Battle of Yorktown:
The scenes of a fort under siege from land and sea during the closing narration
depict this battle. Additional footage of this battle was shot, including interaction
between General
George Washington and Benjamin
Martin, but edited out of the final cut. It is mentioned thatLt.
General Charles Cornwallis was so "mortified" over being defeated
that he sent his second-in-command, General
Charles O'Hara, in his place to the surrender ceremony. In reality,
Cornwallis did claim illness and send General O'Hara to surrender
to General Washington.
None of the figures that Benjamin Martin (Francis
Marion, Elijah
Clarke, Daniel
Morgan, Andrew
Pickens or Thomas
Sumter) and Colonel
Burwell (Henry
Lee) were present at Yorktown. Morgan had retired to his home due to
illness. Sumter had retired from the battlefield following an embarassing defeat.
Marion, Clarke, Pickens and Lee continued to campaign in the Carolinas and Georgia.
Not much else can be said about the accuracy of the battle until the additional
film footage can be viewed.
