The Patriot : The Path to Freedom or The Patriot inQuebec( The Patriot ) is aGerman-Americanaction filmdirected byRoland Emmerich, released in2000.
The story is inspired by the lives of Francis Marion said, “The Swamp Fox” and the commander of the British Legion , Banastre Tarleton .
This film reconstructs various scenes from the Battle of Cowpens that took place on January 17, 1781 during the Southern Campaign of the American Revolutionary War .