01x09 - Bunker Hill

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with yet still I

know the truth will rise and fall yeah

that's just

wles a word now to the

wise the world was made each St a

surprise looking at life my own eyes I'm

searching for a hero don't idolize

feeling the pain as

innocent

looking my I take my heart battle give

that freedom Ratt get my Independence de

C it on the the for your freedom and

patriotic voes white blue never give up

you represent America opening for a

brigh day I listen to heart and I oy how

can I see it any other way I'm looking

at

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my here are some exciting scenes from

today's episode of Liberty's Kids it's

ordinary soldiers who are making great

sacrifices they've only got five musket

ba*ls a piece and almost no powder our

men will have to make every shot count

we are better armed and better trained

we will take both of those Hills

Sergeant whatever it takes whatever it

costs hold your fire until you see the

whites of their

eyes foolish Americans don't they

understand what will happen to

them the rebels are building

fortifications they're going to force my

hand what are your orders General how

we're going to have to blast them off

those

Hills I had hoped they'd come to their

senses and spare

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themselves you can see all of Boston

Harbor from here the Red Coats won't let

us stay here without a fight the men

have worked all night General puam if

the lobsterbacks try and take breeds

Hill we'll make can pay a heavy price if

the men are brave and don't panic I'd

have more confidence if we had stores of

ammunition Colonel Prescott every shot

will have to find its

Mark 17 June

1775 dearest mother I am in a place

called Bunker Hill near the city of

Boston I'm glad you cannot hear the

terrible sounds the awful battles of

Lexington and Conquer are the cause of

all this trouble the colonists seem

determined to drive our troops away from

Boston but there's a spark of good news

there's a British officer who might have

some knowledge of Father's

whereabouts I'm hoping to find him and

learn what I

can please do not worry about me mother

I am out of Harm's Way I am worried

about James and HRI they've gone to

interview the rebel militia for Dr

Franklin's

Gazette still I can't can't imagine even

they would be Reckless enough to get

caught up in this if nothing else maybe

this day will bring us news of father I

promise to tell what have we

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here could we have got ourselves a Rebel

Spy Sergeant wellright it is I Sarah

Phillips I'm a guest at the e house yes

of course Miss Phillips but this is no

place for a British subject these Hills

are crawling with Rebels I am still

looking for lieutenant hton ah yes the

man who served under your father but

it's too dangerous for you to stay here

I'll send hon around after we put those

rebels in their place but I I'll hear no

more of this young lady I insist

Corporal escort Miss Philip's hope this

will allow you to pass through all

checkpoints and rejoin us in battle

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is there ever a time you're not

hungry only when I'm

eating you expect me to take orders from

you who made you King Colonel Prescott

that's who I don't serve under colonel

presc Scott I'm with Captain

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Parker one more like that I'll resort to

fisticuffs these men are going to fight

the British looks to me like they'll be

fighting each other they're nervous and

angry look HRI here we are at the fence

at Bunker Hill about 500 yd away is the

fort at breeds Hill here you can see in

where the British are now come on on

we've got to find Dr Warren and stay

away from any fighting who is this Dr

Warren we're looking for an old friend

of Dr Franklin one of the leaders of the

Massachusetts Sons of Liberty he'll help

us get our story how will we recognize

him Sarah and I met him during Paul R's

ride he's a wonderful man you're going

to love

him and with you around I'll be needing

a doctor

so Corporal what's your opinion of the

rebels I have no opinion ma'am it's not

my place I just do my duty tell me why

are you looking for lieutenant Hampton

my father is in the Ohio Wilderness and

we've not heard from him I'm told the

lieutenant may have seen him Corporal

won't you please help me find this man

who could lead me to my father afraid

not miss Phillips orders and

all oh Corporal my locket fell

very

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well

there there you are Miss forgive me

Corporal but I must find my father yeah

wait Miss Phillips come

back Dr Warren

James you must leave son the British

will arrive shortly leave but the people

need to understand what's happening here

you're right of course I admire your

courage gentlemen James writes for the

Pennsylvania Gazette he wrote those

wonderful stories on Paul rav's ride and

the heroic events had conquered in

Lexington very

well is this young man a journalist too

HRI is only interested in finding the

best pastry shops well come along I'm

looking for General putam and Colonel

Prescot but HRI must go to Cambridge

away from danger agreed agreed

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agreed hold State your business I'm on a

special Mission involving a British

soldier and exactly what mission would

you be performing this says permit bar

to pass and that is the Seal of Sergeant

wellright do you recognize it good then

tell me your name Soldier so Sergeant

wellright will know whom to have court

Marshal very well I am seeking a

lieutenant Hampton do you know him he's

leading one of the companies that will

take Bunker Hill

y pH I wish James could have seen that

and thank goodness mother

didn't this is mad

that's it come on starton we're through

here you men there return to your

positions sorry General Putman but we

haven't had sleep or food you're not

paying us enough for this we're not

paying you

anything the only payment I can offer

you is freedom from the tyranny of the

British Parliament praise be if Dr

Warren is joining the fight then I'm

staying good we need you Dr Warren you

couldn't have come in a better time to

assume command I wouldn't dream of

assuming command from such an

experienced Soldier as you I wish only

to serve where I can be most useful that

sir would be where the red coats are

going to attack first breeds Hill there

you can assume command from Colonel

Prescott General putam I wish no command

here I would consider it a privilege to

fight under Colonel Prescott need

another volunteer to go fight on the

hill with Dr

Warren thank you Soldier but Dr Warren

why would you risk your life as an well

an ordinary Soldier it's ordinary

soldiers who are making great sacrifices

I would be honored to stand alongside

these men anyone can speak about his

beliefs but it's soldiers who shed their

blood to make those beliefs a reality

could you slow down I need to write

sorry lad no time but remember it is

your duty to tell the world that we are

willing to die for our freedom You Can

Count On Me Dr Warren good man now it's

time for Honor fre to go to

Cambridge yes

sir on ready

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man the attack is

beginning

ready all on

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M James stay back here by the fence and

away from breeds

Hill be careful Dr Warren please

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why don't they

sh**t the British are almost on top of

them they've only got five musket ba*ls

a piece and almost no Powder our men

will have to make every shot

count steady

man hold your fire until you see the

whites of their eyes I was trained to

save lives not take them if you can't

fight we would understand no one would

think you a coward I abore fighting but

believe in the cause of Liberty but for

Freedom we must fight so I shall I hate

them Red Coats try not to let it be

about hatred Soldier there are times

when a man has to stand up for his

rights but he never has to hate

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ready

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fire I can't see a thing what happened

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yes they've

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retreated I am most

displeased those ragtags turned us back

many

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casualties HRI it is I the reinforce for

M have arrived sir more than they can

imagine we are better armed and better

trained we will take both of those Hills

Sergeant whatever it takes whatever it

costs did you find the man who knew your

father he's with the British attacking

the hill where's James up there NE to

fighting you heard what he just said

James has to get out of there can you

find

him have your men seal off this side of

the hill so the rebels cannot get

reinforcements of their own yes sir here

you may need this it's a pass you can

use to talk your way through any

checkpoint won't you need it to find the

man you're looking for don't worry about

that just

go I'm sorry father but I think this is

what you would have wanted me to

do okay I'm supposed to be a newspaper

writer so right

Bunker Hill June 17th today a small

underere equipped band of colonist

volunteers defeated the best the British

James

James what are you doing

here Sarah sent me to warn you you've

got to get out of here the British are

sending more soldiers lots

more oh

no no they're attacking a second time

come on let's get out of here no

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wait fire

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fire General putam they brought up

a*tillery and more

reinforcements I need volunteers to

accompany me to the aid of Colonel

Prescott on breeds Hill that would be

Folly sir our men will be out of powder

and g*nsh*t before we could reach

them you're right of course but Dr

Warren is over there I'm sorry son he's

right there is nothing to be done we've

got to retreat and save the men we can

Dr Warren and Prescott will hold out and

cover us

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steady men regroup we hold our fire toer

close make the most of your ammunition

then we'll fall

back

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empty Sons of Liberty Massachusetts man

HRI make sure Sarah gets to safety where

are you going to find Dr Warren James

come back

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son Colonel

Prescott we lost the hill James ran out

of ammunition one more volley and we'd

have stopped him cold have you seen Dr

Warren there was chaos up there last I

saw him he was covering our

Retreat best you come along with us to

the Charlestown neck you might find him

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there they're retreating the hill is

ours general Gage will want report tell

him it was a dearbought victory another

such will ruin us General permission to

check on the

wounded granted I'll join you

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Dr Warren has anyone seen Dr Warren he

was behind me back there

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thanks nearly half our men dead or

wounded it's a disaster we might as well

have lost the hill we won the hill

Sergeant you'd best remember that it's

just a hill

sir Lieutenant Hampton Lieutenant

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Hampton

Corporal you can stop looking for my

brother he was k*lled your brother

Lieutenant Hampton was my brother but

you never told me you didn't give me a

chance I'm Sorry Miss Phillips but there

will be no help help finding your father

today I'm sorry about your brother

Corporal thank you Miss

Phillips Dr Warren Dr

Warren Dr

Warren sorry I thought you were Dr

Warren Dr Warren saved my life he saved

many lives covering our Retreat it was

the bravest thing I ever seen I tried to

get his body but

body I'm sorry son Dr Warren gone but

but how can that be he was such a good

man we lost many a good man today then

what I will

write is that the price of freedom is

not

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cheap James are you all

right I'm fine but Dr Warren's dead

oh

no I'm so sorry James I know how much

you admired him and I've got to write

that the colonists lost their first real

battle with the British that will weaken

our cause the very cause for which Dr

Warren gave his life maybe the story is

not what you think it is what do you

mean what happened at Bunker Hill is in

the eye of the

beholder we uh the British sustained

hundreds of casualties really I was in

that camp they may have taken Bunker

Hill but they feel like they lost this

was a blow you were in their Camp

looking for the man who knew your

father and k*lled I'm sorry

Sarah did HRI find you of course I did

James who won the battle I don't know

that anyone did but our job is to report

so let's get back to Philadelphia

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what's the matter hry I've never seen

you throw away food after all this I'm

suddenly not so

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hungry quite a story YouTube Dr w*r w*r

was quite a man he sacrificed so much to

help others live a lot of people made

sacrifices at Bunker

Hill you can tell Dr Franklin I'm ready

to

print what in blazes could be jamming

the works this

time

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pastry why are you looking at me

Dr Franklin Moses is ready when you

approve our story now let's see H the

colonist suffered heavy casualties but

with stod the best the British had to

offer defeated only by a lack of powder

there's only one thing I should like to

add by standing together the colonial

militias prove they have the will to

take on the powerful British Army the

name Bunker Hill will be remembered in

history as the event that turned a

Massachusetts Rebellion into America's

Revolution the King has lost his

colonies dearest mother though I am well

my heart is heavy I regret that my long

journey to Boston yielded no word of

Father sadly the fighting at Bunker Hill

resulted in the death of Lieutenant

Hampton many others died as well and

along with them I fear any hope for

peace also died at Bunker Hill

we must accept that you and I will not

be together soon this will be a long and

costly

Uprising I remain your loving daughter

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Sarah through my own searching for a

hero to idiz feeling the pain as

inoc looking at my

I take my heart battle give that freedom

rattle get my independ de it on the line

blue never up you represent America

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