --> 00:18:29,316
this is your bunk.
403
00:18:30,484 --> 00:18:31,693
- There's someone in it.
404
00:18:32,861 --> 00:18:34,154
- But of course,
405
00:18:34,154 --> 00:18:36,698
there aren't enough
beds for the whole crew
406
00:18:36,698 --> 00:18:40,035
so you sleep and eat
when he is on watch.
407
00:18:40,953 --> 00:18:42,371
- I can handle that,
408
00:18:42,371 --> 00:18:44,998
Ill be too busy as a
journalist to sleep anyway.
409
00:18:44,998 --> 00:18:46,792
So where do we eat?
410
00:18:49,962 --> 00:18:50,754
- Dinner.
411
00:18:52,923 --> 00:18:57,052
- (speaking french) is
this what you usually eat?
412
00:18:57,052 --> 00:18:59,638
- No this is better.
413
00:18:59,638 --> 00:19:01,765
Wait til we set sail.
414
00:19:01,765 --> 00:19:03,809
That's when we
get the bad stuff.
415
00:19:06,812 --> 00:19:08,981
- Light company march!
416
00:19:08,981 --> 00:19:12,109
(counting in french)
417
00:19:15,404 --> 00:19:17,531
- So you're sure you
don't want to continue
418
00:19:17,531 --> 00:19:19,366
as a journalist with
the French Navy?
419
00:19:19,366 --> 00:19:21,368
- Oui, I guess you could say
420
00:19:21,368 --> 00:19:24,621
I don't have the stomach for it.
421
00:19:24,621 --> 00:19:25,831
(laughing)
422
00:19:25,831 --> 00:19:27,332
- Hey Washington's
talking to Rochambeau,
423
00:19:27,332 --> 00:19:28,167
come on.
424
00:19:29,751 --> 00:19:30,961
- Count Rochambeau
425
00:19:30,961 --> 00:19:32,796
I am dearly sorry
for any embarrassment
426
00:19:32,796 --> 00:19:34,673
I caused you with my letter.
427
00:19:34,673 --> 00:19:36,633
It was written in a
time of distress and
428
00:19:36,633 --> 00:19:38,427
was meant to be private.
429
00:19:38,427 --> 00:19:39,678
- Mon General,
430
00:19:39,678 --> 00:19:41,346
I've received your
letter of apology
431
00:19:42,514 --> 00:19:44,141
consider the matter
of no consequence.
432
00:19:44,141 --> 00:19:44,975
- Thank you sir,
433
00:19:44,975 --> 00:19:46,476
but I must persist,
434
00:19:46,476 --> 00:19:49,897
have you given any thought to
my suggested plan of attack?
435
00:19:49,897 --> 00:19:52,691
- General I have indeed
considered your plan,
436
00:19:52,691 --> 00:19:54,735
and I'm now ready to join you
437
00:19:54,735 --> 00:19:58,155
in an attack on General Colin
Wallace in New York City.
438
00:20:03,785 --> 00:20:05,495
- Boy, Sarah missed
a really good story.
439
00:20:08,916 --> 00:20:11,919
(suspenseful music)
440
00:20:17,216 --> 00:20:18,550
- I just know I'm
gonna be disgraced.
441
00:20:18,550 --> 00:20:21,220
- But what you did shows
how dedicated you are
442
00:20:21,220 --> 00:20:22,888
to the cause of liberty.
443
00:20:22,888 --> 00:20:25,724
- but I'm still worried
they'll put me in jail
444
00:20:25,724 --> 00:20:26,558
for dressing as a man.
445
00:20:27,517 --> 00:20:28,810
- Deborah Sampson,
446
00:20:28,810 --> 00:20:31,730
also known as Robert Shertlef,
447
00:20:31,730 --> 00:20:33,899
because you impersonated a man
448
00:20:33,899 --> 00:20:37,402
and enlisted against
military policy,
449
00:20:37,402 --> 00:20:38,403
- Here it comes
450
00:20:40,405 --> 00:20:43,283
- It is my honor to
note your extraordinary
451
00:20:43,283 --> 00:20:45,327
instance of female heroism
452
00:20:45,327 --> 00:20:48,580
by discharging the duties of
a faithful gallant soldier.
453
00:20:49,623 --> 00:20:52,584
(patriotic music)
454
00:20:52,584 --> 00:20:53,835
and therefore,
455
00:20:53,835 --> 00:20:56,421
I present you with an
honorable discharge,
456
00:20:56,421 --> 00:20:59,424
From the continental Army
of the United States.
457
00:20:59,424 --> 00:21:01,760
Light infantry Massachusetts
fourth regiment.
458
00:21:03,428 --> 00:21:06,265
(patriotic music)
459
00:21:14,356 --> 00:21:16,441
- For a minute there I thought
I was in a heap of trouble.
460
00:21:16,441 --> 00:21:18,235
- Except you showed
the whole nation
461
00:21:18,235 --> 00:21:19,444
what you are capable of.
462
00:21:21,029 --> 00:21:22,531
- I reckon I did didn't I?
463
00:21:22,531 --> 00:21:25,867
- So what will you do now
that this adventure is over?
464
00:21:27,452 --> 00:21:30,122
- I guess I'm just gonna
have to find me another one.
465
00:21:32,874 --> 00:21:35,627
(dramatic music)
466
00:21:39,423 --> 00:21:42,217
(patriotic music)
467
00:21:43,135 --> 00:21:46,138
(counting in French)
468
00:21:49,308 --> 00:21:51,018
- Another letter to your mother?
469
00:21:51,018 --> 00:21:54,146
- Yes I just had to tell
her how impressed I was
470
00:21:54,146 --> 00:21:55,772
with Deborah Sampson.
471
00:21:55,772 --> 00:21:56,606
- Ill tell ya,
472
00:21:56,606 --> 00:21:57,858
she impressed me.
473
00:21:57,858 --> 00:21:59,735
Leaving that shot
in her shoulder.
474
00:21:59,735 --> 00:22:01,361
- Its more than that.
475
00:22:01,361 --> 00:22:02,821
She made me wonder,
476
00:22:02,821 --> 00:22:05,532
if a woman can find a
way to serve as a soldier
477
00:22:05,532 --> 00:22:07,492
why can't she enjoy
the same rights
478
00:22:07,492 --> 00:22:09,995
of citizenship that men have?
479
00:22:09,995 --> 00:22:13,498
Why can't this whole
country be unconventional?
480
00:22:13,498 --> 00:22:16,209
I mean aren't we already rebels?
481
00:22:17,377 --> 00:22:20,881
(pieces falling)
482
00:22:20,881 --> 00:22:22,591
Henry, what are you doing?
483
00:22:22,591 --> 00:22:23,842
- If I coudn't be a journalist,
484
00:22:23,842 --> 00:22:26,011
I wanted to show you
I could be a printer
485
00:22:26,011 --> 00:22:27,012
all by myself.
486
00:22:28,430 --> 00:22:31,141
- That's great, now you can
show us how you can clean up.
487
00:22:31,141 --> 00:22:33,393
- All by yourself.
488
00:22:33,393 --> 00:22:35,645
(laughing)
489
00:22:38,774 --> 00:22:41,485
(dramatic music)
490
00:22:45,614 --> 00:22:48,241
♪ Lookin' at life
through my own eyes ♪
491
00:22:48,241 --> 00:22:51,411
♪ Searchin' for a
hero to idolize ♪
492
00:22:51,411 --> 00:22:54,998
♪ Feeling the pain
as innocence dies ♪
493
00:22:54,998 --> 00:22:58,377
♪ Looking at life
through my own eyes ♪
494
00:22:58,377 --> 00:23:00,045
♪ I take my heart into battle
495
00:23:00,045 --> 00:23:01,755
♪ Give that freedom
bell a rattle ♪
496
00:23:01,755 --> 00:23:03,548
♪ Get my independence signed
497
00:23:03,548 --> 00:23:05,217
♪ Declare it on
the dotted line ♪
498
00:23:05,217 --> 00:23:07,052
♪ Red White & Blue
never give up ♪
499
00:23:07,052 --> 00:23:10,389
♪ You represent America
500
00:23:12,974 --> 00:23:13,975
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