... . Gabriel is wounded carrying dispatches and goes home to his fathers' house for aid. In the Battle of Charleston, on April 2, 1780, the Americans suffer their worst defeat of the revolution and three thousand patriots are captured. (Cite: History.com) During the battle, Martin and his family provide aid to the wounded soldiers of both sides. A cruel colonel with the British ... his son Gabriel in fighting for the Continental Army. Martin's reputation earns him a field commission of colonel and leader of the South Carolina Militia. Martin deploys tactics of surprise and begins disrupting...

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