Patriot : Yorktown

The conclusion of "The Patriot"

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Entertainment

Tags:

• Patriot
• Mel
• Gibson
• American
• Revolution
• War
• of
• Independence
• Great
• Britain
• England
• Yorktown
• Washington
• Cornwallis

[ultrajd]

I love this film but I dont agree that the French are the reason there is a USA today by the time they showed up our ancestors already had the Brits on the ropes. If anything they came for all the glory and none of the work.

[71superbee3]

@ultrajd

Then you will need to ask yourself this question. What would have been the outcome of the Battle of Yorktown had the French not been allied with the Patriots and the French fleet was not there to prevent Cornwallis from escaping ?

[ProudFinn1]

Even though it's Hollywood. I still love this movie. It show's our American persevierence, heart, and spirit. The will to push on. Against an illiterate king's army. I have gripes with this film. The British NEVER burned churches or houses. They NEVER slaughtered civilians. There was one distinct general. That slaughtered fleeing American mulisha. Can't remember his name.This was a civil war for them. Soldier against civilian. I like to look at the war. With both perspectives.

[71superbee3]

@ProudFinn1

Lt. Colonel Banastre Tarleton.

[sparrow2202]

@ProudFinn1 of course you love this movie. it was made only to flatter your american ego and make you feel proud while the whole world make fun of you...

[71superbee3]

@sparrow2202

At least the US wasn't made fun of while we helped liberate France in WW II. A debt paid in full.

[71superbee3]

@mammothgirl714

One only needs to clean house when necessary. Thanks to all for keeping the comments civil. ::thumbs up::

[mammothgirl714]

I love the intelligent conversations here where on other videos all everyone say is "THis video is GAy"

[ultrajd]

@71superbee3 Well in the event that Cornwallis could have even gotten away we still would have won In England at the time of Yorktown the war was unpopular and costing to much in money and lives. Even if the Birts would try to come back chances are there would have been a coup in London. I dont care f you agree with me or not but I stand by my opinion.

[USMarineRifleman0311]

@SuperSparrow45

its the irrelevant rebels that captured Burgoyne's Army at Saratoga, won 60+ land victories before the French arrived.

It was also the irrelevant rebels that set the stage for Cornwallis' defeat a Yorktown. Nathanial Greene's army had spent and weakened Corny's army in the years prior. At Guilford Courthouse he lost 1/4 of his men, and Tarleton at Cowpens with the rest of the loyalist militia.

all of this prior to the battle we know as Yorktown 1781.

[LiamUe]

@USMarineRifleman0311

that was Clinton* in command of Charleston. Not Conrwallis.

And the difference between the two battles was several thousand French and German soldiers and a naval Fleet. Of the French Empire.

[LiamUe]

@ProudFinn1

...George III was extremely educated, so I don't know what you mean by calling him illiterate.

The Colonists were at Civil War, mr ProudFinn; they did many attrocities to each other.

but yes, there are no records of the British regulars burning anything down via malicious intent