Martin The Redcoats

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The movie belongs with the revolutionary war. There were many farmers that were not happy with the “power house great Britain.” A man named Benjamin Martin was one of them. At first he didn’t want to be apart of any war. On the other hand his two sons couldn’t wait to go head to head against great britain, or other known as the “redcoats.” They were called this because of the bright red coats they wore. But anyways his house had gotten burned down and his son was killed. This had instantly changed his mind about the war. It would of made me attack to. Martin had instantly gone bloodthirsty. He became the leader of a militia. It was like david against goliath. The redcoats were nearly unstoppable at the time and the farmers were untrained and

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