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son to participate, but against his father's wishes, Gabriel did join up. He
returned home after two years, stumbling wounded into the family home. That
night, a skirmish between the British and the patriots woke the Martins and
they gave care to the wounded of both sides the next morning. British soldiers
approached the house, proceeded to kill the Colonial wounded, burnt down the
house and took Gabriel into custody as a spy, intending to hang him. Martin's
15yearold son Thomas was killed while trying to free Gabriel as he was taken
prisoner. Enraged Martin set about to free his son Gabriel, with the help of his
two younger sons Nathan and Samuel slaughtered, in brutal fashion, the
British troops who held Gabriel.
Gabriel rejoined the cause against his father's will again, stating it was his
duty as a soldier so Benjamin also decided to join, leaving the rest of the
children in the care of their aunt Charlotte, the sister of Martin's deceased wife
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