01x23 - The Hessians are Coming

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I still I

know the truth will and

fall that's just to

wles a word now to the

wise the world was made change he a

surprise I'm looking at life my own

night I'm searching for a hero don't

idolize feeling pain as

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innocent I take my heart battle that

freedom get my Independence declare it

on the line philia Freedom bring and

patriotic voes white blue never give up

you represent America hoping and praying

for a brighter day I listen to my heart

and I oby 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 don't

leave me tied to a hessan mercenary I

don't want to be tied to an American spy

well I wouldn't worry about it since you

be around that long your British buddies

will take care of you deserter my fate

is in the hands of my duke but you will

find out how to British you with am

American spice

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dearest mother I was excited to read in

your latest letter that some members of

parliament spoke out against the w*r in

America it gives me hope that perhaps

this w*r will come to a quick end this

morning finds me traveling with onri to

New York state to find the American

Northern Army so I can write a story

about their Commander Major General

Horatio Gates I've enclosed a map to

show you where I'll be I must admit that

sometimes I don't don't understand James

with all the important news to cover he

wants to join General Philip Skyler

wandering around in the New York

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Wilderness dear reader I am deep in the

forest in New York with two of General

Skyler Scouts observing delaying tactics

swamps are flooded Bridges destroyed D

all the slow General bins March from

Canada to

Albany B

stop keep

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pushing um Corporal

kby Sergeant

Wilton

uh for a minute I thought I'd lost you

both

Indian

who

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huh girls you got to run there's an

Indian after

me Passions

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what is this what is happening here you

left my children unprotected your duty

is to keep them safe forgive us baroness

Von Ryerson this boy surprised us he

appeared out of nowhere

move it's this detestable American

Wilderness you can't see a thing except

the bugs it's like this ever since we

left for taond dooga that's it I fell I

hit my head on a tree branch yeah that's

it I'm Dreaming all this Indians chasing

me kids in the woods Hans and angry

German baronies move or not

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thank you

brutes so this is life Lieutenant

General CO's

Camp slowed down by a trail of camp

followers blow on food and not enough

horses his troops are

miserable while the general travels in

style and dines in Comfort thanks to

more than 30 carts full of his personal

belongings hey don't take that it's

nothing to do with

you indeed and what would you call

passing out an appeal to our heshan

comrades to

desert what

finally General Gates headquarters oh my

darier is k*lling me lucky for you his

headquarters are here in beamus Heights

not further north in

Saratoga wa HRI what are you

waren he must be honored to be the

presence of a writer who so glowingly

Chronicles him in the Pennsylvania

Gazette General Benedict

Arnold Miss Phillips

hry is there any word from General

Skyler having successfully delayed beroy

nearly a month General Skyler has

returned to Still Water that's good news

it means James is safe good news would

be Skyler here at beus Heights he should

be in charge not Gates is there a

problem problem no problem unless having

less qualified officers appointed over

me after my success at Bridgefield could

be construed as a problem or having

granny Gates seek any excuse to relieve

me of my duties could be construed as a

problem is there nothing you can do

certainly don't give Gates a reason to

get rid of you excellent advice hry and

I shall do my utmost to follow

it make it fast right

here I wouldn't put it there

huh I don't believe we have met on real

Colonel of Engineers kusco At Your

Service you do not approve of the way I

build this

fort depends where did you learn to

build forts my home in Poland and an

engineering school in France perhaps you

can do a better job bet I could build a

fort no red could get pasted I would be

interested in hearing them did you get

your ideas in school school a who needs

to go to school to build

forts look I've been here for weeks I'm

just another mouth to feed why not just

let me go I told you ly we'll deal with

you when we arrive in alany that could

take months at the rate you're traveling

look Hans may be brutes that only fight

for money but I wasn't trying to get

them to Desert I was using the leaflets

to write on oh yes your writing it

speaks of burning crops and destroying

Bridges here it mentions moving off

cattle these are acts of rebellion

against the crown I just report on what

happens it's what I do I think you do

more than that you also possess

information about our camp yes sergeant

very well assemble the ranks and form a

foraging party we move out immediately

to search for

food now what shall I do with

you there this will keep you two from

going anywhere but he's a a

Asen he's a

deserter I think you two will get along

nicely

don't leave me tied to a hessan

mercenary I don't want to be tied to an

American spy yeah well I wouldn't worry

about it since you won't be around that

long your British buddies will take care

of you deserter ha my fate is in the

hands of my duke but you will find out

how the British deal with American spies

I'm not a spy I'm not a

deserter I was ordered by Coral Schmid

to accompany him we left the column to

find something to eat anything berries

small animals we were attacked by some

of your American

skirmishers

Schmid the copul was

Ved but I am told he will heal when he

does he will write the Duke on my behalf

and tell him I am innocent unlike you

why didn't you sh**t back what kind of

soldier are you I'm not a soldier I'm a

musician what

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General a British Patrol has been

engaged here that's less than a mile

away a great deal less my

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horse wake up the patrols are back

oh looks like they found more than food

how cost the fighting there was a battle

in a place called Freeman's

Farm it lasted for many

hours each side

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advancing and falling back

so who won we did only because hessan

arrived in time in the battle the

Americans ran low on ammunition and were

forced to withdraw General B's losses

were heavy more than two soldiers for

every one American doesn't sound like

you won to me silence spy and deserter

you will be proud to know that your

Corporal Schmidt returned to duty and

helped save the day for us unfortunately

I must report that he was k*lled k*lled

what will happen to me my friend is gone

so is your

Alibi General Arnold the American troops

owe you a debt this day Your brave

leadership carried the battle three

cheers for Arnold he saved the

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day W I'm still hungry who in Camp isn't

what's it been 2 2 and 1/2 weeks since

the

battle you heard B going invites for

food and reinforcements from New York

before he launches another attack I want

out of here you with me doubt Schmid to

tell them I am innocent I fear what they

will do to me I'll go you have a plan

well as usual the fog's Rolling In which

means your American skirmishers will

start harassing us as they've done every

night oh mm-

now

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no uh

there take cover mosket fire

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the American lines can't be far we hear

Camp sounds every

night a British Patrol maybe it doesn't

sound like

German they are not indians General bin

promised them a bounty for each deserter

they track back to camp and you just

decided to tell me this now doesn't

matter they're leaving besides bein's

promise shouldn't surprise you

considering many of you rebels are

cannibals we're not cannibals where did

you hear that on the boat coming

over boy you've got a lot to learn about

Americans w't you also about Germans ha

not much to learn about you hessan you

fight for money first I'm not a hessan

I'm a Bruner from brunic for your

information H come from Hessa

we're only in America because the Duke

of brunck needs money to pay off his

debts oh right and you get nothing I get

the same as an English Soldier but for

each Soldier he provides the English the

Duke gets a payment and a yearly

s James

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cunter James look there our cabin maybe

we can find something in it to cut this

rope what is wrong with General Arnold

is he sick no he won't come out of his

tent General Arnold didn't I beg you to

stop writing those nasty letters to

General Gates he excluded me from staff

meetings he reassigned my men and in his

report to Congress he somehow failed to

mention that I was at the Battle he

didn't everyone in Camp knows our

Victory is because of you and now as my

reward for pointing out those failures

General Gates has removed me from my

command how can he do that Congress gave

Gates the power to suspend any officer

for misconduct but I will not give Gates

the pleasure of seeing me leave I shall

stay in my tent

incredible James is going to be jealous

there's no way anything he's reporting

is as exciting as your

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story oh

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ah uhoh Cannon and they're close you

know what that means cannon ba*ls hide

where there's nothing here under the

floorboard

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oh this was a good idea this this is

nothing on the boat coming to America we

were packed like caring the air was foul

the food worst on the drinking water we

strained it with a cloth and still held

our noses hey you volunteered

volunteered we did as we were told or be

shot you're telling me you went through

all that just so your dup could pay off

a debt

F yes that's tyranny that's what America

is fighting against Liberty from people

like your duck don't you mean Duke no

duck check this cabin in

here I'll go in here you go there ready

fire

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my men are engaged in a battle I need to

be with them if only you weren't under

orders to stay

here blast the

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orders my men come first all right

magnif Victory or

death Arnold I order you back IM

immediately if you're not saved your

army is retreating they're going to lose

this battle too we're going to be

captured by the

British I don't think so

look follow me to

Victory he's a m m no he's Benedict

Arnold look he's done the American

troops are rallying behind him

get

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him don't let him get

away all right let's get out of

here oh no more

soldiers are their cats blue or red the

green oh no the Hans are coming we're

going to be prisoners again

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don't worry they want to come with us

they're deserting all of

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them make way for a hero his bravery won

the day but has retreated to

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Saratoga General Arnold is that Sarah

the Americans won the battle oh boy have

you l a

story General Arnold you're ordered back

to your quarters lest you do something

rash you're

hurt can you believe it Sarah I was

wounded in the same leg us the last time

I can't believe you disobeyed General

Gate's orders to stay in your tent and

and then you led the Americans to

Victory J s you look terrible you

weren't loafing in Still Water were you

I wish hey look at you obviously you

weren't exactly just reporting

either PS

brunswickers show it to any of our

soldiers and they'll know you don't want

to fight anymore dessert W live

free TKS W thanks for teaching me about

Americans hey I think we're even you did

teach me a lot about hiding

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places it was a pleasure to meet you

both give my regards to Ben Franklin we

will a

g this is a model of the perfect Fort

guaranteed to win every

battle fine craftsmanship here's the

door

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o on re I'm so sorry don't worry when

you go to school you'll learn how to fix

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it dear Dr Franklin what an exciting

time I have had in the wilderness I was

chased by

Indians taken prisoner by Hans escaped

tied to a German prisoner Gunter with

whom I not only became friends but also

witnessed General Arnold rallying the

American troops which eventually led to

gentleman Johnny bergy's surrender at

Saratoga that was a sight to see his

whole

Army I hope this news that our army can

stand up to the British in a

face-to-face battle and win will Aid you

in your talks with the

French Dear Mother I am now not so sure

that England will win this w*r in fact I

truly believe the Americans may have

found a hero to lead them to Victory a

brilliant and courageous officer named

Benedict

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Arnold life through my searching for a

hero to idiz feeling pain as

inoc looking at a my

I take my heart battle give that freedom

rattle get my deare it on the blue never

up you represent America

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