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The Conquerors

The Conquerors

1

Season

2005

USA

6.8

Retired Marine Captain Dale Dye shows how famous conquerors, such as Cortes, Andrew Jackson and Caesar, rose to power and how they won their key battle or campaign which secured their place in history.

Episode List

Andrew Jackson: Conqueror of Florida

S1 • E1

Andrew Jackson: Conqueror of Florida

Fighting Seminoles gives U.S. Gen. Andrew Jackson a pretext for invading Spanish-controlled Florida in 1817.

Caesar: Conqueror of Gaul

S1 • E2

Caesar: Conqueror of Gaul

Julius Caesar led a series of brutal and bloody campaigns against the Celtic tribes of Gaul.

Cortés: Conqueror of Mexico

S1 • E3

Cortés: Conqueror of Mexico

Hernando Cortés' thirst for gold and power leads him to kill hundreds of thousands of Aztecs.

El Cid

S1 • E4

El Cid

Eleventh-century warrior El Cid liberates Spain from the Moors.

Fremont: Conqueror of California

S1 • E5

Fremont: Conqueror of California

John C. Fremont conquers California as the covert leader and fomenter of the Bear Flag Rebellion.

General Howe: Conqueror of New York

S1 • E6

General Howe: Conqueror of New York

After defeating Gen. George Washington's rebel forces in the Battle of Long Island in 1776, British Gen. William Howe occupies strategic New York City.

King David

S1 • E7

King David

After slaying Goliath, King David fought his way to the top while establishing Israel as an independent nation and capturing Jerusalem in 995 B.C.

Napoleon's Greatest Victory

S1 • E8

Napoleon's Greatest Victory

French forces led by Napoleon achieved a stunning victory over the Austrians and Russians at Austerlitz in 1805.

William the Conqueror

S1 • E9

William the Conqueror

Staking his claim to the English throne, William the Conqueror launches an invasion from France to conquer England in 1066.

Marshal Zhukov: WWII Conqueror of Berlin

S1 • E10

Marshal Zhukov: WWII Conqueror of Berlin

Despite devastating losses, Russia's Marshal Zhukov conquers the German capital.

Cromwell: Conqueror of Ireland

S1 • E11

Cromwell: Conqueror of Ireland

Cromwell's massacre of the Royalists in Ireland helps to fuel Irish-English strife for more than three centuries.

Sherman's March to the Sea

S1 • E12

Sherman's March to the Sea

Union Gen. William T. Sherman launches a military campaign to destroy the Confederate infrastructure and ability to make war.

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Cast

Dale Dye

Dale Dye

Self - Host

Roger McGrath

Self - Author and Historian

Victor Davis Hanson

Self - Author, Carnage & Culture

J. David Markham

Self - Historian and Author of 'Imperial Guard'

Davy Perez

Davy Perez

King Reynaldo

Richard Handley

Richard Handley

Philistine

Joseph Tatner

Joseph Tatner

General William Howe

Joe di Gennaro

Joe di Gennaro

Archery Battallion

Richard Jones

Richard Jones

Self - Author of 'Myths and Legends of Britain and Ireland'

John F. Marszalek

Self - Professor Emeritus, Mississippi State University