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Question on American history?


What was Gabriel's uniform at the start that was in the attic?
Why was it blue, if he used to fight for the crown, should the uniform not of been blue?

And in what years did this take place? The war ended in 1776 yea?

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I'm not sure you got it right. Gabriel's uniform is blue because he joins the continental army. The uniform in the attic is red because Benjamin, Mel Gibson's character, fought as a Captain with the British forces in the French and Indian wars.

There's a moral to this story Del Boy but for the life of me I can't find it!

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Woops
I meant Benjamin in my question, and it's been a while since I saw the start of the movie, I thought the attic uniform was blue.

Know what years the movie takes place?

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It starts in 1775 and ends in 1783.

The war ended in 1776 yea?


No. 1783.

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