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Is also known, however, for it extreme cases of [[Politically Correct History]], having plenty of (partly blatant) [[Historical Villain Upgrade|Historical Villain Upgrades]] for the [[Evil Brit|British]] and [[Historical Hero Upgrade|Historical Hero Upgrades]] for the [[We Help the Helpless|rebels]], to make the conflict [[The Revolution Will Not Be Vilified|more justified]].
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* [[The American Revolution]]
* [[Badass Preacher]]: Reverend Oliver is recruited for the militia by Gabriel.
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* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: The first one seen in the film has the British wiping the floor with the rebels.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Tavington
* [[Dual
* [[Enemy Mine]]: The French aren't about American independence as much as they are seeing their old rivals, the British, humiliated. Personified by the relationship between Benjamin Martin and the Frenchman Jean Villeneuve. Martin is well-known to have massacred and mutilated a French force during the French And Indian War.
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: While not actually evil, Cornwallis is still appalled at Tavington's brutal tactics and (rightly) faults him for the increasing resistance against the British from the American militia. Also, one of Tavington's men complains that there's no honor in burning down a church full of civilians, and is clearly reluctant to follow his orders to do so.
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* [[Fatal Flaw]]: To defeat Cornwallis in the climactic battle, Martin takes advantage of Cornwallis' pride and penchant to ignore the fighting ability of American militia.
* [[Faux Affably Evil]] - Travington.
* [[Fire
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: After Anne Howard and Mrs. Howard sew Gabriel Martin into a bundling bag when he stays the night, Mr. Howard listens nervously at the door. Mrs. Howard says, "Don't worry, I'm a better seamstress than my mother was." Mr. Howard looks mortified and replies, "I hope so!"
** [[Hilarious in Hindsight]] given what the occupation of "Seamstress" [[The Oldest Profession|was often taken to be.]]
* [[Highly
** Also used for military purposes in the movie itself, as during Gabriel's rescue Martin shoots the more-conspicuously uniformed officers first, then goes to work on the grunts.
* [[Historical Hero Upgrade]]: Martin is chiefly based on Francis Marion, the Swamp Fox, the foremost guerrilla fighter of the Revolution; unfortunately, Marion had no qualms about slavery (he certainly didn't free any of his slaves). Hence, to make Martin more sympathetic to modern audiences, Martin is made to reflect the anti-slavery sentiments of John Laurens, a South Carolina Revolutionary leader who was anti-slavery.
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* [[Playing Against Type]]: [[Adam Baldwin]] as a pro-British anti-American Independence man? Impossible!
* [[Poisonous Friend]]: Gen. Cornwallis wants to fight the war honorably, as do most of the other British soldiers encountered in the film. However, Tavington attempts to prove his worthiness/dedication to the cause by taking actions that Cornwallis expressely forbids, until Tavington finally manages to corrupt Cornwallis at the end of the film and he gives Tavington permission to capture Martin using brutal tactics.
* [[Pyrrhic Victory]]: (With shades of [[Heroic Sacrifice]] and [[Was It Really Worth It?]].) By the end, Benjamin Martin has {{spoiler|violently lost his home, his two eldest sons, his daughter-in-law and her family and her entire village, his sister-in-law's home, and at some points his own self-respect. Many of his friends and comrades made similar sacrifices; he watches as a longtime friend shoots himself in the head after finding his own family slain}}.
** And his younger sons have lost their innocence when he enlisted them to rescue Gabriel.
* [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]]: Martin's militia.
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** Also, the ambush can be considered as both a [[Roaring Rampage of Rescue]] to save Gabriel and a [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]] as mentionned above.
* [[Running Gag]]: Gabriel and Anne have -- and continue to -- slip ink into one another's tea. Both are seen at one point or another smiling with ink-stained teeth)
* [[Screw the Rules, I Have A Nuke]]: Col. Tavington in his introductory scene. When Martin tries to reason with him about his brutal conduct by citing the Rules of War, Tavington responds by aiming a pistol at his head (an unarmed civilian, natch) and asks him if he would like a lesson in the rules of war. [[Kick the Dog|Then he points it at Martin's children]].
* [[Shirtless Scene]]: [[Even the Guys Want Him|As if their wasn't enough reason to like Tavington...]]
* [[Sophisticated As Hell]]
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* [[Unstoppable Rage]]: fueled when Thomas is killed and used to destroy an entire British detachment.
* [[War Is Hell]]
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: The scene when Martin and some of his men slaughter a group of surrending redcoats. The rest of the group gets scandilized, making Martin realize the brutality of their actions.
* [[Wretched Hive]]: Where Benjamin goes to recruit men for his militia. Them getting pissed at someone shouting "God save King George!" tells him he's in the right place.
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