 In the extended edition, Benjamin Martins youngest children get their first  taste of the horrors of war prior to the death of Thomas. This comes just  before the evening when Gabriel stumbles home after being wounded in a nearby  battle. Something (the viewer is unaware) catches the attention of the Martin  children and they stride over to a nearby creek/river to investigate. What  they discover are the bodies of several soldiers floating downstream. Martin  then comes over and ushers the children back into the house.