01x21 - Sybil Ludington

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clear it on the side of life with your

freedom rate and patriotic voice it's

name right never give up you represent

some exciting seeds from today's episode

Liberty's kids maybe you should do

something useful and join my father's

regiment instead of trying to write

about it

reporting on what's happening in the w*r

helps us pull together and fighting in

the w*r helps us win since Congress has

now made it clear that it does not

consider it in the best interest of the

United States of America to promote me

to major-general my only honorable

course of action is to resign

Cesar how'd you like it if Moses forced

you to write a story about some unsung

hero of the revolution what could be so

great about this Ludington guy I'm glad

you agree with me come on

I'm starving I hope dinner's on the

table stop right there

state your business this must be the

wrong house I'm looking for Colonel

Henry Ludington I bet you are

James Hillier yes welcome

I'm Henry Ludington this is my daughter

Sibyl good to meet you mr. Hiller

likewise I'm sure

pass the bread please

I'm so hungry this bread is delicious

please pass the potatoes James I

expected you'd be famished from your

trip I was there will be action for you

to cover soon James now that spring is

upon us

in the meantime fathers militia protects

Patriots from Tories the lobster backs

hate him

fathers kind of price on his head than

300 English guineas dead or alive it's a

reward I swear we'll never be collected

no wonder you were suspicious of me how

do you want to pursue your story James

will help you any way we can first I'd

like to interview you colonel then I

guess interview one of your men who save

someone from a Tory interview what for

mr. Hiller so I can write about what

they've done why I'm a journalist I let

people know what's happening in the w*r

but why aren't you fighting what I'm

doing is important to this being

planning season James my militiamen have

scattered to their homes

you'll take him to see Alexander Siler

tomorrow Sybil

yes Father

you did suppose he's not here mrs. Adams

Benedict Arnold not present for a ball

thrown in his honor no I expect we'll

find general Arnold ladies and gentlemen

there General Washington and I need men

and we need them now they needn't be

soldiers I will make them soldiers fine

words and miss Phillips general Arnold

what a delightful surprise

I beg you excuse us a moment mrs. Knox

my friends I have hoped our paths would

cross again miss Phillips away from the

field of battle

I'm afraid Sara's told me of the

disrespect you received from our own

soldiers at Fort Ticonderoga

we took the fort ma'am nothing else

mattered you expect fortune to take you

next General Philadelphia perhaps I too

will be headed there soon I have enemies

there I must face how far from the city

are general Howard is home not the

British mrs. Adams I'm speaking of

Congress whatever do you mean general

Congress has seen fit to promote five

patently unqualified men above me in the

military chain of command against the

wishes of Washington himself was written

them on my behalf if they do not correct

this grievous affront

I shall to Philadelphia because ladies

my honor is at stake and in matters of

Honor I simply cannot compromise

I am sure that you'll receive

satisfaction it must be a mistake of

course Congress will show its

appreciation for the work you've done

for your country miss Phillips tomorrow

I leave for New Haven in the house of my

sister Hannah oh my friend it is on the

way to Philadelphia I would be honored

if you would be our guests there then if

you wish you might accompany me to the

Capitol

I think it's a wonderful idea what do

you say I would be delighted general if

you will permit me to write your story

for dr. Franklin's Pennsylvania Gazette

this is Doc's and what about that dance

eh I suppose that would be acceptable

watch me Derrick under two fingers of

loosely packed dirt fair you're helping

feed your family sorry

what's wrong mr. Hiller this is boring

there's no story here

then maybe you should do something

useful and join my father's regiment

instead of trying to write about it I

don't need you to tell me how to be

useful obviously you do reporting on

what's happening in the w*r helps us

pull together and fighting in the w*r

helps us win that's it where are you

going mr. Hiller Depak I'm going back to

Philadelphia in the morning to find a

real story

please don't let mr. Hiller leave Sybil

since Congress has now made it clear

that it does not consider it in the best

interest of the United States of America

to promote me to major-general my only

honorable course of action is to resign

from the Continental Army

dearest Hannah please have my uniform

pressed by morning general

although this is good for my own country

I'm truly sorry

general Arnold yes fifteen hundred

redcoats are landed at capo Point a

bunch of Tories are with him

general Worcester thinks they're heading

for Danbury tell us - I am coming

general may I come alone to report on

stay here

come children I hope the rain stops so

you can leave tomorrow mr. Hiller you

and me both

lobster backs Cornel running wild and

danbury come in and get dry

must have my militia here immediately

but who will gather them I'll gather

them it's a 40 mile loop in the dark and

rain civil you're just a girl you must

stay here to lead them when they arrive

we have no choice it's the only way

father I wish my dear you weren't right

how do I get to Danbury

the men must come right away submit yes

Father

by dawn at the latest where to get there

in time I have to see what's happening

in Danbury I'll see you there colonel

we're all report back

be careful I will

new to James

simple what are you doing out no time

Edmund danburrys under attack right east

until Robert Israel and Paul to be at

the Colonel's by Dawn will do simple

No

the town of Danville Rize plays no truly

not the whole town the Redcoats are

sparing Tori Holmes how do they

recognize those homes in the Bible the

story of Passover tell so the Israelites

marked their doors so the Lord would

know to spare their firstborn the tories

of Danbury and painted stripes on their

chimneys

so the British soldiers know to spare

their homes the torch general Arnold's

passion has forced him back into the

fight it is a pattern for freedom shared

by so many of his countrymen but

Benedict Arnold is a passion for more

than freedom it is a passion for honor

and for glory maybe even for battle

itself not content with setting fire to

their homes

the British insists on terrorizing the

citizens of Danbury to

arnold's is a passion that maybe even

victory cannot satisfy the British have

decided not to carry American armaments

away with them but to destroy them

yes they can destroy our arms but surely

they will never destroy the spirit which

I have witnessed in the likes of Colonel

Ludington and his daughter

I've got to warn the colonel

and we write to meet general Arnold and

the Redcoats

James I know you want to report on this

action son but we need your horse yes

sir come friends let us repay the

British for their wanton destruction of

our neighbor's property homes and lives

we must be darling before the lobster

backs reach the coast

having completed that task of destroying

half of Danbury the British soldiers

were optimi their ships to return to New

York headquarters

the British did take down room

his men chase them all the way back to

the coast

only the arrival of the Royal Marines

saved His Majesty's soldiers from the

complete destruction general Arnold led

his soldiers and around and nearly

perished in the process net Congress

dare deny the general his promotion now

yet will I bring one plague more upon

Pharaoh and upon Egypt afterward you

will let you go hints

pardon me James but you're dispatched

from Danbury is stirring thank you sir I

came to write a story about unsung

heroes of the revolution and got more

than I bargained for

I should say so I feel quite as if I

witnessed these awful events myself I

want my readers to be as angry as I was

when I was in Danbury maybe it'll help

them realize how important our fight for

freedom really is James I expect it'll

do just that

father Tori's in the woods armed how

many about 20 20 they're surrounding the

house the reward for capturing you

grandfather run children upstairs you

two girls James I'm going to face them

I'm not going I know how we can get an

entire regiment into the house right now

how many too many

I think I hear them leaving keep

marching we might have to do this all

night just to be sure I said they'll

never get you Father miss Ludington yes

mr. Hiller

you know that story I'm writing about

unsung heroes of the revolution

yes mr. Hiller with your permission I

would like to write it about you

mr. Hiller yes miss Wellington I suppose

that would be acceptable

although you the Congress have finally

seen fit to promote me to the rank of

Major General who have failed to return

to me the seniority my actions merit

therefore conscious of my own rectitude

I hereby resign to the army of the

United States of America please sir

you're the finest field general we have

should my country need me and wear my

proper rank restored I would gladly lay

down my life for my country general

please accept my sincerest thanks for

your companionship I shall never forget

our time together miss Phillips your

company has been one of my few joys

these past months I've come to think of

you almost as a daughter I do hope we

will meet again

I fear for my friend Moses general

Arnold why sometimes I think he's

destroying himself with his own

bitterness and anger hello James hi

Sarah

it's so good to see you James I've read

your dispatches you and I nearly crossed

paths in Connecticut that's some fine

work you've been sending us James thanks

Moses wait till you see the story I'm

working on now easy to stow V of a great

military hero like Sarah is about

Jennifer Arnold no honoree it's about a

different kind of hero and I can finally

call her a friend