1776, or The Hessian Renegades

1776, or The Hessian Renegades (1909) is a history, war, drama directed by D.W. Griffith rated 5.2/10.

During the American Revolution, a young soldier carrying a crucial message to General Washington is spotted and pursued by a group of enemy soldiers. He takes refuge with a civilian family, but is soon detected. The family and their neighbors must then make plans to see that the important message gets through after all.