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1776, Or the Hessian Renegade
UNITED STATES · 1909

1776, Or the Hessian Renegade

D.W. Griffith
American Revolution military courier civilian resistance wartime espionage community solidarity
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Synopsis

During the American Revolution, a young soldier carrying a crucial message to General Washington is spotted and pursued by a group of enemy soldiers. He takes refuge with a civilian family, but is soon detected. The family and their neighbors must then make plans to see that the important message gets through after all.

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