01x22 - Lafayette Arrives

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my independence I declare it on the side

of my building for your freedom rate for

patriotic voice it's never give up

here are some exciting seeds of today's

episode of Liberty's kids - serves as

general means everything to me

General Washington new French pit

running around camp looking for

something to do you must prove yourself

in the field before I can give you men

to command courage friends to fight to

win freedom

I watched the bright flash of lightning

speed down the stream straight toward me

dr. Francine Bashir foreign ministry I'm

afraid I have distressing news a French

nobleman has defied the King's orders

and sailed to America to join General

Washington our Koster's work even in

France I am pleased King Louie is known

since France must remain neutral in this

conflict he requests it tiny favor write

to your Congress and tell them they must

not welcome this man and this man's name

is the Marquis de Lafayette

little boy where may we find the

Continental Congress I am NOT a little

boy you are French countrymen hmm my

apologies Mon Ami I meant no insult who

do I have the honor of addressing only

they shock movies - Twyla pebbly but the

fellow Frenchman may call me early I am

Mary Joseph Paul Yves Rocher bear de

morte is a Marquis de Lafayette you may

call me Joe bear

hurry you two we must get the paper out

in an hour

may we help you already you said you

would take us to the Continental

Congress the Continental Congress

welcome to Benjamin Franklin's print

shop this is my friend Joe bear Marquis

de Lafayette we are here to join secret

General Washington it's a quest for

glory and liberty

I'm Moses and this is Sarah and James my

dear friend Johan Cobb known to his

German countrymen at the Baron DeKalb

apparent and Marquis yeah we're so

impressed how forgive me

but we must do Congress immediately to

get our commissions yes and we have much

work to do

what's a goal if you a letter that says

you're an officer in the army all of one

my friends glory Liberty and General

Washington oh wait I just saw General

Washington and I don't think he's

waiting for you you know General

Washington of course

Washington is famed all over Europe to

serve the general means everything to me

Macky please stay a moment and tell us

of your trip here there is nothing to

tell and I must go nothing to tell he

dressed as a woman to sneak out of

France I was wearing a merchant's cloak

yes honoree I do two daughters so you

need a son don't live with you in your

mansion I need a guide to bring me to

Congress

oh mama Mon Ami I must thank you for

your expert guidance keep them safe

they were my father's merci beaucoup

our letter of introduction

the letter is genuine but gentlemen if

we issued a commission to every man with

a letter from mr. Dean I fear our army

would have more officers than foot

soldiers mr. an we have gone

through much art ship to join General

Washington in the glorious fight for

liberty I sympathize Monsieur Marquis

but Congress must do what it thinks best

in order to win that fight it took us

months to get here we want mr. an I

would be honored if you would permit me

to try to convince you of our dedication

to the cause of Liberty mercy in France

as everywhere else noble men are

concerned only for themselves

when I learned of the American cause I

knew I had finally found kindred spirits

I bought my ship La Victoire say victory

with my own money a great deal of my own

money we sailed to Spain to meet up with

more volunteers

while sailor I received orders from King

Bowie demanding I return to Perry why do

you have such sympathy for these

Americans say star fell from taxation

without representation and on fair

governance what's wrong with that

um I was joking it's because they're

fighting our bitter enemies the English

very good Maquis but you cannot go if

the King approved your plan Britain

would declare w*r on us and that cannot

happen at this time understood what I

understood was that King Louis secretly

approved that my plan but the minister

could not say so I determined to sail

for America and glory immediately that

night properly disguised dressed

I was wearing a merchants cloak whatever

you say my friend thank you

I sneak back to La Victoire and we set

sail for America but I'll navigate those

calculations were incorrect and we

landed miles from our target still

delighted to finally reach these blessed

shows I prepared for a warm welcome

happily we identified ourselves as

France and not British

so our ship was not burned the downs

people invited us into their homes

outfitted us with horses and sent us to

make a rendezvous with Jaguar and la

liberté and six weeks later we are here

in Congress humbly offering our services

to yourself General Washington and your

countrymen most entertaining sir we

thank you deeply for your interest and

hope your journey back to France will be

safe and speedy understand why Congress

would not want brave intelligent

noblemen to join General Washington not

that I want you fighting my countrymen

it is an outrage

Joubert you must go with a man such as

you is appreciated too fast and I will

go with you like Fergie birthday live in

your mansion and have gold buttons on

all my shirts hmm I will self General

Washington and I will risk everything I

have to do so but you will help me with

my English please of course after say

sacrifices I have made in this cause I

have the right to ask two favors at your

hands one is to serve without pay at my

own expense

the other that I be allowed to serve at

first as a volunteer in the ranks

gentlemen we need people like this

dedicated people willing to sacrifice

all for the cause of freedom

Congress has resolved that the Marquis

de Lafayette services be accepted and

that he have rank and Commission of

Major General in the army of the United

States please give our regards to

General Washington

you're very quiet today Sarah Lafayette

is a nobleman of great wealth he has so

much to lose and he's willing to

sacrifice all of it for his beliefs I

wonder if I could do the same freedoms

worth more than anything Sarah trust me

I know

What's Wrong jubail it is not every day

one meets one's hero

don't worry and I can point him out for

you

thank you only but I will recognize him

at once by the majesty of his face and

figure marquise relax he treats his

people like family he's a fine and

generous man

my Durand is mr. Hamilton

these premium foreigners here to play at

w*r many of our men refused to serve

under them and no wonder they seek only

glory with no understanding of that for

which we fight general it is the

greatest pleasure of my life to meet you

the pleasure is mine general thank you

for coming so far to join our cause my

aide-de-camp

Alexander Hamilton the Marquis de

Lafayette and Franklin's boys it's good

to see you again

Thank You general I must apologize sir I

am afraid you will find our troops

greatly inferior to those of your own

country general please I am here to

learn not to preach and in many ways I

feel like this is my country sir

happiness of all humanity is deeply

bound up with the happiness of Americans

I bring to you my sincerity and my

goodwill no ambition or selfish interest

it is my deepest hope that this new land

will become a cherished and safe Asylum

of virtue of tolerance of equality and

of peaceful Liberty

and finally I sneaked out wearing a wig

in a dress you must tell me more my dear

Maki

I am ready patience your bare as dears I

hold you you must prove yourself in the

field before I can give you men to

command forgive me general but isn't how

may I serve our cause my friend I am

certain opportunities will present

themselves food gets worse by the day

but that's tougher to stomach General

Washington new French pen running around

camp looking for something to do Bon

Appetit to my good man this reminds me

of the most delicious roast venison I

ever ate and sis roll Oh reminds me of

my sweet wife back home sheer heaven you

sir what have you there

I dreaded dinner till I imagined it was

my favorite meal what is your favorite

meal well my mother made the best

chicken and dumplings I ever ate CIN

have a bite my friend and remember your

good mother

get away from that water it's dangerous

I can't wait to see you bad we're here

to report on the army not bother him if

you'll bail good and over these buttons

to me imagine the treasures you must

have a dome Washington is one of the

richest men in Virginia Hancock is the

richest in New England if we lose this

w*r they lose everything what's more

important to them treasure or freedom

redcoats

our men are fighting doggedly to the

north but we shall have to retreat to

keep our army intact but general

Philadelphia will be lost I'm afraid sir

the loss of our capital will be a blow

to the country's morale it will but the

city is of no military value and the

loss of our army would mean the loss of

everything we are fighting for

we must keep the army intact to fight

another day when we have the advantage

the men at our center are beginning to

panic if we don't retreat in an orderly

fashion we will be destroyed

no the Americans are paying you

baseman retreats only

retreat calmly

look see redcoats can't hit some roads I

never ma if we panic we are lost help me

maintain all their I am counting on you

fall back soldier help us covers a

retreat

correct friends we will have our day

next time to fight to win freedom

they're getting out the army saved

Joubert can you see you Mel I can't see

him was your bear please be alright

Schubert it appears if British have

welcomed me to America with a musket

ball in the leg

the doctors will look at it immediately

perhaps later general the men the men

are fine the army will survive to fight

another day don't move surgeon this is

my personal surgeon treat him as if he

were my son

Lafayette has joined the Continental

Army Congress never got the letter King

Louie asked you to write that's because

he asked me to write the letter not send

it

I believe Monsieur Lafayette will become

a popular sensation here and friends

thereby help the King see the wisdom of

signing a treaty with our new nation

holy are they taking good care of you

oui I must st. Ben Franklin for founding

zis hospital

all V where are my father's buttons

I sewed them and gave the money to the

hospital were you angry with me Joe bear

I'm as proud of you as if you were my

son I think maybe now we can both call

ourselves Americans