LATER THAT NIGIIT.

AT J:ORT CHARLESTON •••

I HOP; 'fOU HAt> A GOOD" IlIiASON FOR WAKING ME I.IP IN THE Mt"I'LE 01:' 'THE

, NIG~T, MARIO ~

A VIA'Y' GOOD ~eASON, GENERAL. ~ AL.A~Ge FoRcE a;:

SIl,lTISii ARE L.ESS THAN 1='11/£ HOURS' MARCH AWAY! THEY~Ll. f.lAVe US CUT OFF W'{

I HAVENIT TIME WASTE FtG~TING ' )IO(/J MC'KEu.eR' •••

C101.0NEL MARION ANt' HIS MEN eSCORiTHc. GoVER.NORfS CARRIAGE .ANP 'THEN'I AS PAWNe~EAi(S:... .. ..

. jH.ERE A'rc:e~MPI=U~'ES JJP

AA.EAO •••. NeAR THE .• DGE!

AS1"'EBrtITIS~SOI.DIER.$ RIPE IN PURSUIT, MARION VE~;ItSOFF, L.EADING ,.HEM. AWAY FROM T'l;ESRIt)GE •••

MERE.'SI-{OPING THIS WORKS!

I AAVE TO WARN S~E OlHERS 1 WWeRE LL! .FINt> YOU!

SNOW lSLANOL we'LL O~ANlle. A 1ie5BEL GROUP AND FIGI4T ilo46M FROM lHERE..--l'LL '-"",,,,,,,'" OSCAR. WITH MEl

WErRE FIGI4TING FOR DUll HOME~{ (,ATHERINE ••• DUR LAND ANPOUA' FReEDOM •. ITllL LAST UNTIL we W(r\! !

THE 8RmS~ DRAGOONS PLUNGE If\JTO 'fHE .wOO.DS INI-lOr PUItSUI.T~ ...

WITHOUT SLACKEN'ING THeIR: SPEED,; MARION 'AND OSCAR .PLUNGE il4ROUGH ,Po C~URNING RiVER ....

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THe BRITISH FOL.LOW, BUT ARe NOT AS FORTuNATe ••.•

ANt' .AS tl--lE8Rli!SH TU~. BACI( ....

FIN:ALL.Y; THE SWAMP r:ox ASSEMBLES I-IIS MEN FOR "J:I.lEIR INSrRUCnONS~ .... IF Af..I~eoov WAN1'S 'TO CMANGE MIS MINO,'NOWIS THE TIME .... WE'RE 'A SMALL 8ANO~_~ WEIll ALWAYS eE FIGI-tTI~ AGAINST 0005 •.• SUT WE HAVE TWO ADVAN1'A5ES - we"LL . ~Ave THE ELEMeNT QF SURPRISE ANI) A Ii'.ArcN F'OR FIGHTING •• "THE ENEMY IS

IN A FOR EIGN LAND ••• W~'Q.:S BATTL.ING FOR OUR OWN COUNT~ ~

'mAT TRAIL 'THER~ TA~eS VOU PAST Tl-le PURTIEST cLeA~ WA'TEI< SPRING IN 'THE STATE OF CAROLINA ..• AND IT'6 SORT OF A sl-lbR'T' CUT TO PARKER'S FERRY!

MUCH 08L.IGED, I=ltl5ND! COLUMN ••• F'DOO RRRARD!

'{QUIRe IN FOR QUITE A SURPRIS£i REDCOAT j, .

MARION AND I-IIS MeN SMASH T~E . REDCOAts WITH ALL TI-IEIR 5TReNGTH.~.