“I Take That as a Compliment” _ The Patriot (2000) _ Now Playing

Jupiter Mars come , boys , come , come .

Right .

Oh my good boys , my brave boys .

You seem to be well fed .

I thank you for that .

I'm afraid I uh I don't know your name .

I'm a colonel with the continental army .

My rank should be sufficient for now as you wish , please be seated .

Thank you .

Would you as the initiating officer care to begin , I will unless of course you'd like to claim a grieved status .

Yes , I would like to claim a grieved status .

Very well , sir .

Proceed .

You have in your possession , certain belongings of mine , including uh clothing , furniture , personal effects of a non-military nature , which um , which I'd like to have returned to me .

Indeed , I will do so as soon as possible .

Thank you .

Now , we come to the matter of the specific targeting of officers during engagements .

You must know that in civilized warfare officers in the field must not be accorded in appropriate levels of hostile attention to your mind .

What are appropriate levels of hostile attention ?

Oh , colonel , imagine the utter chaos that would follow from leaderless armies having at each other .

There must be gentlemen in command to lead and and , and where necessary restrain their , restrain them from say , targeting civilians , women , Children and such .

That's a separate issue .

No , no , no .

I consider them linked .

And as long as your soldiers attack civilians , I will order the shooting of officers at the outset of every engagement .

And my men are excellent marksmen .

Very well .

No , let us move on to prisoner exchange .

Sir .

You have 18 of my men .

I want them back .

What ?

But I , I do have 18 criminals under sentence of death , but I , I hold no prisoners of war .

If that's your position , 18 of your officers will have to die .

19 .

If you hang me with my men , my offices , sir , top of the ridge to your left just below the tree line , their names and ranks , they refuse to give me their names .

But their ranks are nine lieutenants , five captains , three majors and one very fat colonel who called me a cheeky fellow .

You know , this is not the conduct of a gentleman .

If the conduct of your officers is the measure of a gentleman , I'll take that as a compliment .

Get my men .

Arrange the exchange .

What ?

Thank you , sir .