''The Revolution'' (also known as ''The American Revolution'') is a 2006 American miniseries from

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composed of thirteen episodes which track the

American Revolution The American Revolution was an ideological and political revolution that occurred in British America between 1765 and 1791. The Americans in the Thirteen Colonies formed independent states that defeated the British in the American Revoluti ...

from the

Boston Massacre The Boston Massacre (known in Great Britain as the Incident on King Street) was a confrontation in Boston on March 5, 1770, in which a group of nine British soldiers shot five people out of a crowd of three or four hundred who were harassing t ...

through the

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, which declared America's independence from

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. The series is narrated by

Edward Herrmann Edward Kirk Herrmann (July 21, 1943 – December 31, 2014) was an American actor, director, and writer. He was perhaps best known for his portrayals of Franklin D. Roosevelt in both the miniseries ''Eleanor and Franklin'' (1976) and 1982 film ...

Cast

, as the

Narrator Narration is the use of a written or spoken commentary to convey a story to an audience. Narration is conveyed by a narrator: a specific person, or unspecified literary voice, developed by the creator of the story to deliver information to the ...

* Mark Collins, as

George Washington George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of ...

* Jason Audette, as

Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. He was previously the natio ...

* John H. Bert, as Alexander Hamilton * Glenn C. Reimer, as

John Adams John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. Before his presidency, he was a leader of t ...

* James Karcher, as Gen. Benedict Arnold * Chris O'Brocto as Gen. Horatio Gates * Jonah Triebwasser, as Gen. Thomas Gage

Episodes

;"Boston, Bloody Boston." : The controversies and conflicts leading to war, including the Stamp Act, the

, the

Boston Tea Party The Boston Tea Party was an American political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 16, 1773. The target was the Tea Act of May 10, 1773, which allowed the British East India Company to sell t ...

, and the Battles of Lexington and Concord. ;"Rebellion to Revolution." : The Revolutionaries lay siege to Boston; the formation of the Continental Army and the conscription of slaves by both sides. ;"Declaring Independence." : Dark and devastating struggles challenge the dreams for independence in 1776. ;"American Crisis." : General

gambles on a brilliant yet dangerously daring stroke to save his army and America. ;"Path to World War." :

Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin ( April 17, 1790) was an American polymath who was active as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher, and political philosopher. Encyclopædia Britannica, Wood, 2021 Among the leading inte ...

tries to convince the French to join the fight against

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;

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falls to the British; the Americans win a stunning victory at Saratoga and gain a new ally. ;"Forging an Army." : Washington struggles to sustain and rebuild his Army at

Valley Forge Valley Forge functioned as the third of eight winter encampments for the Continental Army's main body, commanded by General George Washington, during the American Revolutionary War. In September 1777, Congress fled Philadelphia to escape the ...

. ;"Treason & Betrayal." : General Benedict Arnold betrays the revolution. ;"The War Heads South." : The British lay siege to Charleston. ;"Hornet's Nest." : War erupts in the Southern Colonies. ;"The End Game." : The struggle for independence reaches its climax as both sides are tired of the war. ;"Becoming a Nation." : King

George III George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 173829 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of the two kingdoms on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Br ...

is forced by the

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to sue for peace and Washington disbands the Continental Army ;"Road to the Presidency." : The War is over, but Washington is enlisted for another duty. ;"A President and His Revolution." : While Washington is on his way to be inaugurated as the first President of the United States, he looks back at some defining moments in the revolution.

DVD release

The

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and

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released a four disc

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set on December 19, 2006, following its series debut on the

References

External links

Official History Channel miniseries website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Revolution, The (miniseries) 2000s American documentary television series 2006 American television series debuts Cultural depictions of Alexander Hamilton Cultural depictions of George Washington Cultural depictions of John Adams Cultural depictions of Thomas Jefferson History (American TV channel) original programming Television series about the American Revolution

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