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One issue I have with the time progression is that Cornwallis was in South Carolina for about the entire movie. Even if that is true, the Storyline would have us believe that Martin and his band of renegades were the only force keeping the British in South Carolina. The only mention they make of the regulars after a while was that Gates was a "damn fool", and there is no mention of fellow patriotic militia groups doing their part to chip away at the British force. It just seems like Martin's group of militia was singlehandedly preventing British advancement. - Jason Ward | One issue I have with the time progression is that Cornwallis was in South Carolina for about the entire movie. Even if that is true, the Storyline would have us believe that Martin and his band of renegades were the only force keeping the British in South Carolina. The only mention they make of the regulars after a while was that Gates was a "damn fool", and there is no mention of fellow patriotic militia groups doing their part to chip away at the British force. It just seems like Martin's group of militia was singlehandedly preventing British advancement. - Jason Ward | ||
| − | The movie made it seem as though the Americans and the French had patched up all of their old wounds and that the fraternity of being soldiers together would last forever. The Letter from George Mason in the reading, '' | + | The movie made it seem as though the Americans and the French had patched up all of their old wounds and that the fraternity of being soldiers together would last forever. The Letter from George Mason in the reading, ''Boisterous Sea of Liberty'', painted a different picture. Mason said that Virginians did not trust the French and that they expected the French to exploit post- war American weaknesses. These fears were real enough to lead the Americans to sign a separate peace with England.- Jason Ward |
