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"Explosively Interesting" - critics agree The American Revolution must-watch TV.
With Washington commanding less than 3,000, the winter of 1777 became a fight over supplies.
A single shot echoes on Lexington Green, and the American Revolution begins.
A spark ignites—quiet, unstoppable. What follows changes everything.
Historian Stephen Conway on the psychological impact of Saratoga on the British.
James Forten was 14 when he signed onto a privateer to fight for his country.
Washington uses bonuses and drafts to encourage Americans to join the Continental Army.
The war drags on and moves to new theaters: at sea, in Indian Country, and in the South.
The British seize Philadelphia, but Washington plans to retake the city at the Battle of Germantown.
General Horatio Gates' force clashes with the British, beginning the Battle of Saratoga.
Washington takes command of the Continental Army. Congress declares American independence.
Political protest escalates into violence. War gives thirteen colonies a common cause.
Victory at Yorktown secures independence. Americans aspire for a more perfect union.
Washington abandons New York City and flees across New Jersey, before attacking Trenton.
Philadelphia falls, but the American victory at Saratoga allows France to enter the war.
The war drags on and moves to new theaters: at sea, in Indian Country, and in the South.