It’s a lost cause.
Benjamin Martin. I’m in no mood for a lecture.
Where’s your General Gates now?
The last anyone saw, riding hard northeast, his staff a hundred yards behind trying to catch up.
So, who’s in command?
I am. I think.
What are my orders?
We’re a breath away from losing this war. In the north, Washington is reeling. He’s running and hiding from 12,000 redcoats. In the south, Cornwallis has broken our back. He captured 5000 at Charlestown. And he destroyed the only army between him and New York. There’s nothing to stop him heading north to Washington. Unless we keep him here until the French arrive. They promised a fleet and 10,000 troops.
When?
Er, six months at the earliest. You trust them to keep their word?
You trust them to keep their word?
Absolument.
Benjamin Martin, Major Jean Villeneuve. He’s here to train the militia.
The hero of Fort Wilderness. Your reputation precedes you.