Educational Videos of Revolutionary War Battles
This section contains selected web links to documentaries of some of the more significant battles fought during the Revolutionary War. The links are organized chronologically by specific battles, beginning with Lexington and Concord in 1775 and ending with Yorktown in 1781. Most of the videos come from YouTube because many K-12 schools restrict their teachers to showing only those in their classes because YouTube has pre-screened for appropriateness. There are also videos that cover the entire war.
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If you are planning to visit any Revolutionary War battlefields, these videos will provide you with background on their significance in the founding of America.
Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, 9 Apr 1775
American Battlefield Trust (5 min.)
History Channel (45 min.)
History Channel (6.5 min.)
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Ticonderoga, 10 May 1775
Reading Through History (5 min.)
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Bunker Hill, Massachusetts, 17 Jun 1775
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Quebec, Canada, 31 Dec 1775
American Revolution Institute (8 min.)
Long Island (Brooklyn), 27 Aug 1776
Grim Battalia (15 Min.)
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New York, Autumn 1776
American Ride, Stan Ellsworth, Miracle at New York (25 min.)
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Trenton, New Jersey, 26 Dec 1776
Jim Wyler (15 min.)
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Princeton, New Jersey, 3 Jan 1777
Brandywine, Pennsylvania, 11 Sep 1777
Grim Battalia (16 min.)
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Saratoga, New York (17 Sep-7 Oct 1777)
American Ride, Stan Ellsworth, The Battle of Saratoga (25 Min.)
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Germantown, Pennsylvania, 4 Oct 1777
Monmouth, New Jersey, 28 Jun 1778
Cpl. Gadway USMC (14 min.)
Battle of Monmouth - George Washington mini-series (11 min.)
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Rhode Island (Quaker Hill and Newport), 29 Aug 1778
Waxhaws, South Carolina (and after), 29 May 1780
HistoryUnshelved (45 min.)
Camden, South Carolina, 16 Aug 1780
SouthCarolinaETV (9 min.)
SouthCarolinaETV (3 min.)
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Kings Mountain, South Carolina, 7 Oct 1780
SouthCarolinaETV (8 min.)
PBS Charlotte (26 min.)
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Cowpens, South Carolina, 17 Jan 1781
SouthCarolinaETV (7.5 min.)
California SAR (6.5 min.)
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Guilford Court House, North Carolina, 15 Mar 1781
SouthCarolinaETV (9.5 min.)
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Chesapeake Bay (Virginia Capes), Naval Battle, 5 Sep 1781
History Guy (9.25 min.)
Yorktown, Virginia, 4 Oct-19 Oct 1781
George Washington's Mount Vernon (25 min.)
East River Productions (10 min.)
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Revolutionary War (1775-1883)
TDC-World History Documentaries (3.5 hrs.)
Legends and Lies: The Patriots, General George Washington (41 min.)
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