The Revolutionary War
The Revolutionary War is a powerful portrait of the epic war and rebellion that forged a nation and the American character. Before this war began, America was simply a gathering of thirteen separate colonies with no common religion, heritage or ambition. The war became a six year saga of military maneuvering and political intrigue, of shifting loyalties and passionate ideals, of fear and courage in an unpredictable struggle for freedom that teetered on the brink of disaster. It was the world's first revolution--and right till the end, the outcome lay in doubt. The Revolutionary War recaptures the spirit of '76 through battle re-enactments, and the words of the participants, even their very accents. In this stunning production from The Learning Channel, history becomes a rousing drama--and it begins on an April morning in New England, with a shot heard round the world.
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- Ep 1
1.Rebels and Redcoats
10.019-04-1995293mA look at the Stamp Act, the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, and other events that led to the battle in Lexington, Mass. The war for American independence began almost by ac...
- Ep 2
2.Independence
10.020-04-1995293mThis episode chronicles the defeat of the patriots at Bunker Hill and examines how the Continental Congress turned to a Virginia aristocrat named Washington to lead an army short o...
- Ep 3
3.Misfortunes of War
10.021-04-1995293mA look at the bold Christmas campaign to recapture Trenton and Princeton that made Washington a legend and inspired more than half of his depleted army to reenlist for 1777. Divide...
- Ep 4
4.A War Without End
8.022-04-1995293mThis episode shows how Washington, with a third of his army unfit for duty during the brutal winter at Valley Forge, received help from an unlikely source, where a German impostor...
- Ep 5
5.The Dark Days
9.023-04-1995293mA look at how the daring strategy of Nathanael Greene to split his army unfolded and how Daniel Morgan's upset of the British at Cowpens was the turning point in the war. The war w...
- Ep 6
6.The Harvest of Victory
10.024-04-1995293mThis episode follows the events that led to Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown and examines what happened to the major figures of the war after the final curtain fell.
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