It is 1776 in colonial South Carolina. Benjamin Martin, a French-Indian war hero who is haunted by his past, now wants nothing more then to live peacefully on his small plantation, and wants no part of a war with the most powerful nation in the world, Great Britain. Meanwhile, his two eldest sons, Gabriel and Thomas, can t wait to enlist in the newly formed Continental Army. When South Carolina decides to join the rebellion against England, Gabriel immediately signs up to fight...