The Patriot - Sound of Independence

[@Martin_L478]

"A shepherd must tend his flock, and at times, fight off the wolves." -- Reverend Oliver (The Patriot)

[@darkhorsearmor3513]

Martin L cheers to that

[@TheBarber5550]

I don't care for religion all that much, but the Reverend was a character I really wanted to survive so he could keep being a Reverend. A Reverend who is willing to pick up arms and defend the people he preaches to probably teaches them the right things.

[@zyzor]

“Occam get over here!” -old slave owner

[@davidknight2104]

👌🏻👌🏻

[@themeking5509]

Reverend Oliver was one of my favorite characters. My favorite was the guy in charge of the militia, forget his name.

[@mridiot2790]

America would still belong to England if they didn't annoyed Mel Gibson

[@mridiot2790]

@Huntsman93 what

[@mridiot2790]

wtf man it has completely sense, if you don't understand it's not my problem

[@JoaquinCampana1998]

@Huntsman93 r/woooosh

[@RobertK1993]

Or behave like facist towards English White American colonists treating them like Irish Scottish abd Welsh was a mistake and they regret it since American colonies were the most valuable colonies Canada was all poor.

[@Corks_and_Oaks_Jewelry]

@Huntsman93 bruh it makes sense wacth it 10 times to understand if it doesn't make sense

[@chrisevans1707]

Happy 4th of July. Independence day. To all Americans from Chris an Englishman in the United Kingdom.

[@arthurmorgan2906]

Well ain't this ironic

[@themeking5509]

🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@almighty5839]

Hello dad

[@officalkingkrab1912]

@@arthurmorgan2906 Nah, we’re good friends now.

[@arthurmorgan2906]

@@officalkingkrab1912 sure we are now.

[@Shadowkey392]

Realistic or not, this movie is awesome!

[@brandonlavis5990]

Agreed, although they did demonize Britain abit much and the American pride stuff being used alot, the movie was great!

[@MB-wq3ep]

It was essentially British fighting the colonial British

[@docmusic8129]

From a French point of view I liked it

[@kalevquigley5686]

@@brandonlavis5990 Britain demonizes us Irish and Scots even today, they'll be alright being exposed in a movie.

[@kettch777]

It's very realistic. It's just not historically accurate. Although it has more accuracy than some people realize. Tavington, for example, is closely based on Banastre Tarleton, a Tory who led British troops in the South and had a well deserved reputation for brutality until he was killed at Cowpens. If it hadn't been for ragged bands of militia fighting under leaders like Francis Marion (the Swampfox), the South would have been lost to British control by the time Washington appointed Nathaniel Greene to take command of Continental forces in the South.

[@jvcastillo7646]

This used to be my favorite movie ever growing up. Born in the Philippines I always dreamed of becoming an American so when we got our green card in 2012, a week after I joined the USMC. After my military career, I was provided a college education. I promised this once I’m a civil engineer I will give it my all to contribute in this great nation.

[@juliaphoenix6738]

And we're happy to have you here with us, Marine. Stay safe, God bless, and strive to be the best you that you know how to be. I know you'll do amazing things.

[@Catholic-Redpilled-Spaniard]

Enhorabuena, hermano filipino. Wise words indeed.

[@marleyjr00]

Thank you friend

[@usausa3234]

Beautiful story. Thank you for your service! Long live liberty!

[@usausa3234]

God Bless!

[@scarecrowman7789]

Brit here 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧. One of my favourite movies growing up as a kid in England. Super soundtrack too 👍

[@crowneproductions9908]

Come on over and join the Republic my friend. We'd be happy to take you out and show you how to shoot a gun. Freedom is a beautiful thing.

[@Martin_L478]

Two great nations that were once rivals and now allies. Respect from across the pond. ❤

[@scarecrowman7789]

@user-jx3ox4iz5r yes sir 👍🏻

[@02091992able]

My favorite line from this movie comes from the Frenchman after Martin looks at him strangely while he is adjusting his uniform all he says is " if I'm going to die I'll die well dressed" cracks me up every time.

[@rickster100100]

Tre chic! God, I love the French. They are the midwife of the new United States. Thank you, France.

[@gaetandubreuil6974]

Robert Milton thank you même si la France est trop fière au goût des anglophones nous avons des idéologie de liberté pour chaque pays! thanks for ww1 and ww2 même si la 1 ww nous n avions pas forcement besoin de votre aide! vous nous avez sauvé pendant la ww2! un immense merci brother

[@laughingsnake1989]

Gaetan Dubreuil thanks nice to see a French man not cussing us out my grandfather jumped into Normandy on June 6th and loved your country

[@gaetandubreuil6974]

AK47 Eason thank for your grand father!!!

[@gaetandubreuil6974]

AK47 Eason and i love your country too sorry my english is vert bad

[@SuperGreatSphinx]

“Saying you are a patriot is not enough - you have to be one.” ― Janusz Korwin-Mikke

[@andrewelliott1592]

They're those big muscular guys up in Massachusetts that throw the deflated ball around.

[@matthattermatador4595]

Andrew Elliott aww come on man... lol 😂 that’s cold. The balls were inflated

[@SH-wg3nh]

Yeppers I am proud to be a real Patriot as my Ancestors was even with fighting alongside Gorge Washington. Democracy we save as all Americans for it does not know Color or Hate, but Democracy for all and more so because we are all Americans.

[@poteznyjebaczgierczaka1639]

Oh yeah byczq +1 jkm is the Best

[@Riley-gi6of]

@@SH-wg3nh your ancestors as well as mine fought alongside one another as patriots 🍺🍻 🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@williampurvis2887]

To stand up to the greatest military power at the time with a form of government that seemed blasphemous to the whole world, has gotta take a bit of courage. I’m proud to be an American!

[@davidknight2104]

So you should be 👍🏻 and that's coming from a Brit 🇬🇧🇺🇸 it is important this spirit lives on

[@Thurnmourer]

Except for the fact the UK wasn't the greatest military power at the time nor was its political system particularly abhorrent because republics existed all over Italy and other Mediterranean territories... Jesus you people are dishonest.

[@themeking5509]

@@Thurnmourer They had the best navy at that time.

[@MB-wq3ep]

@@Thurnmourer yes we were! Biggest empire to exist

[@lastprussian71]

Let's ignore Prussia and France then 🤨

[@Riley-gi6of]

HOLD THE LINE! HOLD THE LINE! HOLD! HOLD! HOLD THE LINE!!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@KkZay556]

"Phush forward men"

[@Orthodox1821]

WE ARE HOLDING!

[@ivanbaketa8995]

​@@KkZay556😊🎉 4:38 😢😮😮😮😢

[@walterwhite1742]

RAAAAAHHHHHH 🔥🦅🇺🇸

[@eslimeyer5621]

Yaaaaaa!

[@Damo3445]

British soldier here....well played America. We were soundly beat. I love you guys and every 4th July raise a beer to you victors. x

[@neilconde32]

America loves it Brit cousins as well.yes as any family has we had a brawl at one time and another,but now we form the most powerful military that ever was and could be.....cheers to my mates across the pond and drink a pint for me lads

[@Talbot6832]

Soundly beat? I beg to differ. The war didn't end until 1783 to which there were still 17,000 British troops stationed in several cities along the East Coast. The war ended because Lord North's cabinet had rightly come to the conclusion that it was an end to a line of business. The British had utterly defeated the French at the Battle of the Saintes in 1782 thereby securing the sugar islands from "American", French and Spanish encroachment and conquest. They were far more valuable than a load of ungrateful Colonies that stabbed the very establishment that had created them in the back. Let us spare a thought for the African slaves and Native Indians that might have had a better chance at emancipation and SURVIVAL had the British succeeded in in quelling the rebellion. Additionally, spare a thought for the hundreds of thousands of Loyalists that were brutalised and humiliated by the Rebels when most wanted little more than the status quo. The war was more a victory for France that was still smarting from her defeat in the Seven Years War (ironically France's establishment would come to regret their DECISIVE involvement as their heads rolled off the guillotine). I find it quite disturbing that you, a soldier like me, should be so ignorant of the propaganda and horrific embellishment inherent with American popular and academic history. Bare in mind that American nationalism did not take off until well after this conflict... with the embellishments and lies that accompany a creation myth. Shame.

[@neilconde32]

+Talbot6832 had the riots just allowed representation thru taxation America would probably be a British nation today.but they were unwilling to bend and were heavily taxing the colonies twice for one product.its not like many states wanted to go to war v's the mightiest military that ever was.being made up of people from around the globe America is different than any other nation in the world in that it had no culture or values to fall back on.many we angry oppressed ex Brit pats who wanted to come to Åland where millions of miles of open space we available to farm and live a semi peaceful life.for years money wasn't used in the states ,whiskey,weapons,and goods were sources of income that the crown couldn't tax.america will for ever have the courage of slavery on its epithet ,but so does every other nation on earth.we aren't proud of it and many of my relitives fought to end it.nobody is perfect and I just wish yanks and Brits could become even stronger ally's because we need it more

[@harrychurchill4493]

Cheers Bud I'm just glad to have you Brits on our side.

[@Talbot6832]

Neil Conde The 13 Colonies were taxed 1/5 of what was being taxed, on average, in the south of England AND they enjoyed a better standard of living. No, the Revolution was masterminded by a few very ambitious Englishmen who got greedy. To think that it was some kind of noble mission is ignorant at best and evil at worst.

[@josephwarra5043]

Brave MEN fighting a long and bloody war, everything we enjoy today is because of their sacrifice and their blood. Always remember these heroes who gave up their tomorrows so that we could have a today. Long Live the Republic and God Bless America!

[@josephzabriskie1946]

My Favorite scene is after his son Gabriel Died, He finds the Flag he was restoring and just when the men were demoralized he Rides up with that flag rallying the Men.

[@jonathancunningham8739]

mine too.

[@themeking5509]

Wooo! 🇺🇸

[@charlessmyth1078]

Mine is when he storms up the steps an waves old glory 🇺🇸 America forever 💪

[@Viddy3]

Yes.

[@maverick1990]

Hussar hussar!!!!!!

[@MichaelF144]

Awesome, I am a Sons of the American Revolution member. 189059. I am part of the Michigan Society.

[@dacao9240]

I got here from Braveheart clips and Mel Gibson is really into killing englishmen

[@istvansipos9940]

and into losing his caravans (mobile home, nut a bunch of travellers) in a hail of bullets

[@colincarson7395]

Rule Britannia the fight was against a tyrant English born leader.

[@colincarson7395]

Rule Britannia yes Mel Gibson is a great man but king George III was a tyrant.

[@BTClips522]

@@colincarson7395 He wasn't a tyrant. He was just mentally ill.

[@davidknight2104]

There were Scots in the British army as well haha

[@Otochiro1]

This makes me want to play Empire:total war again !

[@erebousde]

Divide et Empera Me too... such a good game!

[@stabod]

GermanNWProductions Is that mod any good? I am having a problem downloading it...ITS DAMN SIZE....So,is it worth it?

[@Murdoc__]

WORTH IT! Its so epic, so many new factions, smoke mod, drum and fife mod (if you want to enable [its a addon]), blood mod, soo many epic things! That Epic Sea-Battles are so god damn epic!

[@_boney]

Yes and kik the Britisch back on they island with amarica and frace Vive la frace

[@dragonlord4643]

nice thanks, i will try

[@MD21037]

"At least if I die, I will die well-dressed!"

[@ivo8108]

French!

[@arkhamknight9001]

Viva la LIBERTE!

[@docteurmeyeur1089]

@@arkhamknight9001 *Vive la liberté !

[@shaney2797]

One of John Williams' best!

[@audreyringrose5273]

Williams is Amazing! Right up there with Hans Zimmer!

[@rickyj5547]

​@@audreyringrose5273 were is Jerry goldsmith

[@diecastmodelsnbeyond6354]

🇺🇸♥️🇵🇱I would like to thank to Thaddeus Kosciusko and Kasimir Pulaski. Two great Polish and American heroes who fought for our independence against Britain. Never forget your heroes people.

[@captainrex3320]

Thank you for remembering.

[@jimreilly917]

In the 1920s, the USSR invaded Poland under Stalin’s orders. US pilots who had flown in combat in WWI asked Poland permission to join their fight. They were approved, and took the name Kosciusko Squadron…returning liberty for liberty. The USSR made it to within about 60 miles of Warsaw…when stout Polish Army resistance aided by the Kosciusko Squadron in the air, decimated the Soviet advance and kept Poland free until the Nazis invaded and the Allies failed to honor treaty obligations to defend Poland, leading to Hitler taking Poland, then most of Europe, including France. Long May the USA and Poland be free.🇺🇸🇵🇱

[@JohnHerrick1987]

You literally put every part of the Patriot soundtrack together that I love. Those 7 minutes were pure nostalgia. Loved it. Thanks man.

[@scarecrowman7789]

I’m a Brit and I agree. Wonderful score 👍

[@anneswanson2881]

Indeed he did. . . .this is quite the video. I agree.

[@peterraab5920]

Long Live Liberty and the Symphony of perfection

[@andrewelliott1592]

This is the perfect movie to watch every 4th of July!

[@joygasm1]

i rather live it in dc this year and were not from dc but someone has to say enough enjoy the movie

[@jeremiahr6074]

It is the best movie to watch 365 or 366 days a year when you love America 🇺🇸! Also it is not July the 4th. It is Independence Day 🇺🇸!

[@anthonyreagan4606]

I literally started a tradition of doing that like 5 years ago. 👌

[@charlessmyth1078]

Watch everyday great movie

[@charlessmyth1078]

We’re not Americans on only one day out of the year we’re patriots 365 long live the republic 🇺🇸

[@freedomfromreligion409]

This track should be called _Spirit of 1776_

[@Josh-vg2lj]

Doesn't the last part sound like an Aaron Copland piece?

[@gyges3755]

Josh Yes, that’s the point. Copland inspired the “sound of America”, and that’s what this is all about.

[@fritzduquesne3691]

Still get the chills from that soundtrack...its amazing. I've seen the movie over and over in the last 10 years and it never loses its impact.

[@ottolinian]

So true.

[@almighty5839]

True

[@jpara617]

Same

[@Abrakadabro666]

True.

[@eslimeyer5621]

Yep haha

[@nein2726]

We're in the "preparing for battle" stage

[@BringDHouseDown]

my family among others I know of have bought weapons and ammunition(bit scarce....which is a sign of the demand), lot of people are gearing up to whatever possibility that may come from a traitor government that answers to a foreign tyrant(China)

[@wilhufftarkin8543]

This just perfectly captures the spirit of 1776!

[@almighty5839]

Probably one of the dopest sound tracks of all time. You can just feel the patriotism and the fight for liberty. John Williams is one of a kind no one can replace him. This song never fails to make me feel proud to be an American and a patriot

[@junaeidahmed6656]

Brought tears to my eyes

[@kaisalinaalofaituli7200]

God bless the USA and those who served for it

[@chroco17]

Amazing film, one of my all time favorites. Reminds us that People are the ULTIMATE SOVEREIGN and when they strive for freedom not a single usurper, dictator, king, emperor or country can stop them.

[@usausa3234]

We do not obtain our rights from government. They are bestowed upon us by God Almighty. Let freedom ring!

[@jrutt2675]

Very well said!

[@AlternityGM]

If had fought in the American Revolution I would prefer to be a scout or skirmisher instead of line infantry. Scouts/skirmishers don’t wear bright colors, can carry rifles, take cover & fight Indian-style.

[@gokurockstar07]

Whenever I feel like to give up my life , I think about America and the bald eagle, then I get up again love from India

[@ethan5354]

I honestly loop this for hours on end while playing Empire: Total War, it adds so much to the immersion.

[@zyzor]

Say what you will about this movie but never forget the men and women who fought and died and sacrificed to become free Americans.

[@charliecalwell9783]

+GALAXY GAMING somebody's been triggered..........

[@rafaels8017]

God bless the United States of America, you’re a great nation - greetings from Poland

[@Theodorej1960]

And we promise to be great again!!! We are only 250 years old, as a democracy, and we have to go through the challenges like the Trump regime. We'll pull through this as a country and be able to hold our heads high again as a world leader in the cause of freedom, honor and respectability. POTUS-Elect Biden will be taking the reins and leading us come January 20, 2021, thank GOD!!!!

[@braydensmith2053]

Facts

[@braydensmith2053]

I’m a trump supporter, but I won’t go around hating democrats... as a country we should vote and disagree on issues, not the people that take the side of each issue. God bless America

[@rafaels8017]

Can’t wait to visit my beloved USA when COVID is over! Hang in there guys.

[@tristinvittitow512]

Thank you! Greetings from America.

[@wgeorge1602]

When I was 14-15 years old, my family brought the first DVD player and the producer has gave the DVD version of this movie as promotion, of course, the only DVD I have at that time. Therefore, I watched this movie hundreds of times.......

[@32zmoney]

God bless those patriots who gave us this great country

[@scarecrowman7789]

Americans ancestors are British and European

[@benoitcorre9275]

The france and the USA .... best friend ^^ france save usa in 1776 and usa save france in 1944

[@SH-wg3nh]

France is like family as is the British and many others Nations in the in the EU. When people think China hates America you better think again for they will stand by our side over Russia anytime and that is fact.

[@alexsky88749]

@@SH-wg3nh However USSR fought with Allies during WWII and now you say they would be the enemy to the EU and USA? You say China would side with EU and USA against Russia in case of major conflict? Not sure about that..It depends on many conditions..Plus , political leaders change over time..

[@SH-wg3nh]

Had the allies in World War II not stepped in together and not covered USSR behinds from Germany, USSR would have become a very large Germany and that friend fact. The normal USSR people are lovable people, they just a have leader that would sooner spend money on "Nukes" and take food off the tables of great people of Russia. This us vs them in the World needs to come to an end, and every Nation on this planet needs to honor the Human Race. China would be the last to fire a shot at another Country, but it would be the last. My Father was a B-17 Pilot during World War II 310th Bombardment Division Army Air corps 12th for the record. Again the Russian People are dam good people, its their leadership that stinks and you know it Sir. Putin needs to honor all Nations and engage with respect for human life no matter what part of the World they reside in. Wars are a joke when we have little children going without food everyday and Nations want to build Bombs and kill others is as sick as this Covid Pandemic. It is time to come together and end the hate and killing of innocent people, and work on the future of human life, which each person on this Planet has a God given right to have. Pay it forward my friend. History does not need to repeat itself with more Wars and death of people. "Yes" I car if a Russian Family goes without Food and Medicine as I do for the people in Nigeria and India. This "US" vs "Them" from any part of the World must stop, and put our hands out to help each other right now and far into the future. For the record I respect China and Russia and so many other Nations on this Planet. Planting Seeds in humanity is Key to a better and more "Peaceful World".

[@swagdragon937]

My friend where is france in 2021...

[@serenade4926]

And then in 21st Century memes Americans be like: LMAO FRANCE SURRENDERED IN WW2 LMAO XD WEAKLINGS

[@Civilized-Joke]

Happy Independence Day 2019 my fellow Americans!

[@psps6623]

2020's gonna be a blast! :)

[@marleyjr00]

2021 is even crazier. Stay the course fellow Patriots. Well fix all this eventually.

[@rickyj5547]

Happy 2021 independence day.

[@samweissman9844]

One of the best and most exciting movies about the Revolutionary War I've ever seen. I've watched it countless times. The soundtrack is awesome and has that incredible music that screams FREEDOM!

[@bluedimonddust]

Freedom for white men? I'm just saying, it's not like women had the best rights back then, and slavery wasn't abolished until a little less than a hundred years later... So the land of the free white men?

[@harryballsacc4406]

yep... a slavery was abolished, without bloodshed, throughout the British Empire decades before it would be abolished in the U.S.

[@captainchaserman7148]

@@harryballsacc4406 wrong. Northern US states had slavery abolished long before the British empire.

[@zyzor]

I watch this every year on the Fourth of July. I own the directors extended version and this year it rained and I didn't care because I watched it all the way through. I don't care about the criticism of this movie. As a historian of 18th century and colonial America I love it because it covers a wide spectrum of the war in the south through these fictional characters inspired by legends.

[@lordberly]

truer words have never been spoken

[@bluesnail5042]

It is a rather bias movie though unfortunately.

[@jolins.9523]

+Blue Snail just a little!

[@bluesnail5042]

HMG Person Haha, yeah, it's hardly noticeable.

[@infinitecanadian]

+HMG Person 'Just a little'? 'Just a little', my Canadian arse! Almost everything about that movie was biased.

[@eigengacho1525]

Love this song. Let Freedom ring

[@timothyprice3264]

I was surprised to find out that John Williams who did the Star Wars themes and Indiana Jones themes did this. HE'S AWESOME!!!

[@francoisherve149]

Elvis Presley Harry potter and Jurassic park

[@Phatvags]

Supposedly he boasted a little to the academy that this was one of his better pieces, so naturally that didn't give him an Oscar.

[@Mr.Sylky0]

and saving private Ryan

[@francoisherve149]

And Superman Shindler's list Memoirs of a Geisha Empire of the sun Home alone Close encounters of the third kind E.T Jaws 1 & 2 Tintin War horse And much more !

[@timothyprice3264]

François /#/ holy crap lol

[@jimburnsjr.]

best ever

[@themeking5509]

This is truly patriotic! 🇺🇸

[@icebladefilms7363]

Simply amazing...such beauty within the music.

[@lucamariapisani9250]

How I love this song! Hi from Italy 🤪🤪

[@jimbarber7621]

god bless all free people .usa canada new zealand australia and all the old commonweath,long live demo .happy new year.

[@Orthodox1821]

Happy 4th of July! From a proud Greek. 🇬🇷☦

[@EskimoActual]

This is just a score, but golly, i have such pride and joy in this piece.

[@prigual2901]

do you know Spain also contribuited greatly to the independence of the USA ? see Bernardo de Galvez

[@CommanderRex-]

You mean the Great Galvez

[@DonB.-Mulefivefive]

You said thanks for listening. I say , thank YOU for making this. And that, comes from a veteran who knows the cost.On 1 January 2016 SHOW THE COLORS AND FLY THAT FLAG!!!!!

[@johnnymolina7520]

2:14 hits deep you think about all the soldiers who have their life for you to be at a home right now

[@Beesleys_World]

Who’s listening to this while we crash the stock market? 2021

[@timothydaugherty]

BUY GME!!! HOLD THE LINE!

[@mericairon1909]

We need to do this again in America

[@srfnus]

from capitalism? asking for a friend :-)

[@mericairon1909]

@@srfnus nah from commies and this over reaching government

[@ducesrwild]

No we dont. We need peaceful solutions in a modern world, violence only creates chaos, and should only be a last resort.

[@jpara617]

@@ducesrwild Violence against tyranny is how this nation became great. Peaceful solutions were attempted, and failed.

[@davidknight2104]

@@jpara617 yes this is true don't become like us in the UK you still have the constitution defend it until your dying breath 🇺🇸🇬🇧

[@timpani4you]

Thanks for posting! Freedom isn't free!

[@bluedimonddust]

May I ask when you consider America to be the land of the free? In 1776? 1861? 1953?

[@darthvader9102]

BlueDiamondDust cause at the time all over the world the people besides blacks that where persecuted all over The world mostly weren't here at least in the law....there will always be a few assholes

[@milesprower5638]

Freedom isn't free. You earn freedom by fighting and working your ass off. I will fight

[@matthewbrandin6947]

Came here after the Marines played this at the Inauguration. God Bless America, and good Luck Mr. President!

[@Floridagator6]

Same! Nothing better to play to represent the moment.

[@charlesmitchell3054]

A tip of the cap to John Williams. He is truly one of a kind - very soul stirring!

[@RobertK1993]

Reminds me of Republicans and Democrats on the same side

[@beneyweneys]

America was probably at its most divided back then though, maybe with the exception of the Civil War. Only about a third of the Americans were Patriots, and another third were Loyalists. The rest were neutral. It isn't some "good freedom-loving yanks link arms, sing Kumbaya and kick ass of evil tyrant British king". Politics was back then, as it is now, extremely nuanced and had a lot of complexities.

[@quincycroft3323]

Despite being historically inaccurate in the highest degree this movie still kicks ass.

[@JamesTKirk-wg4dh]

God bless America from Ireland and God bless trump

[@aceofspadesguy4913]

The Patriot may have been a very inaccurate movie, but by God, it captures the spirit of America.

[@abelmujalvillarino7958]

I love this movie and this song. God bless the United States of America, greetings from Spain!

[@rickster100100]

Thank you for helping gain our freedom. Viva la belle Espana!

[@nicholasloyal4039]

El nación de España es nuestro hermano y nuestro amigo. Te Dios bendiga..

[@timeverett9271]

absolutely awesome alway. Thank the Lord for the valor of the heros of the War for Independence. We could use a few good men like that today.

[@Mushin-Flowstate]

don't worry my friend, I will call the heroes to rise and lead by example

[@juicer67]

The final battle in this movie is a reenactment of The Battle of Cowpens in 1781, which took place in upstate South Carolina. The British were defeated, but Col. "Tavington" (act. Tarleton) survived and lived to the ripe old age of 78....unfortunately.

[@ThePalaeontologist]

While I'll agree Tarleton was a dickhead (like his main rival, Francis Marion **cough** ''Benjamin Martin'' the Swamp Fox aka ''The Ghost'', in the film, he supported slavery - one of a steadily declining number of British men of power to do so, him leading the opposition party after this war against the Right-Honourable William Wilberforce, whose Abolitionist movement eventually defeated Tarleton and his cronies - and was a violent man) it is unfair to designate Cowpens as the only inspiration to the ''final battle''. It was more like a mash up of the *Battle of Guildford Courthose* (a bit of a somewhat costly British Victory) and Cowpens (a serious British defeat of ''Tarleton's Legion'') perhaps with a few other skirmishes thrown in for inspiration. Britain actually won a significant proportion of the important battles and skirmishes of the American War of Independence (around 2/3 of them) But the situation with Britain fighting a global war with no major allies, and still unhappy with the war dragging out, among the public and politicians, made the war untenable. Yes, the American rebels did score some important victories (by my reckoning, none more important than Saratoga, with Yorktown as a close second in importance - why? Because the two battles of Saratoga fully convinced the French Empire to send boots on the ground, and even more money support than it was already long giving to the rebels on the sly, and openly, officially going into a full state of conflict with Great Britain. It was Saratoga which led to the French cutting Cornwallis's retreat off at Yorktown, which while materially and strategically decisive and ultimately more conclusive than Saratoga itself, would not have happened had Saratoga before this not unfolded) Of course, you can lose almost every battle and still win the war; or win almost every battle and still lose the war. The fortunes of war; and in this time frame, they (mostly) went against Britain, strategically.

[@juicer67]

ThePalaeontologist Yes, I'm more or less in agreement with what you've written as far as the major battles of the war are concerned and what degree of significance they held. George Washington did indeed lose more battles than he won, but he was smart enough to keep his army intact until the French could intervene. As biographer Joseph Ellis observed, Washington was a "rock-ribbed realist." He (Washington) knew his army couldn't stand toe-to-toe with the most powerful country on Earth, so he wore their forces down in a conflict of attrition. By 1781, the cost of the war to the Crown had become prohibitive. As far as the final battle in _The Patriot_ is concerned, my reasons for positing inspiration by the Battle of Cowpens were fourfold: 1) the similar location, South Carolina 2) the involvement of "Tavington" (who was clearly based on 'Bloody Ban the Butcher' Tarleton), 3) the primary involvement by militia instead of regular Continental troops, 4) the strategy, in which the American center was made a deliberate weak point so that it could fall back under assault, thereby allowing the right and left flanks to crush the British. Having said that, one glaring error in the movie was the presence of Gen. Cornwallis, who did not participate in the Battle of Cowpens. Granted, Cornwallis was at Guilford Court House, but, unlike the final battle in the movie, GCH was a British victory, albeit a Pyrrhic one. Of course, the real authorities as to what battl(es) were represented in the final clash in _The Patriot_ would be the writer or the director. Without any input from them, we're both just exercising in conjecture.

[@ThePalaeontologist]

juicer67 I'd go even further; Washington was a British officer in the Seven Years War and was technically part of events which set off that war in the first place. In many ways, Washington was important to both wars, consecutively. However, in the Seven Years War, Washington became disillusioned with the British Army and was constantly held back by the elitist aristocrats who saw Americans as subjects and not to be full equals. Sadly, that is part of the problem. After all, the British ''elites'' subjugated and bullied their own and would do for a long time (and to some extent still do, the gulf between rich and poor, growing) But the thing is, Washington actually admired the British and its military prowess. Had certain unpleasant people not got in his way, maybe none of it would have happened. In many ways, Washington cynically springboarded off the AWofI with prior knowledge and insider detail on how the British military functioned. He was at Monongahela as General Braddock's second in command and aide de camp, as a Lieutenant-Colonel of the Virginia Colonial Militia. Washington saved Braddock after he was mortally wounded, from the unfolding debacle, and had urged to break the formations. Essentially, while it is a gross and unfair exaggeration going around somewhat popularly that the British ''redcoats'' couldn't handle forest fighting (the truth being something far different, with the British being much stronger in this type of fighting than the common myth tells) the reality was that Washington understand much of the outcome depended on the generalship. He must have known that he could use the variable attitudes, personalities and egos of the British aristocratic generals, against them. He respected his genuine friend and colleague, British General and short-lived Commander-in-Chief of all British forces in North America, in 1755, Braddock. But he knew Braddock was headstrong, inflexible and disdainful of non-European fighting styles. He knew that, although he looked up to and endeared to Braddock for a time, and though Braddock clearly must have shown Washington some respect to some extent at least (perhaps for the first time in Washington's career feeling respected by a higher rank) Washington must have known that he could use these traits against some of the British generals. Braddock was hit in the abdomen while leading his beleaguered force, from the front. Monongahela was a particularly terrible defeat, and the French numbering just 200, relied on over 687 native Americans who won them this battle (though it was Captain Beaujeau's plan that worked, in fairness to the French, who knew they'd lose if they waited for the British and American colonials to arrive at Fort Duquesne; Captain Beaujeau himself was killed by a British volley early in the battle) Braddock refused to allow his men to fight in loose formation and went around literally hitting his men with his riding stick if they broke formation or hid behind trees. Washington adamantly requested to ''fight as the Indians do'' but Braddock told him to mind his place and certainly not. The redcoats were firing uphill into trees with sharpshooters slaughtering them. Desperate confusion spread through the column. However, it is fairer to note that the British regiments involved, the 44th and 48th Regiments of Foot, were some of the worst in the British Army of 1755 and were outright nearly struck from the records after the shame of Monongahela. They were drafted from Ireland and had reportedly low morale, poorer discipline than the standard, and were rushed onto transport ships at shorter notice for Braddock's expeditionary foray with the Royal Navy taking him to prepare for further movements. Setting up at the staging area of Fort Cumberland, Maryland, the British expedition had little logistical understanding of how little help they'd be getting, having been used to developed European countryside, with lots of proper tracks and roads, and amenities, as well as the means to live off the land easily. At the time, not so far west of Fort Cumberland, it became a real wilderness. Braddock had been bold and brave enough to cut a trail through this wilderness with his army, and to pull off a major logistical feat in a relatively short time; over a hundred miles of forest trail from scratch. Even though dying 5 days after the battle to his wounds, and being buried into the very road he had made to exist, Washington would still remember him fondly; keeping Braddock's ornate pistols, brass plated, and his General's waist sash (bloodied) in his stately residence of Mount Vernon. Momentos of his fondest British friend. This shows just how complex Washington's relationship with the British was. He knew how and where to hurt them; and though even then the British had made major reforms and learned much even before the Seven Years War ended (the British and their allies did win, after all) in general his understanding still helped. Cowpens was definitely the main inspiration for the film battle, I'm not denying that. Just adding that Guildford Courthouse also influenced it. Note the ruined building in the scene... As for the director and producers; they denied any connection with Tavington and Tarleton, or Benjamin and Francis. They angrily denied the complaints that it was an Anti-British film...which, it really is. They just stuck their head in the sand and acted like it was a coincidence. Therefore I'd never care that much about what they had to say about it.

[@juicer67]

ThePalaeontologist You certainly know your history. I visited Mt. Vernon some years ago and vaguely recall seeing Braddock's sash. Washington's ego was not any smaller than that of his British counterparts; hence, his deep umbrage at being treated like a Colonial bumpkin, lacking in the military polish and skill of a "proper" British officer. Before the revolution, most of the protesting colonists didn't want separation from the Crown. Rather, they wanted to be treated as British citizens with the same rights as their peers back in Britain. Even Alexander Hamilton admired the British, hoping to model the new American government on their parliamentary model, called by Hamilton "the best in the world." In retrospect, it can be argued that the colonists' gripes about taxes were not entirely fair, as the Crown had to spend a great deal of money to defend their North American territories against the French during the Seven Years' War. However, there were other laws that further inflamed the colonists' outrage, including the Quartering Act of 1765 and the Administration of Justice Act of 1774. Eventually, like a bad marriage, the only option remaining was 'divorce' (i.e. independence). Having said that, I realize that many colonists remained loyal to the Crown, and the 8-year conflict could rightly be described as a civil war. I wasn't aware of the obfuscation by the director and producers of _The Patriot_. I guess they didn't have the guts to admit that the film had a distinct anti-British flavor. Still, it's an insult to the intelligence of the viewing public to repudiate the obvious connections, especially the one with Banastre Tarleton. I suppose honesty is not a valued trait in Hollywood.

[@gaetandubreuil6974]

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[@anthonypiselli1324]

I love my country. God bless this wonderful land

[@MrBRREEETTTT]

We need patriots more than ever now

[@marleyjr00]

Hello fellow Patriot.

[@JABoyle3875]

Yes, we do - to stand up the GQP and anyone stupid enough to believe Agolf Twitler and QAnon.

[@MrBRREEETTTT]

@@JABoyle3875 QAnon is a Psy OP. Don't forget about the do nothing Dems.

[@JABoyle3875]

@@MrBRREEETTTT Do nothing Dems? So THAT’S why my retirement accounts have grown by 43% since Agolf Twitler was bitchslapped in the election. Thanks for clearing that up.

[@MrBRREEETTTT]

@@JABoyle3875 Sure they did, magically up 43% under a year. Get bent dude.

[@yodady4]

Here I sit in my Army barracks at Fort Lee, while wearing my ACUs and i get chills and goosebumps throughout this song !

[@nicholasloyal4039]

Thank you brother for your service to our nation. God bless.

[@ashlyngraham4422]

My grandfather that I never knew he served in the milisha army fighting the British but he was killed on the battlefield the patriot reminds me of my grandfather

[@CommanderRex-]

Ashlyn Graham Militia

[@seanharris8419]

Your math is a bit off. If youre going to lie, at least be smart about it.

[@ashlyngraham4422]

Sean Harris. I'm not lieing his last name is Campbell my mom told me and my grandparents even my family my family member checked out family ansesters

[@ashlyngraham4422]

Rule Britannia. I'm 26 years old

[@spencer_fife_and_drum_john9152]

He had to have been a great grandfather because that was over 250 years ago

[@dragonchr15]

I highly recommend people see this movie if they haven't yet. It was really good despite all the historical inaccuracies.

[@audreyringrose5273]

Love this and Our Country!

[@chulopapi812]

GOD BLESS AMERICA, BEST COUNTRY EVER, AND NO PLACE ELSE !:

[@kommimaniteja7790]

Dark times are not a permanent thing America will rise again. One day It will become becon of hope again . Don't loose this land of liberty guys America is worth for fighting❤️ from India

[@Riley-gi6of]

Trust me, we won't surrender this land. We will fight to the last. My ancestors fought in the American Revolutionary War and I want to make them proud

[@slowingtimeproductions7770]

Yeah, this isn't America's first rodeo. We will prevail at some point. If the Americans can fight the British for 8 years, we can go another 8, and so on so forth

[@TimDavies3842]

As a Englishman/Brit i must admit the soundtrack is brilliant i also love the film unlike some of my fellow Brits one of the best war films ever made.

[@nathanmillan24]

Viva La Liberty

[@bmort1313]

Nathan Millan Wrong movie (that would be LRF), but vive liberty!

[@renardgrise]

Well.. by what, 1804 it's vive l'emperor?

[@Lebretonvenitien]

Vive la liberté

[@davibarrionuevo3547]

Go USA!

[@fancystreams3434]

“My sons were better men.”

[@frauleinhohenzollern]

They rebelled over tarrifs... Imagine what they'd think today

[@thkoby]

I can't stop listening to this

[@winnietalicol3950]

John William is a genius

[@Ohmygodstfu2045]

Happy Fourth of July America

[@Wadiyatalkinabeet_]

I was just listening to this on July 4th 2024, I can’t believe it’s already been almost 2 months. Best soundtrack in the entire movie by far

[@les6447]

I know John Williams already has five Oscars. This movie's soundtrack should have won him another. It's nothing short of brilliant.

[@eslimeyer5621]

Absolutely agree, music is amazing.

[@TheRobweb]

Williams should have won at least 20 more Oscar, the academy is a joke

[@juliomarten3571]

To all my american patriot across this great country i say hoorah let us never forget the man and woman that have payed dearly for to be free .

[@kamieaston3016]

Friend: "What kind of genre of music is this?" Me: "MURICA DEMOCRACY!!!"

[@kamieaston3016]

@@acestriker413 It's a joke and is not meant to be taken seriously...

[@kamieaston3016]

@@acestriker413 I'm well aware of what it was founded on and honestly I don't care for using it in a joke. Stupid or not it's a joke and I have freedom of speech, if you want to get in a debate about history go to a documentary channel; this is a movie. Honestly, some of those idiots have a right to be idiots it's unfortunate but *Murcia Freedom*

[@jrutt2675]

@@kamieaston3016 Well, Democracy is an evil institutional government!

[@peterraab5920]

Lord, into your hands WE the People Commend our Spirits.....

[@dylandavis2887]

Ita just a movie, but it represents a people that wont quit no matter what the odds. They will go to any means to achieve their goals and solve the problems the country faces for the sake of freedom. We face a time now with different foes, but I believe America will prevail. We won our freedom, and freed the world from fascism in the 1940's. I love my country.

[@kainshannarra2451]

If you can find it, there's an older movie called The Lost Battalion that is excellent.

[@Angloman2000]

God bless America.

[@Skyavanger]

well, america didnt win ww2 by itself and there were still many fiscists in the world but i agree with what you mean

[@taargon9482]

No your country jumped in because Roosevelt wanted it. And because of Japan primarly. The nazi were crushed by the soviets. Leningrad, Stalingrad and the battle of Britain were the turning points. In all these battles the usa were absent. This movie is cool and was one of my favorite when i was a kid but it is pure propaganda

[@joesheridan6209]

@@taargon9482 Without the U.S Europe would've been under Stailns Iron curtain for God only knows how long. We keep more then half of Europe free.

[@liberty_prime7777]

What an amazing movie

[@Vikingr4Jesus5919]

I'm not even American, but I do feel a bond with this great country. For one reason, my parents met there ^^ For another, New Zealand and America have been great allies during WWII. If it wasn't for America, the Japanese Empire could have overrun the defences of New Zealand. After the war, many kiwi girls and US blokes got married. Bonded by marriage as well, practically. And this music makes me feel like I have patriotic blood in me all of a sudden xD God bless America, especially its people!

[@ratreptile]

God bless America, freedom and liberty!

[@captonloner4685]

W. L. Orodor Calaerchon hahah US blokes, that’s a new one to describe us.

[@Vikingr4Jesus5919]

Haha yea US bloke! Well, I have a good friend of mine in Texas, and we've been naming each other (and our nationalities) all sorts o things mate haha

[@isaacpetrey2646]

And God bless New Zealand too. I'm an American but I do have family who live Near Christchurch.

[@nicholasloyal4039]

For God and for freedom. Any person who is an ally of the United States is friend or brother to me.

[@themeking5509]

I remember when I saw this during my long study period when school was fully remote. 😂

[@hiramabiff2833]

you can watch movies during your study period?

[@themeking5509]

@@hiramabiff2833 Yep, I had 2 hours to spare, watched most of the movie then finished it after school.

[@themeking5509]

@@hiramabiff2833 This movie was the only good thing I enjoyed from the pandemic, just watching this movie.

[@elijahgetts]

Stay strong Patriots we are getting through this. America will stand strong again very soon

[@marleyjr00]

We will.

[@Invincibility87]

If we die, at least we die well dressed :-)

[@winnietalicol3950]

Jean: “ if I die I will die, well dressed. “

[@ivo8108]

@@winnietalicol3950 Vive la liberté

[@jimlubeskie4312]

thanks for posting this video. I am from Philadelphia, the cradle of liberty. I walked the halls were the declaration of independence was created and signed. I love our country

[@keeper345isnormal5]

If i die, i want the first song to be my funeral memorieal

[@danielmoore411]

Sound....retreat.

[@sulacomarine]

Anybody else watch this movie every 4th of July? Historical inaccuracies and Hollywood flair aside, this movie is a guilty pleasure.

[@tlawyensid844]

Drain the swamp! Taxation without representation! 1776 "A government formed BY the People and FOR the People". "Life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, that whenever ANY form of government becomes destructive to these ends, it the the Right of the People to abolish or eliminate that government and institute new government" - Paraphrased Declaration of Independence

[@jpara617]

I find myself listening to this, praying for our great nation. Ready to fight, ready to die for my beliefs

[@marleyjr00]

Fight fellow Patriot fight!!

[@AlexanderMartinez-ix4fo]

The feeling you get when winning a battle in Total War

[@campbellz_soup6071]

I’d like to watch the patriot now..

[@morganaustin4106]

Does anyone else listen to this while doing quests for the Minutemen on Fallout 4?

[@morganaustin4106]

Leon 23 Wow good job, I'm glad your 10 year old self could even spell the word autism.

[@Savathor]

Great movie, despite its historical inaccuracies. Sometimes you just gotta enjoy a movie for what it is :). And the music is fantastic as well!