The Best Episodes Directed By David P. schmidt

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   4.0/10(18 votes)

   #1 - The Times That Try Men's Souls (July 1776 – January 1777)

   S1:E311/18/2025

   British General Howe defeats General Washington, forcing the Americans to abandon New York; Washington's army regroups in New Jersey before attacking an outpost at Trenton.

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   3.8/10(18 votes)

   #2 - In Order to Be Free (May 1754 – May 1775)

   S1:E111/16/2025

   Opposition in colonial North America to British policies over taxes, land and sovereignty escalates into violent confrontation; war gives 13 colonies a common cause.

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   3.7/10(18 votes)

   #3 - The Most Sacred Thing (May 1780 – Onward)

   S1:E611/21/2025

   British General Cornwallis struggles to pacify the southern states; supported by the French, a victory at Yorktown secures independence for the Americans.

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   3.6/10(17 votes)

   #4 - An Asylum for Mankind (May 1775 – July 1776)

   S1:E211/17/2025

   Congress puts George Washington in command of a new Continental Army; Congress declares American independence in July 1776.

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   3.6/10(17 votes)

   #5 - Conquer by a Drawn Game (January 1777 – February 1778)

   S1:E411/19/2025

   General Howe takes Philadelphia, but the Americans' surprising victory over General Burgoyne at Saratoga encourages France to support the U.S.

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   3.6/10(17 votes)

   #6 - The Soul of All America (December 1777 – May 1780)

   S1:E511/20/2025

   The French-American alliance changes the war and moves it to other theaters; navies battle off England and in the Caribbean, while armies advance in Indian Country and the South; the British take Charleston.

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