Though the main characters were fictional, the battle, uniforms, weapons, and the concepts were real.

The Battle of White Plains was a true battle and it took place on October 28, 1776 and it was the last battle of the Battles of New York. General Washington lost all of them, and retreated to New Jersey, only to defeat the British at Trenton two months later on December 26, 1776 after crossing the famous Delaware River.

The French and the Indian war were filled with grotesque and gruesome happening and deaths in which the French and English were both merciless. The English did win the war, lighting a fiery hatred between the French and the English.

The French hated Britain most of all for defeating them, but some of the English colonists continued to be cruel to the French, holding no respect for any of them. There were unjustified French deaths and discrimination, while some of the French hated the English right back. (Not all Englishmen and Frenchmen felt the same, but many did) Will Randolph and Gage Renaud were two examples of the tension between the two cultures.

Much to everyone's surprise, one of the most famous Frenchman in American history arrives in Philadelphia on July 27, 1777, to fight without pay. He became General for the Continental Army at 20 years old, and becomes one of General Washington's most trusted aide and friend. His name was Marquis de Lafayette.

But the assistance from the French didn't stop there. After the colonists' victory at Saratoga on October 7, 1777, the French agree to help fight the British alongside the colonists. On February 6, 1778, the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce were signed making the two: allies.