The American Revolution (2014)

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20141 Season60m episodes8.0

War & Politics, Documentary

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Runtime: 60m episodes
Genre: War & Politics
Origin: US

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Everyone knows the story of Paul Revere and his famous midnight ride to warn colonial forces of the British approach. But history books don't tell of the man who sent Revere on his mission: Joseph Warren, America's least remembered founding father. Uncover the forgotten history of Warren and stories of other unsung heroes in our fight for independence.

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Status: Ended
First aired: Dec 15, 2014
Network: AHC
Studio: Workaholic Productions

Time to finish

3 hrs

3 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

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Cast

Jody Matzer

Sam Adams

John Koopman

George Washington

John Beach

Narrator (voice)

SERIES

20141 Season60m episodes8.0

War & Politics, Documentary

TMDB8.0

Votes4

Your rating

Runtime: 60m episodes
Genre: War & Politics
Origin: US

About

Where to watch

Region

Stream

Philo

Discovery+ Amazon Channel

Discovery +

The Great Courses Amazon Channel

Free

With ads

Buy

Availability from JustWatch via TMDB.

Episodes

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E1 · Airs Dec 15, 2014 · 1h 0m · ★ 5.0
Rise of the Patriots
Five unsung patriots strike pivotal blows for American liberty as unrest between Britain and the colonies explodes into a war for independence. A Boston doctor named Joseph Warren spearheads the rebellion with inspiring oratory and an underground spy network; a Rhode Island merchant, John Brown, leads a daring raid against a British customs ship; Samuel Prescott visits his fiancée and suddenly finds himself completing Paul Revere's secret mission; Samuel Whittemore, an elderly farmer, becomes an unlikely hero on the first day of hostilities; and a former slave named Salem Poor rallies American militia fighters at Bunker Hill.
E2 · Airs Dec 15, 2014 · 1h 0m · ★ 5.0
The Empire Fights Back
Time after time, American independence seems like a lost cause as George Washington's Continental Army teeters on the brink of annihilation. The heroics of five little-known patriots help the colonies live to fight another day. John Glover, a tough New England mariner, saves 9,000 soldiers from certain capture on Long Island; a shadowy double agent, John Honeyman, helps Washington score a stunning victory at Trenton; a teenage girl named Sybil Ludington rides to the rescue of rebels under fire in Connecticut; a Pennsylvania sharpshooter named Timothy Murphy fires a bullet that turns the tide of the war; and an Indian warrior called Han Yerry leads a rescue mission to starving soldiers at Valley Forge.
E3 · Airs Dec 16, 2014 · 1h 0m · ★ 5.0
Return of the Rebels
The American Revolution seems doomed as the British army launches a bold new campaign in the south, but five unsung patriots help reverse the course of the war and shock the world. Nancy Hart, a Georgia mother of eight, battles a patrol of loyalists singlehanded; Elizabeth Burgin attempts a daring rescue of American POW's in Brooklyn; a supersized soldier named Peter Francisco becomes a legend on the battlefield; a Virginia slave, James Armistead, steals key secrets leading to a stunning victory at Yorktown; and a frontier teenager called Betty Zane runs a gauntlet of death in the Revolution's final battle.

Details

Status: Ended
First aired: Dec 15, 2014
Network: AHC
Studio: Workaholic Productions

Time to finish

3 hrs

3 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

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Cast

Jody Matzer

Sam Adams

John Koopman

George Washington

John Beach

Narrator (voice)

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