01x24 - Vally Forge

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I still I

know the truth will rise and

fall that's

just a word now to the

wise the world was made to CH he St a

surprise I'm looking at life my own eyes

I'm searching for a hero to idolize

feeling the pain as

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innocent I take my heart battle that

freed my Independence declare it on the

line Philadelphia Freedom and patriotic

voes sing white never give up you

represent America anding for a brighter

day I listen to heart and

iy how can I see it any other way I'm

looking

at

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my today on Liberty's Kids if Congress

continues promoting these fools into

officers we will surely lose the w*r

Washington's troops taught the way of

professional soldiering by the Aid the

camp to King Frederick the great of

Prussia they're learning from a Prussian

who cares how we stand if we know how to

fight we were already starving and

living in rags if Washington lets Von

stubin keep treating us this way he

won't have any army at

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all dearest mother remember an England

how I complained about the cold and now

I welcome the snow as a friend because

it stops the w*r there it is Valley

Forge Washington's a genius it's close

enough to Philadelphia to keep an eye on

how and his winter quarters but far

enough away to avoid a surprise

attack oh Philadelphia don't worry HRI

we'll win it back can't we talk about

something besides more fighting how

about Washington wanting to use this

time to train our forces to become a

disciplined army or how all the soldiers

who've suffered so much will finally

have a chance to rest and get

healthy oh

no it looks worse than we thought

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we meet again my friends

lafette I've missed you and I you H

Marquee we hoped valy Forge would be a

comfortable place for our soldiers come

James are these not Miracles a prize of

$12 was given to the best buil in each

regim maybe you should have offered

more General Washington refuses to

follow the bad example of our enemy he

does not believe in angering private

citizens by forcing them to house his

sold

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shimy still needs

wealth but we heard there'd be more food

for the men and warm clothes yes General

Washington himself is off trying to get

much needed supplies from General green

but I'm so glad you arrived before I

left General's Conway and Gates have

asked me to attack Canada I'm to take it

back from the British and liberate my

countrymen sounds like an interesting

story

perhaps we should go with you I'm still

packed ah but then you would be missing

the greater drama hry Washington's

troops taught the ways of professional

soldiering by the aid of the camp to

King Frederick the great of Prussia

they're learning from a

Prussian Lieutenant General Frederick

Von Stan a tremendous hero as hard and

as seasoned the man I am told as has

ever lived

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there that's as hard a man as has ever

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lived you should have stayed with James

and HRI to report on the transformation

of ordinary citizens into a true Army

what happened those must be the supplies

the soldiers are waiting for lying there

abandoned alas Congress put our supply

lines in the hands of shers who prefer

British gold to the good Continental

dollar philadel Kia they spelled

Philadelphia with a K I'm going to write

about this no General Washington begs us

to hold our tongues he doesn't want the

troops to lose faith in the government

he rather take the

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blame Valley Forge where's the valley

and where's the forge the forge was

burned by the British as for the

valley well no me no meat no Soldier no

Soldier look Lads someone drawn by our

Jolly song Joseph call Martins the name

Paul a

rock M what's cooking it's firake we

make a paste out of flour and water and

cook it on hot Stones

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thanks you

there Captain Elias Treadwell at your

service sir

why is no one in uniform we are in

uniform oh forgive me English is not my

first

language in Russia to be in uniform

means to be dressed

alike I'd wager anything that the rumor

is true Congress is eager to make anyone

with a foreign accent and fancy ways a

general you think Bon Stan's a fraud who

can say but I'm I intend to find

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out sir why do you harass me I say to

you what I say to others just like you

35 times a day Congress gave me no power

to hire officers but I am a merit sir

you knowing that you are of Merit is a

good and pleasing thing but it doesn't

mean it is known to everybody you insult

me I am of exceptional

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Merit heaven forbid he has the price of

Passage if Congress continues promoting

these fools into officers we will surely

lose the w*r

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a courier from Valley Forge told me

you'd be coming

Moses how good to see you again and you

with Ben's press is working again I

value a man whose exploits can fill so

many of our

Pages Marque de Lafayette my dear Conway

General Gates awaits us at 's Tavern on

to Canada's Liberation pardon friends we

must make our battle plans but I shall

return with the beginning of a glorious

story you look troubled I don't trust

Conway or general Gates neither does

Benedict Arnold he told me that Gates

has more ambition than courage or

ability look at this leaflet it's

Anonymous but Gates and Conway are

seeing that it's widely distributed see

it blames Washington for every failure

of the government they hope to turn the

public against him and toward Gates as

the new commanderin-chief if Gates and

Conway can make it appear that someone

as popular as Lafayette is Shifting his

loyalties from Washington to Gates I've

got to warn Lafayette what they're up to

Sarah wait

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pardon me gentlemen do any of you know

how to stand at attention you mean stand

up

straight yes we know how to stand up

straight then pray do so I shall be

using you to train the man in what

however I can't

imagine did you see how he spoke to me

just then

heels 2 in apart shoulders Square to the

front who cares how we stand if we know

how to

fight maybe Washington didn't know he

was like this we were already starving

and living in rags now we're also stuck

with this Russian trying to make us a

professional Army mark my words James if

Washington lets Von stubin keep treating

us this way he won't have any army at

all

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where could that Tavern be I've gotten

so turned

around Sarah Moses thank heavens how did

you know where to find me you were

heading for a Tavern

to La yet a toast to the Future hero of

Canada here

here in the company of his equals at

last and free of the civilian general of

Valley

Forge with the good Marquee reporting

only to me we shall become a triangle of

Power with no no man to stand between

ourselves and our own high

Ambitions wait h a toast to the man who

will have my eternal loyalty a most

excellent and esteemed

General General

Washington I would never go against

Washington Mar wait they think by giving

me command of the the attack on Canada I

would turn against most General

Washington what are you doing here we

came to warn you but it doesn't appear

we need it

to come we must warn Washington the

schemes of those two dogs will not end

with me I'll get the presses running so

everyone will know what they're up

to I said kitchen's uphill latrine down

do you expect them to walk there

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Baron sure has everyone jumping he

turning the whole Camp upside

down what are you up to Baron Bon

struan's orders air out the straw on

your mattresses clean everything inside

and out take a bath I tell you James I

may be named Plum Martin but that

Baron's plum crazy Corporal I ordered

your company to assemble

that'd be me where are the other 99 men

it appears he's all that's left sir

appears where are your records I am not

a secretary not a secretary do you have

fingers to count on do you have toes do

you

have corpal yell at him for me I I I

need more English

words sir you may not not appreciate our

brand of military discipline however how

can I appreciate what you don't

have we are the soldiers we are the

uniforms no one keeps records of

anything

corpal what is that I think it was a

critter of some sort I reckon that's

where it died a sampler detail to remove

it from the camp why why because it

stinks because it carries disease and

because I say so oh all right then

Captain assemble somebody we drill for

battle that's for me

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HRI I want to be trained you little

filled Mouse you're no Soldier then

neither are they but they are the best

they just need to learn what you have to

teach

between you and me I think you may be

right very well you may train with us as

our Muscat and perhaps our good luck

charmay if I were you I'd keep my young

friend away from Von stuen he's a

monster these men need their strength to

survive and fight not drill and clean up

around the camp shouldn't soldiers drill

and keep the camp clean a lot you know

he told me I should win the dev tion of

my men is that bad discipline comes from

an officer holding himself aloof an

object of awe you cannot command and be

a wet

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nurse I'm making inquiries about our

Baron and if I can dig up some dirt I

will get rid of that

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fraud left oblique

March right flank

March column left

March sorry about that stop stop

stop I dream all moves so you can out

base your enemy and you're still like

sleeping rocks dunderheads you would

lose against an English statue if this

little boy can do it why can't you

General Washington has told me of your

stamina many of you can run a mile

without breathing hard is that correct

sure but you also told me that because

you can't run together you must advance

in single file to be shot like ducks in

a row the army that can outflank its

enemy is the one that survives that

makes sense he's right out flank he has

a

point sir would you please show us again

with pleasure

Down the Hatch my

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boy excuse me Baron I'm from the

Pennsylvania Gazette if I could ask some

questions certainly here you are lad

drink the broth

slowly the boy fainted during drill too

sick to stand my lunch was only beef

soup but you gave him your

food ask your

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questions um I've heard you were a

lieutenant general in the Prussian Army

by rank all I need is

this next question ah well uh how does

our army compare to European armies in

other countries you tell a soldier to do

something he does it but an American he

needs a reason because this fight is his

fight

I've never seen such

courage and in these wretched conditions

any AR of soldier would have melted away

I am thankful Franklin sent me to be

part of

this Ben Franklin sent you yes he said

Washington's genius is what he doesn't

know he learns he thought drilling was a

disagreeable necessity but now he sees

you drilled the man so each one can be

as strong as the

next strong as

AR right because the weakest link can

destroy the chain James I've Got dirt on

Von

stubin a soldier who served under him in

Prussia is in this very Camp he says

Vin's neither a baron nor a general

you're certain well the Soldier's off on

patrol but I'll ride after him when I

return with his testimony that will be

the end of our

Baron he seems to know what he's doing

I'm the soldier James not

you I believe George Washington will

lead us to Victory and I'm not about to

let this phony Baron destroy our

army but James we have something uran to

convey and can't find Washington

anywhere I last saw him by the kitchens

kitchens what kitchens nothing is where

we left it including Washington he's off

to meet with General green but we must

warn him about Gates and Conway he'll be

back by

morning James is something bothering you

Captain Treadwell has bad news about Von

stubin I must talk to General

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Washington one 2 3 4 left oblique March

General Washington I must speak with you

the baron is a fraud don't listen to him

General your Excellency we must speak

with you I think that sir please it's

urgent I have Vital Information one at a

time one at a

time Conway and Gates they plot against

you yes I know you do they're fools my

only concern was The credibility they

might gain with you by their side died

but I could never stop you from trying

to regain

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Canada they're not the only ones who

deal in trickery look General a signed

affidavit that Von Sten is not a baron

please General Washington may I

speak wait will you look at that 1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4 to the rear March

to the rear

March Captain Treadwell Baron or not Von

stubin has given me what I need a

professional

Army by the way General green came

through with food and clothing for the

men the supply

wagons come captain the measure of

greatness is to create something with a

life of its own

for Washington it is a nation for V

stubin it

is an

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army dearest mother I try not to think

of the future but I can't help being

moved by the Future these soldiers see

for themselves forward March 1 2 3 4

left of B March

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sweet potato

dumplings hard in general someone just

spotted a British spy getting an Eiffel

of our

camp excuse me where do I sign

up Let the Spy go this is something I

want our enemy to know about come I will

show

you we will win this

w*r for whatever tomorrow brings today

there's life and hope and

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pride my searching for a

heroid feeling the pain as

inoc looking at a my

I take my heart battle give that freedom

battle get myp de it on the line blue

never give up you represent

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