Rebels and Redcoats

Season

2003

USA

7.7

A history of the American War of Independence.

Episode List

S1 • E1

The Shot Heard Around the World

19th April 1775; American militia men raced through New England woods to intercept a column of Redcoats. This would be the day when for, some Americans, would explode into all out war. Were they fighting the tyranny of King George?

S1 • E2

American Crisis 1776

April 1775; America militia launched an attack on British troops in Boston. The start of a revolution against Britain and a civil war between American rebels and Crown colonial loyalists. By 1776, the British had been forced to withdraw.

S1 • E3

The War Goes South

After 3 years of trying to subdue the American rebellion, the British grew increasingly frustrated. They lost Boston and stalled in New York. Neither side was able to deliver a winning blow. So Britain shifted it's attention to the South.

S1 • E4

The World Turned Upside Down

1781; the American War of Independence had been raging for 5 years. A bitter struggle in which neither side had yet gained the upper hand. By the end of year a series of British mistakes, on land and sea, would transform America's destiny.

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Cast

Richard Holmes

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Rebels and Redcoats

Season

2003

USA

7.7

Episode List

The Shot Heard Around the World

American Crisis 1776

The War Goes South

The World Turned Upside Down

Similar Titles

The British

War Walks

Battlefield Britain

Barbarians Rising

Reel History of Britain

Cast

Richard Holmes

Robert Shepherd

Rebels and Redcoats

Season

2003

USA

7.7

Episode List

The Shot Heard Around the World

American Crisis 1776

The War Goes South

The World Turned Upside Down

Similar Titles

The British

War Walks

Battlefield Britain

Barbarians Rising

Reel History of Britain

Cast

Richard Holmes

Robert Shepherd