Historical Accuracy Of The Patriot

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I believe that the movie ‘The Patriot’ is somewhat historically accurate based on comparisons and contrasts between ‘The Patriot’ and history. ‘The Patriot’ is a movie that was made in the year 2000 based on the Revolutionary war. This movie starred Mel Gibson as Benjamin Martin. The movie is about how Benjamin Martin led the militia against the British army. This final will compare and contrast the movie and actual history to show that the movie was somewhat historically accurate.

Benjamin Martin in ‘The Patriot’ was based on real historical figures such as Francis Marion, Elijah Clarke, and Danielle Morgan. These people were all military officers and militia leaders. Benjamin Martin was born in 1704 and died in 1782. His nationality is British, but he went over to the patriot side. Benjamin’s son was shot dead by the British commander. Also his son was killed by that same person. Benjamin was the leader of the militia. His militia used guerilla warfare on the British. According to Wikipedia.org (http://en.wikipedia.org) ‘The Patriot’ does not depict the American character Benjamin Martin as innocent of atrocities; a key plot point revolves around the character's guilt over acts he engaged in, such as torturing, killing, and mutilating prisoners during the French and Indian War. …show more content…

The militia fired two shots and ‘retreated’ back and the British charged. But the militia led the British into an ambush. The French were waiting with their guns ready to fire. The British retreated back but it was too late. Most of their soldiers were shot dead and the Americans were charging. Benjamin Martin went after the man who killed his sons. Benjamin killed him so General Cornwallis surrendered. This is basically what happened in the Battle of Cowpens. It was also one of the last battles before