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All Episodes of The American Revolution

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Season 1

8.3/10477 votes
In Order to Be Free (May 1754 – May 1775)
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/16/2025
Opposition in colonial North America to British policies over taxes, land and sovereignty escalates into violent confrontation; war gives 13 colonies a common cause.
Director: Sarah Botstein, Ken Burns, David P. Schmidt
Writer: Geoffrey C. Ward
8.2/10359 votes
An Asylum for Mankind (May 1775 – July 1776)
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/17/2025
Congress puts George Washington in command of a new Continental Army; Congress declares American independence in July 1776.
Director: Sarah Botstein, Ken Burns, David P. Schmidt
Writer: Geoffrey C. Ward
8.1/10316 votes
The Times That Try Men's Souls (July 1776 – January 1777)
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/18/2025
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.
Director: Sarah Botstein, Ken Burns, David P. Schmidt
Writer: Geoffrey C. Ward
8.1/10282 votes
Conquer by a Drawn Game (January 1777 – February 1778)
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/19/2025
General Howe takes Philadelphia, but the Americans' surprising victory over General Burgoyne at Saratoga encourages France to support the U.S.
Director: Sarah Botstein, Ken Burns, David P. Schmidt
Writer: Geoffrey C. Ward
7.9/10262 votes
The Soul of All America (December 1777 – May 1780)
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/20/2025
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.
Director: Sarah Botstein, Ken Burns, David P. Schmidt
Writer: Geoffrey C. Ward
8.1/10246 votes
The Most Sacred Thing (May 1780 – Onward)
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/21/2025
British General Cornwallis struggles to pacify the southern states; supported by the French, a victory at Yorktown secures independence for the Americans.
Director: Sarah Botstein, Ken Burns, David P. Schmidt
Writer: Geoffrey C. Ward