01x36 - Yorktown

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I

live

with still I

know the truth will rise and

fall that's just

toles a word now to the

wise the world was

made each a

surprise looking at life my own eyes I'm

searching for a hero don't idiz feeling

my pain as

innocent I take my heart battle give

that freed rattle get my Independence

declare it on the D line Philadelphia

Freedom Ring and patriotic voices white

blue never give up you represent America

anding for aider day I listen to my

heart and I oby how can I see it any

other way I'm looking at

my

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my today on Liberty's Kids our fleet has

finally arrived nearby at Chesapeake Bay

it will carry our troops to a position

from which we will crush the rebels once

and for all corn Wallace will move move

to near Yorktown where he'll wait for

the British Fleet to arrive in

Chesapeake Bay when his ships arrive he

will attack us and grass will have 29

warships and 3,000 troops our army and

roshambo could March South and join

lafad on the other side of Yorktown we

would then be surrounding the British by

land and by sea so the Army marches

South it could be the huge Victory we've

been hoping for

dear Moses I write from the Marquee

delafayette camp in Virginia a place

filled with

anticipation T up Lord Cornwallis and

his British troops are nearby at

Yorktown on one side of him is

Chesapeake Bay which we hope will soon

be filled with French

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warships on the other side wall trenches

encircle the city

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I wait far away from those walls with

HRI and the Marquee for the armies of

generals Washington and Rush Ando to

march here from New

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York sit

to thanks to a n*gro spy whose name I

dare not write down Cornwall suspects

nothing of General Washington's track

and plans to remain in Yorktown your

brother Kato is here our spy saw

him he is a soldier fighting with the

British to earn his freedom Moses I fear

a terrible battle but I also dare hope

that if the French Fleet arrives here in

time it will be the final Victorious

Battle of this our long w*r for freedom

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Admiral de grasser speak the hurricane

is still heading to North and gaining

speed taking the SS cap and B down the

hatchers yes sir the Americans are lucky

that this storm is forcing us toward

Virginia they best hope it doesn't

change its course and force us to change

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ours B man blue beat we must hurry to

join Washington in New York General rber

do you truly think it's possible for our

army and Washington's and the glasses

Fleet to reach Virginia before corales

leaves or is joined by the British Fleet

I do not know

Duke so many things must go right and so

many things can go

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wrong there what

who thank you James with this heat and

all these supplies it's a good thing

we're only marching to New York City

you've got it all wrong we're not

attacking in New York we're attacking in

Virginia that's ridiculous James if it's

so hot here can you imagine what it's

like down south no thanks to March an

army 500 miles in the height of

Summer no my friend we're going to

retake New York City and win this w*r

sir some of the men are betting each

other on whether we're marching to New

York or Virginia excellent and our spies

are spreading the word that will attack

New York our only hope is to be well on

our way to Virginia before the British

realize that's where we plan to attack

them

I put your back into it

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man leftenant I will not have any more

British soldiers die of heat struck

digging our trenches and building our

fortifications you will immediately

replace them with n*gro soldiers

present arms right Face Forward

Marsh

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H what is this too many British soldiers

are dying out there so they're sending

us in their place

it's not

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right you look pleased Joseph PL Martin

and why should I not be we're headed to

Virginia with General Washington to pay

our old friends the British have visit

they might see us and say there's too

many of us for a party but I'll say to

them the more the

merrier Moses hello Jay James you know

my old friend Joseph Plum Martin of

course what's the Satchel for I assume

you're with the mining Corp Joseph I

certainly am we'll be digging many a

trench in your town before we're through

can you use another man who understands

engineering I must get to the front

lines welcome to the mining Corp of

General George

Washington my dear Lafayette we have

reached Phil pH Adelphia and are

continuing our March South General

roshambo will sail South down the

Delaware River then his army and mine

will reunite and March for Yorktown to

cut off any Escape by land by the

British

troops you have done wonderfully keeping

Cornwall at Yorktown these past

weeks but Marquee what of the French

Fleet our plan now relies on their

arriving to cut off a British Escape

through Chesapeake Bay if the fleet

reaches the bay Victory May finally be

hours if they do not the British could

escape and our great opportunity would

be lost if you get any news about the

ship's arrival near Yorktown send it I

pray you on the spur of speed yours

George

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Washington General Rushen our army is

moving nicely down the

river let us hope the French Fleet of

Warships is moving just as nicely into

chesap Pig Bay

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General General Rambo the ships are here

they've arrived General General I

received a message the French fleet has

arrived in Chesapeake Bay 32 warships

with 3,000 troops now when we reach

Yorktown we can surround the

British general conon walliser we must

abandon our position before Washington

and roshambo arrive while we still can

no when our own ships arrive we will

engage the rebels in the single battle

that will give us America but what if

our ships don't

arrive I mean yes

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sir those ships are not ours they are

British we are not ready to do battle

Admiral de graphs if the British attack

before we get into formation they'll

tear us to Pieces prepare to meet

them all hands on deck signals the fleet

runs the Cannons

out we anchor and press the

sails full speed west

southwest B line for

Mission fire when in

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range the fool he is not attacking he is

stopping to form a battle line have

their Fleet is be calm sir the wind

favors us

this just might give us the time we

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need Admiral the British are running for

Open Water cease fire cease fire

will head north to get more British

ships to protect them I wonder whether

rosimo and Washington will arrive here

before they

return Washington welcome to Virginia

they'll never beat us now Freedom

Liberty his Excellency Washington is

here commander in Team America it's

Washington it's his Excellency I himed I

was there at Princeton my dear

Marquee hello James

hi

me okay okay Henri I'm glad to see you

too can we just shake

hands we must take Cornwallis or be all

Dishonored your Excellency take him we

shall

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no these men should not be single out

from any other soldiers for this Duty

you'll be all right just rest since I

came to these Shores I've been

mistreated by white people first as a

sl*ve now as a

soldier there must be good white people

show them to me please show them to

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me fine work James Armstead the Marquee

has told me how greatly your spying has

aided our cause thank

you now we can lay Siege to Lord

cornwallis's position nothing and no one

will go in or out of York toown General

roshambo we will begin digging our

trenches here beyond the range of

British a*tillery we shall better the

fortifications of York town and every

day move closer and Tighter around them

soon we will be close enough to fire

into the town itself it might take days

it might take weeks but sooner or later

the British will run out of ammunition

out of food and out of Shel and when

that day arrives my friends they will be

ours

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all right boys let's dig these trenches

for all we're

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worth James my

coat come

excuse me sir but we are

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surrounded There Is No Escape from this

place they have only light a*tillery

that cannot damage our fortifications we

are not in

danger Brothers eat while there is still

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food I think we'll be safe here I pray

that Cornwallis surrenders quickly once

The Siege begins whatever happens I'll

make sure the people everywhere get to

read about it and I'll make sure that

what they read makes sense

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what's this

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let us push in closer

Dees

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here empty

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disgusting General Lafayette Colonel

Hamilton and our French friends are only

200 yd from the walls of Yorktown we are

now close enough to fire over the walls

and into the British position general

what will be your first Target we shall

pay a visit to General corn Wallace

himself

they can't last much longer in

there General Clinton because of this

Siege we no longer have enough food or

water to sustain all our men I'm afraid

our n*gro soldiers will have to fend for

themselves stop where are you sending

those

men no they are soldiers it's too

dangerous and they are unarmed do not

send them out of the

fortifications over there seek

cover way we risk our lives for the

British you promised us our freedom even

if we survive that they'll capture us

they'll make us sl*ves again get

down what's that

fire can I use your spy

glass KO it's my

brother cease fire stop

firing

No Moses

no get off me I've got to get out there

no you can't help him we need to get out

of the line of

fire come here here come I'm going to

help you I'll hide you hurry trust

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me Moses wake up Moses I think they're

surrendering seiz fire seiz fire

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General Cornwallis surrendered and the

British had to lay down their

arms since the British did not give our

army the honors of w*r when they

defeated us at Charleston

we will not give them the honor of

flying their flag now but we'll give

them their Tories and our

deserters we do not want them Among

Us excuse me your Excellency may I ask

you something please of course Sarah

what will happen to the Negroes who have

fought with the British they will be

returned to their owners sir that is

outrageous Sarah you don't talk to his

Excellency like that

Joseph you don't know Sarah it may be

outrageous young lady but it is also the

law sir it is a terrible law that must

be changed one victory at a time my dear

where's

Moses conal has surrendered the British

have lost you must go

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now I have to know why are you helping

us we're just a bunch of sl*ves to you

you men are not sl*ves You Are Soldiers

you deserve far more Aid than I'm able

to give sir what is your name I am

captain godfried hilts thank you Captain

Hils hurry

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hey get in line take your hands off me I

am a free

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man

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Koo come on we won K

Koo kto

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Lord

Cornwallis I will help you James armed

you have my word you will be free when I

am I will call myself James

Lafayette

you you are with the

Americans yes sir I am an

American I despise the

colonies General Washington now that

you've won the w*r what's next we

haven't won yet James the British still

occupy a great deal of our country you

write your story lad I must prepare my

tired men for our next

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battle through my searing for a hero

toid feeling the pain as

inocent looking at life my

I take my heart battle give that freedom

get

my it on the line white blue never up

you represent America

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