The American Revolution
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The American Revolution

One nation's rise to independence.

1994
1 season
6 episodes
Documentary

Thorough documentary of how the American Colonies rebelled against England and the personalities involved in the creation of a new nation.

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  • Ep 1

    1.The Conflict Ignites

    27-11-199450m

    The causes of the American Revolution, from the French and Indian War, to the Stamp Act, the Boston Tea Party, and the Coercive Acts is discussed, culminating in the Battles of Lex...

  • Ep 2

    2.1776

    27-11-199450m

    The tumultuous events of 1776 are discussed. George Washington becomes the commander in chief of the Continental Army. Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen capture Fort Ticonderoga. Was...

  • Ep 3

    3.Washington & Arnold

    28-11-199450m

    General Washington achieves his most decisive and important victories at the Battles of Trenton and Princeton. In 1777, after the Battles of Brandywine and Paoli, the British captu...

  • Ep 4

    4.The World at War

    28-11-199446m

    Benjamin Franklin travels to Paris to get financial and military support for the American war. Encouraged by Gates’ and Arnold’s victory at Saratoga, France forms an alliance with...

  • Ep 5

    5.England's Last Chance

    29-11-199443m

    At West Point, a great chain protects the Hudson River. Benedict Arnold, after many wounds, becomes military governor of Philadelphia with disastrous consequences. Feeling disrespe...

  • Ep 6

    6.Birth of the Republic

    29-11-199452m

    General Nathanael Greene becomes the new commander of the southern Continental Army. He and General Daniel Morgan devise a plan to defeat the British in the south. While Morgan def...

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