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How can I surrenderto the British?" ‐ With the revolutionhanging by a thread, General...

How can I surrender
to the British?" ‐ With the revolution
hanging by a thread, General Howe
offers a pardon to any patriot who will abandon the cause and swear allegiance
to the king

Full Transcript

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How can I surrender to the British?"
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‐ With the revolution hanging by a thread,
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General Howe offers a pardon to any patriot
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who will abandon the cause
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and swear allegiance to the king.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:33:14
Uploaded
May 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, biography, drama

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Movie Summary

The life story of George Washington, the first President of the United States.
S01 • E03 So if he can defeat - Washington 00:08
So if he can defeat
S01 • E01 ‐ Fall back! Fall back! - Washington 00:05
‐ Fall back! Fall back!
S01 • E02 ‐ A thousand people signed a petition - Washington 00:08
‐ A thousand people signed a petition
S01 • E03 ‐ Washington and the Newburgh Address - Washington 00:13
‐ Washington and the Newburgh Address
S01 • E02 So you could see the will of the American public - Washington 00:06
So you could see the will of the American public
S01 • E01 But the British battle losses are severe. - Washington 00:04
But the British battle losses are severe.
S01 • E02 ‐ And it's about half of the size - Washington 00:07
‐ And it's about half of the size
S01 • E01 In just three hours of fighting, - Washington 00:12
In just three hours of fighting,
S01 • E02 So many men have either been captured, - Washington 00:07
So many men have either been captured,
S01 • E02 ‐ This was the ultimate humiliation, - Washington 00:07
‐ This was the ultimate humiliation,
S01 • E01 ‐ "The dead, the dying, - Washington 00:20
‐ "The dead, the dying,
S01 • E02 ‐ Tricky thing about a citizen army - Washington 00:07
‐ Tricky thing about a citizen army
S01 • E03 "If historians ever take to writing about this, - Washington 00:53
"If historians ever take to writing about this,
S01 • E02 "And then my term will be up and I'll go home, - Washington 00:11
"And then my term will be up and I'll go home,
S01 • E01 I mean, this is destruction of human life - Washington 00:05
I mean, this is destruction of human life
S01 • E02 At midnight on January 1st, - Washington 00:10
At midnight on January 1st,
S01 • E01 ‐ Nobody who is ever going into battle - Washington 00:05
‐ Nobody who is ever going into battle
S01 • E01 When you see blood in front of you, - Washington 00:09
When you see blood in front of you,
S01 • E02 Washington believes General Howe - Washington 00:08
Washington believes General Howe
S01 • E02 "General Howe is now - Washington 00:12
"General Howe is now