4 COLONEL LAFAYETTE WHAT ARE OUR ORDERS MINDEN WESTPHALIA JULY 31ST 1759 HOW WILL WE GET ACROSS THE RIVER THE MARSHAL IS SENDING US UP AGAINST PRINCE FERDINAND WE'RE USING THE BOATS WE'RE GONNA FERRY EVERYONE BACK AND FORTH A SURPRISE ATTACK NO WE WILL USE THE BOATS AS BRIDGES WE CROSS TONIGHT I WANT ARTILLERY AND EIGHT BATTALIONS OF GRENADIERS ACROSS THOSE BRIDGES BY MORNING SURPRISE EVERY BRITISH SOLDIER IN THE AREA HAS SEEN OUR BRIDGES BEING BUILT AUGUST 1ST 1759 HURRY THE SUN IS COMING UP THIS WAS A BAD IDEA WE NEED TO MOVE FASTER
5 WHERE ARE THE BRITISH KLOOM THERE THEY ARE GO GO GO ADVANCE CAREFUL THEIR AIM IS DEADLY BOOM BOOM KRUMP STAY LOW KEEP OUT OF THEIR SIGHT LINES WE CAN'T LET THE BRITISH HOLD THE RIDGE ADVANCE OVER THE HILL FORWARD TO VICTORY WHAM COLONEL LAFAYETTE GET DOWN THEY'LL SEE YOU SIR DUCK COLONEL LAFAYETTE
6 THE MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE IS DEAD UPON MY WORD IT'S THE BATTLE OF MINDEN FROM THE SEVEN YEARS WAR OH JOY YOU KNOW THIS STORY PRINCE FERDINAND OF BRUNSWICK SWEPT THE FIELD HE REPELLED THE FRENCH AND WON THE DAY THIS WILL BE THE BEST STORY YOU HAVE YET TOLD SORRY NO THEN WHY THE DEVIL ARE YOU SHOWING US THIS THIS TALE ISN'T ABOUT THE BATTLE OF MINDEN JUST THE REST OF THE SEVEN YEARS WAR THE BOYS CHARGED INTO BATTLE WITH WILD ROSES IN THEIR HATS OUR NARRATORS THE PROVOST THE HANGMAN AND THE SPY NATHAN HALE IS IT TO SET UP BOAT BRIDGES I LIKED THOSE NO IS IT ABOUT THE MASTERY OF BRITISH ARTILLERY IT ISN'T ABOUT THE FRENCH IS IT NO IF WE KILL HIM WE WON'T GET ANY MORE STORIES OUT OF HIM AND I'VE GOT A LIST OF THINGS I STILL NEED TO HEAR ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF DUCKING BENEDICT ARNOLD TUSKEGEE AIRMEN CUTE ANIMALS IN WORLD WARS CONFOUND IT LET'S EXECUTE HIM NOW AND BE DONE WITH IT NO TELL YOUR TALE CAPTAIN HALE
