The Patriot
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1:04:03
French Seventh Light Foot.
He will help train the militia.

1:04:07
The hero of Fort Wilderness.
Your reputation precedes you.

1:04:17
You really expect to hold Cornwallis
here using just militia?

1:04:21
Not me. You.
1:04:27
They`re not soldiers,
they`re farmers.

1:04:30
They`d be better off letting
the British march through.

1:04:33
They`d be better off,
but the cause wouldn`t.

1:04:37
How many men does Cornwallis have?
1:04:40
8000 infantry.
1:04:43
Around 600 cavalry.
1:04:46
l`m giving you a field commission
as a colonel.

1:04:49
Might l request that you transfer
my son under my command?

1:04:53
Sir, no, l--
1:04:55
That`s done.
1:05:01
Thank you.
1:05:05
Colonel, l`ve been a soldier
for two years.

1:05:07
As a scout, horseman,
marksman, scavenger.

1:05:10
-ls that so?
-l`d be of better use with Regulars.

1:05:14
Where`d you learn all that
riding, shooting, scavenging?

1:05:16
My father taught me.
1:05:21
Teach you any humility?
1:05:24
He tried. lt didn`t take.
1:05:27
He also taught you every trail
between here and Charles Town...

1:05:32
...which is why he transferred you.
1:05:35
We`ll put the word out.
Start on the south side of--

1:05:38
We`ll cover more ground
if we split up.

1:05:45
Very well, corporal. You take
Harrisville, Pembroke, Wakefield.

1:05:50
l`ll start on the north side.
Meet at the mission in Black Swamp.

1:05:59
Corporal.

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