The Patriot (2000)First Time Watching | MOVIE REACTION

[@wiseoldman53]

The movie's technical advisor had given the advice "Aim small, miss small" when training Mel Gibson and Heath Ledger on how to load and shoot a muzzle loading rifle. The term means if you aim for a small part of your target instead of the whole target (i.e. a button), you're less likely to miss the target. Gibson and 'Patriot' director Roland Emmerich loved the saying so much, they decided to incorporate it into the scene where Mel Gibson's character briefly coaches his two younger sons before they ambush the British troops leading Gabriel away.

[@Odinist]

There’s an old proverb about an archer teaching his three sons, and he tells them to aim their arrows at a faraway bird sitting in a tree. He went to one son and asked ‘what do you see?’ His son answered, ‘A bird sitting on a branch.’ He asked the same of his second son, who said he also saw the bird. Then he asked his third son, ‘And what do you see?’ ‘I see the one feather that quivers when the bird’s heart beats, my Father.’

[@redsnorlax1945]

Its about aimong for center of mass mid target as opposed to headshots you have more of a margin of error

[@zackstoner4523]

Wow thank you for explaining common sense to everyone. 99.8% of people figured it out.

[@stephensliger5981]

When Mel Gibson rides up with that American flag… goosebumps every time.

[@DracoSolon]

One thing that always strikes me is that in nearly a century of warfare between the French and British the French Navy effectively won only one single major fleet engagement. And that is known as the Battle of the Virginia Capes or the Battle of the Chesapeake, shown in the last scenes of this movie, where the French fleet drove off the British fleet attempting to enter Chesapeake Bay to relieve Cornwallis . And without that victory Cornwallis would have been able to escape from Virgina with his Army intact. Just once in a century and what a difference it made.

[@RoyalDog214]

ChatGPT: The comment is mostly accurate. The Battle of the Virginia Capes (also known as the Battle of the Chesapeake) was a significant naval engagement during the American Revolutionary War, in which the French fleet, under the command of Admiral de Grasse, defeated a British fleet led by Admiral Thomas Graves. This battle prevented the British from resupplying and reinforcing their troops under the command of General Cornwallis, who was then forced to surrender at Yorktown. It is true that the French Navy did not win many major fleet engagements against the British Navy during the 18th century. However, it's worth noting that the French Navy did play an important role in supporting the American colonists during the Revolutionary War and in challenging British naval supremacy during this time. Overall, the comment is accurate in describing the importance of the Battle of the Virginia Capes and the impact it had on the outcome of the American Revolutionary War.

[@gilbertjohnson3622]

@@RoyalDog214you really had to chatgpt?

[@tibsky1396]

The French Navy has never been a smooth river, there have often been ups and downs. At the time of Louis XIV, The French fleet had a very good level, but France could not manage both its borders or its land army, as well as its navy economically, because it was expensive in the long term, and even if the Wars of Louis XIV brought military prestige, they also put the country in debt. Being above all a Continental and Agricultural power, more than Maritime, during the reign of Louis XV, the French Navy began to stagnate, then was powerless during the Seven Years' War against Great Britain, because the latter always been an island and maritime power, and gradually grew in power. It was then that there was a reinvestment in the goal of challenging the Royal Navy again. Even if everything was not perfect, the French Fleet performed well during the Anglo-French War of 1778-1783, whether in the Caribbean, the Atlantic or the Indies. Chesapeake Bay is not France's only victory during this period, but it is certainly one of the most effective indeed. After that, the Revolution threw the Navy back into trouble, mainly because its most competent admirals were nobles, but also because the Sailors were essentially royalists. They thus preferred to sabotage their own ships rather than leave them to the Revolutionaries. Just look at the example of Toulon in 1793.

[@84marcow]

When Susan finally talks to her dad, I always get watery eyes.

[@mattjamison484]

"Papa!"

[@powerbadpowerbad]

Me too.Their scene together was pure-GOLD.

[@76JStucki]

Hits different now that I have a daughter too. Man, I would not be able to get off that horse fast enough. If my little girl calls me like that, imma drop everything and come running

[@Nga_Babaye]

My papa is Americano. He watch this movie with mama and me. My papa say that our great-grreat-grandfather is a British officer Sir Partin and was captured and hung after battle in Edge Southern Carolina by this Swamp Fox guy that this movie is loosely based on. Then we have another grandfather who fought on otherside who was hung in Northern Carolinas and has monument in Mountains were papa is from. He is a Robert Merscer or something like that. I think it's nice to have American history as a Filipino girl, but have never live or visited there. Papa was a US Army man. One of the ones who get to wear a beard like in movies. He doesn't talk much about it, but he has dozens of photos of him in Afghanistan and Iraq with his old friends. I love looking at them.

[@saaamember97]

When Benjamin Martin returned to the group flying Gabriel's flag, the men were shouting "Huzzah." It is an antiquated term, used back then, to express delight and approval, much like the more modern terms "Hoorah" and "Hooray."

[@brandonflorida1092]

Benjamin Martin is modeled loosely after a General in the South Carolina militia named Francis Marion (sometimes known as "The Swamp Fox"), although it also includes a bit of a neighbor of his named General Thomas Sumter. Tavington seems to be modeled after a British general named Banastre "The Butcher" Tarleton.

[@ghost7524]

The areas I live in in South Carolina, Francis Marion and Thomas Sumter are highly regarded and have statues and. One university is named after Francis Marion and one private school is named after Thomas Sumter.

[@brandonflorida1092]

@@ghost7524 Good that their sacrifices are remembered.

[@timesthree5757]

Thomas Sumter was also known as the Game Cock.

[@CaesiusX]

I finally understand what *_"Aim small, miss small"_* means. If you aim for the man and miss, then you likely miss the man. But if you aim for something small, like a button, then if you miss the button, you are still likely to hit the man. That's the idea, anyhow. This line was added to the film after _Mel Gibson_ was told this from an advisor on the film.

[@davidstephens8543]

When Martin's daughter pulls away from him... and then runs to him... it breaks me down every time. This movie is the perfect balance of emotion... gut-wrenching and then uplifting.

[@642lin]

the American flag has 13 stripes for the original 13 colonies and a star for every state. currently there are 50 stars but at the time this movie takes place there were only 13 stars for the colonies. That is why the flag is different.

[@tduffy5]

The tactics of the last battle mimic the Battle of Cowpens. The scene is completely different but the tacics are very similar, at the outset. There are many videos on Cowpens on KZbin, long and short. Lt. Col. Banistre Tarelton was routed at Cowpens. In this film, Col. Tavington represents Tarleton.

[@lizmagu3189]

Another movie you might enjoy is The Last of the Mohicans. Great movie with great acting, beautiful cinematography and one of my favorite movie soundtracks ever..

[@ghost7524]

With another plot of the British fighting the French. It is a beautiful movie, especially with the various shooting locations in North Carolina.

[@zh2184]

For twenty years in a history classroom I have answered the question Marian & Joy asked in this reaction - "Why do they line up like that (in battle) to just get shot?" Here is why. For the past 150 years bullets fired from rifles are accurate because they spin out of the barrel and are stable in the air - much like how an American football spins when it is thrown. In the 18th century muskets on both sides of the fight fired musket balls, like the ones Benjamin Martin made by hand in this movie. When they were fired, they didn't have any rotation. It would be like trying to hit someone with a beach-ball on a breezy day - no way to be accurate. The only way to effectively shoot at an enemy would be to mass the troops together and fire together - sending out a wall of metal against the enemy. If one side spread out and hid behind cover, they would be completely ineffective - the enemy formations would sweep through the battlefield and kill with mass shots all those isolated pockets of fighters, who could not effectively shoot back because of the inaccuracy of their muskets. Hope this helps.

[@Beuwen_The_Dragon]

Military formations were used for numerous purposes, true one of these was the ‘wall of fire”, accuracy by volume, however the primary purpose was to maintain Order of the troops, and to defend against changing formations and tactics of the enemy. Officers would give orders by voice, and if your troops are too spread out, they would not hear them. If your soldiers were spread out, they could be easily break and be cut down.

[@jimglenn6972]

If you have ever ridden a horse, it is extremely difficult to ride into a row 3 or 5 deep of men with muskets. Most horses simply won’t do it. In European battlefields with trained soldiers, you could make squares of men to repulse cavalry. The tactics were different when facing artillery or men marching. As noted, the battlefield in very noisy and it was difficult for men to hear you. With training (with militia lacked) you could signal them with horns, drums, or flags.

[@brandonflorida1092]

I can't help but think that the big advantages of guerilla style fighting hadn't been clear to them. Look at the massacre of Gen. Braddock by Indians. Washington had tried in vain to warn him that he couldn't fight Indians in formation but he was just too pig headed and it cost him his life.

[@BlackDeathThrash]

line, column, and square were the 3 primary army formations of this era

[@HgRoller]

That still doesn't explain why they can't fire laying down or spreading out once your line has fired a volley.

[@ThistleAndSea]

Such a good movie. 🙂 I'm glad you two enjoyed it! Yes, we should all remember our heroes and take inspiration from them. Thanks for sharing this with us!

[@football5964]

It is a pretty bad movie and its historic inaccuracies are honestly gross. It might be the worst adaptation of the American revolution ever made. Most American historians of this era either laugh or cringe at this movie.

[@TripleBMike]

The final pistol shot was for Thomas, the gut stab was for Gabriel, and the throat stab was for Benjamin!!

[@jomojojo6603]

Little known fact: when Cornwallis saw the bluecoats coming over the ridge, he actually said... "Game over, man"

[@meminustherandomgooglenumbers]

Nope he said “we’re forked.” As in pitchfork. Get it? 🤪

[@blasphemy4159]

This comment might be the best 😂😂😂"game over man"

[@robogreek3157]

​. I think you mean put a FORK IN ME

[@domenickalaski4086]

Great reaction! Very quickly. Standing close in battle doesn’t allow enemy Calvary (hoses) to do anything because horses won’t break a human wall….shooting close was the way to conduct warfare because muskets are not accurate past 50yards but everyone fires at once (volley fire) to maximize casualties

[@tduffy5]

The question of prisoners. According to this film, when Cornwallis captured prisoners, he classified them as criminals and hanged them. Thus, there is no reason to grant quarter. I only learned recently that this quandry in war was dealt with harshly, on both sides. When a smaller group of soldiers, separated from a larger group such as a battalion or regiment, they would not have the capacity to take and hold prisoners. Rather than release them to fight against you again, as was shown in SAVING PRIVATE RYAN, or LONE SURVIVOR, they were killed.

[@jhilal2385]

Before the American Revolution (1774-1783), there was a war in North America between the British and the French, each side using a mix of their national regular army, colonial militia, and allied Indian tribes. This was in the 1750's. It is variously called "The Seven Years War" (by the British) or "The French and Indian War" (by the Americans). The French lost this war, and the British took all of the French territory in Canada, but the French .were able to keep their possessions in the Caribbean The movie "The Last of the Mohicans" (1992) is a fictional story set during the French And Indian War, with the characters participating in real historical events, such as the Siege of Fort William Henry in the northern part of New York colony.

[@MrVvulf]

The "real life" Colonel Tavington (the main villain) was Banastre Tarleton, and he was actually even worse. His family made their fortune in the slave trade, he didn't die in the war, and he became a successful politician in England after the war. At the Battle of Cowpens, Banastre Tarleton abandoned his men and fled after a man to man fight against William Washington (2nd cousin of Founding Father, George Washington), in which Tarleton received a severe cut on the hand from Washington's sword. Tarleton remained a pro-slavery advocate in England, even mocking anti-slavery politicians in public. He narrowly missed being appointed to the position of commander of the Peninsular War, which instead went to Arthur Wellesley, the man who ultimately defeated Napoleon at Waterloo. Sadly, history often lacks the comeuppance that horrible people like Tarleton deserve.

[@ericjanssen394]

After Washington crossed the Delaware, the British gave up on the northern US ports and tried to take the rich southern Virginia and Carolina plantation colonies. They thought wealthy planters would be more sympathetic to seeing the war end and trade with Britain restored again, but Ban's hard tactics ultimately spoiled any chance of goodwill the British might have had there either.

[@Antares-rt5ub]

Interesting, I know in real life he was a shitty person but I never knew it was to this extent. Damn.

[@doboi8121]

@mrssmith9597 shh men are speaking. Go make a sandwich

[@12floz67]

@@mrsmith9597I see that you didn’t include the Louisiana Purchase or the land purchased from Spain in there. As far as the Indians are concerned they fought a war and lost just like Mexico lost land during those times. What wasn’t purchased from France and Spain were conquered just like the people who conquered others for that very same land. The Indians slaughtered,sold and raped other tribes for centuries before eventually being beaten by the American government. Edit: There’s no good and evil there’s only winners and losers when it comes to conquering land. Each side has committed atrocities.

[@Z_minus_10]

​@@12floz67 Not sure why @mrsmith9597 said, _"You're welcome,"_ given *you* provided the correction to said narrative, along with proper historical context. Btw, you did so in a manner I quite appreciate. While we can certainly have empathy for the conquered, such acts have been the way of mankind since before recorded history. Many Americans can lament what was done to the native peoples, but this is _still_ going on in the world.

[@ragnarlothbrok6202]

i love this movie. watched it a hundred times xoxo

[@RAD-82ndABN]

You do know this character and his actions during the Revolutionary War. In the Patriots Movie the character of Colonel William Tavington. Is really loosely based on the exploits of several real life historical figures including a British officer, Lt. Col. Banstre Tarleton His fall name is; Sir Colonel Banastre Tarleton, of the 1st Baronet, GCB (21 August 1754 - 15 January 1833). He later was a British general and politician. So it’s kind of a true story of the Revolutionary War! With creative differences sort of way… And; Major Jean Villeneuve is loosely based on the French and German officers who volunteered to fight for the American cause. The main inspirations for Villeneuve were probably the Marquis de Lafayette and Baron von Steuben. The Marquis never fought in the South, but he did skirmish… and; While Benjamin Martin is a fictional character, he is based on a composite of historical characters which include Thomas Sumter, Daniel Morgan, Nathanael Greene, Andrew Pickens and Francis Marion….

[@georgedepalma429]

Great reaction. The war tactics of those days, standing face to face was all they could really do, cause of the lousy accuracy and distance of their firearms, muskets. Open field everyone taking cover, you are not gonna hit anything with that musket, you had to group and fire them together to make an impact on the enemy. Also, the fastest way to reload a musket was done standing up.

[@meminustherandomgooglenumbers]

Plus the cavalry horses will refuse to charge an unbroken line of standing soldiers. But as soon as one guy is missing from the line, then the horses will crash right thru instead, and that’s when cavalry starts to wreck everything.

[@williambryan3346]

To me, this movie has always been another example of a fictional story set against a historical backdrop, like Titanic and Pearl Harbor. I’ve always found it to be entertaining and I didn’t really care about its historical accuracy. I just sat back and enjoyed it.

[@powerbadpowerbad]

Me too.

[@51tetra69]

God bless all the patriots and courageous veterans with nerves of steel who risked everything and selflessly sacrificed so much to protect our countries and preserve the freedoms we enjoy today! God bless all the souls - military and civilian - that we have lost in times of war! God bless America! God bless us all and grant us peace!

[@sapphonymph8204]

@mrsmith9597 unlike you most are patriotic Americans.

[@sapphonymph8204]

@mrsmith9597 won fair and square. The Indians had every opportunity to defend their lands and came up short. Not my fault I'm a member of the most highly evolved group.

[@George-kv6gm]

Great movie! Excellent reaction! Thanks so much!

[@MindsWide]

Don't worry Marian, you said Patriot right the first time. Don't let Joy fool you lol

[@EthanBSide]

😂😂

[@Bonk_rds]

The Battle of Cowpens is considered one of the most brilliant military moves in history. The fictional version shown here is one of the most accurate portrayals.

[@bigdream_dreambig]

32:01 Uff. The pain and desperation of that baby girl . . . It gets me every time. 😢

[@BM-hb2mr]

Me too and I've seen this movie atleast 75 times it gets me everytime

[@jp3813]

You guys actually reacted to the extended version of the film. I personally prefer the theatrical version for better pacing.

[@therealjohnxerri]

Marian you are so correct in your statement during the film when Mel Gibson pulls the flag out of the satchel, how it's sad people don't give a damn about their country in the present day when people fighting for the formation of their county actually died to do so. Plenty of people like that in the U.S.

[@johnrawlings6610]

Blame the democrats for that! They support those dirt kneeling traitors! God bless America! MAGA 2024!

[@cm9241]

Why should I give a damn about a failing empire? And this movie fuckin sucks.

[@madeincda]

Plenty of people like that worldwide, I'd say.

[@powerbadpowerbad]

Instead people attack our capitol,attack the capitol police.WHY ??? What purpose did it serve ??? They scare the politicians out of their minds,then,these idiots call themselves-PATRIOTS ??? I call them common criminals,nothing more,nothing less.

[@tsmartin]

In some cases they are even being taught to hate this country.

[@DefStr8up]

Two things. My man said a Mouthful when he said people back then were willing to fight and die for their country while today people don’t care. It’s a longer conversation but I was happy to hear that! Regarding the way they fight. Standing together like that is called volley fire. The weapons were very inaccurate, so it was actually a very effective way to fight. To be effective you need very well trained disciplined troops

[@twohorsesinamancostume7606]

So a little history lesson for you. Back when when North America was a bunch of colonies carved up into territories by Europe, the two main nations competing against each other were Britain and France. Britain controlled most of the land on the Atlantic coast in the form of the 13 colonies that later became the first States, France basically laid claim to all of the land to the west of those colonies. Needless to say, this caused a lot of tension and to no one's surprise, eventually boiled over into war. Britain ended up winning which passed a lot of territory to the British, but was so expensive that it doubled their national debt. To pay for it, King George decided to tax the hell out of the colonies. After all it was a war for the benefit of the colonies, they should pay for it, right? Well, the problem with that is that the colonists considered themselves British citizens and one of the principles laid out in the British Constitution is that if you're going to be taxed by the government, you should have some say in that government. Hence the famous "No Taxation Without Representation" slogan. The colonies had no representation in the British Parliament, therefore taxing the colonists was a violation of their rights. The colonies would send a message to King George saying "hey, we're British citizens, either we need representation or you can't tax us," the King would respond with dropping the current tax only to immediately implement an even worse one, which would cause the colonies to send another message... and around it went until the British implemented the Stamp Tax. Basically any printed piece of paper was to be taxed. Legal documents, newspapers, almanacs, bills of sale, even playing cards were taxed. Well, that was the last straw. Clearly the Crown wasn't going to respect the rights of their own citizens so it became time to rebel. As for why battles were fought with men in rows like that, gunpowder of the time wouldnburn pretty dirty and would leave a lot of residue which would quickly foul up a rifle, so the better option was to stick with muskets. Being smoothbore weapons, they were innaccurate so the only way to hit anything was to mass your men together and fire in volleys.

[@robertschlemmer6032]

The guerrilla tactics our ancestors used in this war they learned from fighting against, and with, the Native Americans.

[@Flastew]

Great reaction to a super cool movie. It has a lot of facts but it is still a great entertaining movie that inspires love of country (even if it isn't your country)

[@bigdream_dreambig]

"If I die, I will die well dressed." Somehow that sounds oh-so-very French! 😆🇫🇷

[@reneedennis2011]

Yup.

[@msharp6887]

The look on their faces when he goes wild with that tomahawk

[@mantism.d.8363]

Not actually directed by Mel. Roland Emmerich was at the helm. Also directed "Independence Day".

[@richardlong3745]

Great review from you two once again, hope all is well in Romania especially since your neighbors in Ukrainians are fighting for their lives and freedom from Russia and your Moldavians neighbors are under threat as well from Russian interference. It shows that a movie like this still has meaning into todays world even after almost 250 years when these war was being fought.

[@randallshuck2976]

The swamps were mainly in the south. The fellow that Mel Gibson is portraying is a General who fought a war of the swamps and deep woods called "The Swamp Fox", Francis Marion. The movie is a combination of all the tales about him (true and false).

[@tduffy5]

The militia is carrying rifles rather than the British muskets. Rifles take longet to load due to their rifling. They are accurate at long range and should have been used to shoot the British long before the British could accurately fire.

[@shallowgal462]

You were right the first time: in American English, it is PAY-triot, NOT pat-ree-aht. Sadly, the girl who played Susan died of an opioid overdose at the age of 21.

[@HgRoller]

She died from huffing

[@shallowgal462]

@@HgRoller With SOMA and hydrocodone in her bloodstream already.

[@HgRoller]

@@shallowgal462 That's fucking terrible

[@JohnHenry-s1y]

Love this reaction. Damn you red coats

[@RoadDoug]

Good job. I love the way you two interact with each other.

[@khancrow7015]

As an American I will always be thankful for France for their contributions to the American revolution war. Spain also deserves appreciation. Native Americans got screwed and that trait still continues

[@bullpup33]

Sad Spain never gets enough credit for all their support. The fought the British literary everywhere including the Caribbean. That's why the Brits were spread so thin.

[@jhilal2385]

The character of Tavington is based on a real person, Colonel Bannistre Tarleton.

[@Beuwen_The_Dragon]

The reason why wars were Fought in formations was the same reason why they were fought that way for centuries, a Formation of soldiers is more difficult to defeat than a loose unorganized mob of soldiers. An unorganized formation is more likely to break into chaos, and can be easily slaughtered by a tightly controlled formation. Formations were to keep your soldiers Ordered, and able to address changing threats on the battlefield. Officers gave orders by voice alone, which is also why Musical instruments were employed by Armies, as particular Tones and beats could convey orders and more readily be heard over the noise of a battlefield. People look back over the history of warfare and think ‘why these formations, it seems so wasteful?” But there are purposes for these tactics of their time. Generals of old were not fools.

[@philmullineaux5405]

The Blonde son was the Joker!😮😮 The evil Colonel also in Blackhawk Down and Fury! And mel directed and acted in the great true story movie, Once we were Soldiers!

[@dallasyap3064]

This is an amazing movie. The scene where Benjamin rejoins the group on their journey to the location of the Cowpens battle and holding the American flag up always gives me patriotism vibe. By the way, Benjamin is loosely based on a real life person called Francis Marion also known as the Swamp Fox. Marion was one of the founders and an expert of modern guerrilla warfare. He and his militia used guerrilla tactics to sabotage the British Army to the point where even the Dragoons led by Banastre Tarleton (which Colonel Tavington is based on) couldn't catch him. The success of his guerrilla campaign in South Carolina were instrumental in and contributed to British retreating to Yorktown, where the latter was eventually defeated. Though the Revolutionary War wasn't officially over until 1783, the defeat at Battle of Yorktown (1781) signaled British defeat and eventually halted most of the hostilities.

[@ilqar887]

I mean this is really not a war more like civil war ..cause most people in american side even served in british army they are mostly british themselves

[@dallasyap3064]

@@ilqar887 there were some people who were loyalists. But still officially, the 13 colonies government were in union in fighting the British. Perhaps u consider it civil war, but I don't.

[@williambryan3346]

@39:33 I’ve always liked the way he said that.

[@truckerron50197]

This movie is pretty historically accurate. A lot of the liberty put into the story line is just that. However it does show the accuracy of the horrors of war at home, everybody suffers. Sad thing is that sometimes it is needed..... "Evil Flourishes when Good Men do Nothing".

[@walterblackledge1137]

Mel Gibson's character was based on Francis Marion. (The swamp fox).

[@tduffy5]

Fort Wilderness was in the French and Indian War (point of reference - LAST OF THE MOHICANS) in the 1750s. Martin, being British, fought for the British and their indians against the French and their indians. Martin, asking every day for God's forgiveness, shows a lack of faith in God's mercy and grace. You only need ask forgiveness once. One of the hardest things to do is to ACCEPT God's forgiveness. He has promised to remove your sin "as far as the east is from the west", and to "remember it no more".

[@jasonhager524]

“Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence? Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons in the revolutionary army, another had two sons captured. Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the revolutionary war. They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor. What kind of men were they? Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation owners, men of means, well educated. But they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were captured. Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties to pay his debts, and died in rags. Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and poverty was his reward. Vandals or soldiers or both, looted the properties of Ellery, Clymer, Hall, Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton. At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson Jr., noted that the British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters. The owner quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt. Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his wife, and she died within a few months. John Hart was driven from his wife’s bedside as she was dying. Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year he lived in forests and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his children vanished. A few weeks later he died from exhaustion and a broken heart. Norris and Livingston suffered similar fates. Such were the stories and sacrifices of the American Revolution. These were not wild eyed, rabble-rousing ruffians. They were soft-spoken men of means and education. They had security, but they valued liberty more. Standing tall, straight, and unwavering, they pledged: ‘For the support of this declaration, with firm reliance on the protection of the divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other, our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.’” Michael W Smith

[@freespirit9981]

Need to watch “Gettysburg the movie”

[@oneafter9095]

Another good reaction..Initially Britain didn’t take the rebels seriously enough..they had hoped their soldiers presence would quell the rebellion…the British military along with the hired German Hessians, outnumbered the Colonial forces by 4 to 1..for sure they had the rebels in retreat but there was no hoping in conquering America, the territory was too big and the resources too meager.

[@joeponder2721]

My family lived in South Carolina during the revolutionary war and fought in the battle of Cow peens & Kings Mountain

[@chadro_g1145]

What the movie doesn’t cover, but is very important to how we won, is this…. We (the Americans) had spent hundreds of years, at that point, of fighting with and against the Native Americans. We originally fought with the tactics of the day, which was the large formations of firing lines, meeting in open fields across from each other, then opening fire. This was pretty much required by the weapons of the day being NON-rifled barrels. The projectiles were not stabilized by spinning, therefore they wondered. So, to hit anything you had to get pretty close. Anything we use today is rifled, and therefore called a “rifle”. Some shotguns are even rifled, but it’s rare as you want the “shot” to spread out as it flies. Anyway, at the time of the revolution, the British still fought that way. This was because most of their soldiers were trained, but not extensively in shooting. They also didn’t really have a lot of weapons out in their populous, so they didn’t have much experience in shooting other than what the military taught them. We, the Americans, used guns all the time, every day, to feed our families and protect our homes from the Natives that had come to not trust us, or never did in the first place, but that all depends on the tribes and their locations. During that time, with all the fighting in smaller skirmishes with the Native Americans, we had learned THEIR tactics. We took those tactics and used them against the British. In many instances, the Native Americans had come to the conclusion that they would rather deal with the Americans they knew instead of the English. Other tribes sided with the British, but the Brits wouldn’t give up their tactics as the considered the Native Americans as being too ignorant to understand “advanced tactics”, which is comical when you look at how things turned out and how things are done today. So, we used what is considered “gorilla style tactics”, and would set up ambushes against the Brits. This was not just the militia either, in many cases it was the same with our troops too. This is because George Washington, who was a member of the British military before being the leader of our military and our first president ( technically he was our second but most people don’t know that at all ), he had fought with the Brits and had fought the Native Americans as well. He understood both tactics. The other two big things we had were our knowledge of the land and our seasons, and the people we honestly owe a lot to, but it too gets forgotten today, the French. Just as the movie shows, just as Mel Gibson’s character points out at the beginning, this war was taught in and around our towns and homes. We already knew the terrain and had detailed and recent maps. We also knew how brutal the winters in the north eastern section of America can be, along with how brutal the heat and humidity further south can be in the summer. This is something a lot of people do not fully understand till they get into the southern states during the summer. I live in the mountains East Tennessee, which gets horrible, like over 90% humidity at 95 degrees during August. The air can get so thick with it, you feel like you can chew it. The further south you go, the worse it gets too. Florida gets a break because of the ocean, but it can still be horrible. The Brits do not have weather like this at all, it was a factor in the war for sure. The French, this is something a lot of people don’t really know about, even some Americans. The history books used to describe it right, but this changed over time and eventually the information just stopped being taught. This is very unfortunate as they played a big part in our victory, as well as our form of government! Between the naval power, of which we had basically none, the people that came over and helped train many of our men and even lead them in some battles, and the equipment, supplies, and economic support, they did SO much to help us. The good thing is this, within ~175 years we were able to help them save their country twice! Yes, reluctantly both times, but no doubt we made the difference both times. Militarily, the First World War we came in late and didn’t do a huge portion, but in equipment be helped a lot. The Second World War, we came in late, but not a lot. I think we would have gotten in eventually, but the Japanese lit a spark I imagine they wished for a long time that they could have undone. We had a HUGE impact on that war. We basically equipped 50% of the English and the Russians, and around 75% of the French Resistance, aka the “Marquis”. To the point that we even invented special weapons just for them that were super cheap and quick to make and could be just dropped from planes. The Russians STILL use weapons we gave them during the war. Many of what we would consider museum pieces here today, they have recently sent troops into Ukraine with to fight! They went on to copy most of what we gave them, claim it as their own designs and mass produced them, after the end of the war. Since then, they used spies to get our designs for firearms, artillery, ships, tanks, aircraft especially, and even the atomic and nuclear bomb! But hey, I guess China needed to learn how to steal our designs from someone right lol! Then, after the war was over, we basically rebuilt ~ 50% of Japan and Germany, and ~ 15-20% of the UK. Not only did we help rebuild Germany, we kept a good portion of the population alive. Despite them being our enemy just a little before, once the Soviets tried to seal off our access to the free part of Berlin, we (the USA and UK) did the “Berlin Airlift” and flew in enough food, fuel, and general goods, to keep them alive and from freezing to death. Which is was what the Soviets wanted if they wouldn’t join the communist side of things, which they didn’t want to do like anyone with common sense. Sorry for the book, just realized I had gotten way off topic there. I can’t help it, I’m a historian at heart as well as a patriot who’s family has been here before the revolutionary war and were gunsmiths up until just after WW2, something I’ve revived in our family to get the tradition going again. Anyway, great video guys!

[@bartekhalemba8177]

Fun fact Mel Gibson real character was called swamp fox

[@chrisreulbach]

Great movie. Will catch it later M & J :)

[@gugurupurasudaikirai7620]

This movie is about as historically accurate as an Avengers movie but it's still a good watch. I'm convinced Jason Isaacs got the Lucius Malfoy role in Harry Potter for his over the top portrayal of the villain here

[@brianclemetson8781]

😂 Have you never studied American history? There is some very accurate historical points in this movie. Mel Gibson said he merged different but historically correct stories to make this movie

[@reneedennis2011]

Great review and reaction !

[@23Raymond22]

Beautifull movie. And great reaction as always. ❤❤❤ Ray.

[@freddymo3339]

England also wanted the LUMBER for their WAR SHIPS! England had run out of trees.

[@Catbytes]

Papa, don't go! 😢

[@johnscott4196]

There are hero's in war. But sometimes they die

[@TripleBMike]

The warfare may have been stupid back then, but that's when people believed in the word honor. I still believe in that word even when the majority of the world doesn't.

[@manuelaguiar8753]

That is Jason Isaac He also played lucious Malfoy in Captain Hook

[@BM-hb2mr]

Most of us still fight for that flag. We will Always fight for that flag. And i do believe we will be doing that very soon. History repeats itself and i think that repeat it coming very very soon amongst us. Its a shame that public schools and universities have taught wrong History and made some hate our country within. Many have fought and died for the American Flag and most of us will continue to do so. After 9/11 i became a fireman and spent over 20 years doing so and some gave forgotten how free we really are in America. A few ungrateful folks will soon find out what that flag really stqnds for. Peqce to everyone and may you be blessed.

[@henriklorenzen7516]

I love your reaction and the good values ​​you have.. Yes I could imagine that as a parent, you would have slightly different feelings in the film, as parents. I would have liked to have become a parent myself, but unfortunately I was not lucky on that front. Nice to hear that you also see the great values ​​in freedom and democracy, as I do here in my little country of Denmark. The film is fantastic, and tells a lot about history, but not least about people.!

[@longfootbuddy]

marian knows so much about history, even his hair is becoming historic

[@blackpowder99]

You guys are beautiful and always on time 🙏🌹

[@kendallshimabukuro6250]

I think you both have a greater appreciation for what it took for the colonies to become their own nation, along with the freedoms which they held as ideals as the foundation of the United States of America than around half the population of the U.S. now. Perhaps after how badly some suffered from how the government treated them during the past three and a half years, we will see a change, but in my opinion, people don't realize how good they have it until they lose the good they take for granted. Blessings to you both, and may God bless America and also may America bless God and the world when it turns from it's corruption and confusion.

[@philmullineaux5405]

Remember, Spain, Portugal, France Brittain, all wanted America. At one time in the 1740-50s the French and indians teamed up to fight the British, and anyone else that wanted land in America.

[@johnscott4196]

Remember, before this the colonists didn't mind being part of England, even George Washington led troops on the English side during the French and Indian War. More taxes, more insulting policies led to people calling for independence.

[@GaParanormal]

32:35 first time iv seen her cry ! 😢 ❤

[@FireWolf583]

The thing that makes the scene with Susan sadder is knowing her voice actor died at the age of 21

[@keithcharboneau3331]

There are different reasons WHY someone goes to war, for some, it is their hatred of the enemy, and this IS NOT a good reason to go to war, in fact I would say it is the WORST reason to go to war, for me I went to war not because I hated my enemy, but because I LOVE the family, country, land, and the people of the United States of America, so they would not have to go, I am not going to say that is a great reason, or even a good one, but I have made peace with my decision, and would do it again if needed.

[@Odinist]

40:25 Fighting in ranks had less to do with honor than short range muzzle loader tactics. If two armies went to war throwing rocks they’d arrive at the same strategy: victory goes to the side that can throw more rocks, better concentrate their forces & their rock fire, and keep moving unfazed by incoming enemy rocks.

[@philmullineaux5405]

Mel's character was loosely based on one of 2 people...."Lighthorse" Henry Lee, a predecessor of Robert E Lee, or Francis Marion, the swamp fox!

[@KenDaKingArrives]

The traitor in the film is also based on a real person, the most famous American traitor of the era, he went on to be known as Benedict Arnold. Naturally, after the war, he had to ride with his new *friends* to live the rest of his life in England. He even stated that he knew he had to leave and could never return to the Colonies/America because his ties to them had been severed, which was obvious to all. Bear in mind, most sympathizers of British rule in America (known as "Loyalists") were exiled to Canada after the war, but this guy had to flee the continent entirely and live in England instead, where, in the end, he still ended up shamed for all-time.

[@bigboss-oz2vi]

yeah mon

[@sharonh9239]

They were yelling Huzzah! That was the word then for Yeah!! Lucious Malfoy (Harry Potter) the bad guy.

[@Reardonsteel236]

You are correct Marion. God's children are not for sale and will not, eventually, be stood for. Make sure you get your tickets for 'The Sound Of Freedom'' and support the cause. They ate a lot of dog in the Philippines when I was there.Especially in Cavite. A guy had to be careful come dinner time lol. Reaction suggestion, "Band of Brothers'. A true and accurate Ten part mini series about Easy Company, 101st Airborne and there journey through WWII. Created and directed by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks. Love You.

[@williambryan3346]

@11:37 Now THAT’S a terminal splitting headache. 😁

[@dianeritthaler7792]

Great movie ❤🎉

[@Stevie8654]

The taxes were to pay for the Seven Years War(French and Indian War in America). The British looked at like they defended the American colonists from the French and their allied tribes. The American colonists saw it as a foreign power taxes them without them having any say.

[@gmunden1]

Britain governed 13 Colonies along the Atlantic of North America. Spain governed Florida, Mexico and much of the Southwest, France had power over much of the midwest and along the Mississippi River and South to Louisiana.

[@commonstragedy]

Thank you for the comment about God and freedom, Marian.

[@ronmaximilian6953]

The French and the English fought about once every generation from about 1200 until 1815. As late as 1905 and there were fears of a war between the British and French empires. It goes back to 1066, when William the Bastard, Duke of Normandy invaded England and conquered it. For the next 500 years, the Kings of England would be major landholders in France and theoretically old loyalty to the king of France. But through marriage they would come to have ownership of most of France and theoretical title to the French crown. This led to a 100-year war between the English and French over who would rule France. The English lost. But even today, King Charles III claims to be Duke of Normandy and has personal ownership of some small islands off France, despite the fact that the French monarchy and nobility ended over 150 years ago.

[@GaParanormal]

Not sure bout this war but the one after it the Civil War , ppl used to go outside and watch on the hills like ot was a drive in movie theater

[@invictus7940]

5:10 that was the way to doing war in the 18th century western world due to the rifles technology of this time. Massive compact lines of fire, 1-3 minutes to reload it, using flags drums and bugles to coordinate actions into the chaos of battle. it took courage, not like now where any moron can pull a trigger.

[@GaParanormal]

RIP HEARH LEDGER 🐐

[@doncacique2769]

Idk if yall ever heard of the swamp fox, but the movie is part based on him

[@meme8905]

"nobodys alive man" 🤣

[@mikeolson3337]

Legends of the fall next!

[@docbearmb]

Gen. Washington could have used you, Marian, as one of his commanders. You knew the exact strategy to use to take advantage of the arrogance of Cornwallis and his disrespect of the Militia. It was a perfect trap to draw the Redcoats into the range of the Continental Regulars.

[@nickanderson55]

We more or less invented sniping

[@gmunden1]

Uhm...those aren't "workers" they are slaves. 😢 Martin's children and sister-in-law are hiding at the slave refuge at the beach.