Braddock’s Defeat Clip from Young Washington

0:03 Hold the advance. [Soldier] Hold the advance! [Soldier] Hold the advance. [eerie music plays] Advance the column. [Soldier] Advance the column.

0:31 [eerie music continues] [bird call sound] Halt! [Soldier] Halt. [man] Whoo!

0:52 [overlapping chatter] [gunshot] Ambush! [men yelling] [guns cock] In line formation. [Gage] In line formation! [men whooping] Form square!

1:13 Form square! Form square, protect the column! [gunshots impacting] [men yelling and whooping] Number one section, number two section. In line formation.

1:35 Number one section, present… fire. Number two section, present… fire. Number one section, number two section. To my rear! Protect the colors! Get ’em to the river. -[David] To the river! -[Henry] To the river!

1:55 [inaudible yelling] [Henry] To the river! Get ’em to the river. Come on! We’ll regroup at the river! [cacophony of yelling and gunfire] Retreat! [horse neighing] [intense drum beats] [Braddock] Make ready! Present…

2:18 Fire! [gunfire] Build a rank, build a rank! Build a line! Move forward! Move forward! [gunfire] Build a rank! [Braddock] Hold the line! Hold the line! [intense, epic music] [gunfire]

2:40 [cannon fire booms] [cannon fire booms] [gasping]

3:01 [cacophony of gunfire and yelling] [explosion] What happened? We’ve been ambushed! From where? Over the hill! [gunfire] [sounds muffle, gasping as ringing starts] [grunts with effort]

3:25 [gunfire] [cannon fire] [epic music] I wouldn’t bother, Washington. The battle’s lost. Where’s the General? Ordered a full retreat.

3:46 And my men? You have no men. The Virginians. They were at the front of the line. It’s nearly four miles from here. If you go that way, you will die. You look like death already. Listen to me. You’ll never find them. And even if you did, you’d never make it back.

4:07 [bullet whizzes] Washington. Washington. Come, my friend. What could be worth the risk? [dramatic stinger] My men.

4:27 [epic music] [explosions thunder] [soldier grunts]

4:48 [cannon booms] [groans] [epic music continues] [Indistinct yelling] Where is the General? Where is Braddock? Hey! Listen to me! -[bullet whizzes by] -[horse neighs] [groans]

5:10 Number one section. Number two section. Fix bayonets. [cacophony of gunfire and screams] [yelling] [indistinct yelling] [groans]

5:32 [ominous tones] [gunshots crack] Where is the General? [soldier] He’s over here! Over here!

5:54 General. General. [panting] Washington. Sir. You ordered a retreat? I ordered no retreat. Rally the men and fall back.

6:15 Wear… Wear this. They’ll know it’s mine. Take my horse and save as many as you can. Yes sir. I won’t let you down.

6:37 [dramatic music] Who would have thought? [inspiring music]