How the United States Became Independent - American Revolution DOCUMENTARY

Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the early modern history continues with a series on the American Revolution the War of American Independence. In the first video we discussed the main reasons why the Thirteen Colonies rebelled against the British crown (), while the second will focus on the beginning of war, as the two sides clashed first at Lexington and Concord, and then near Boston at Bunker Hill (). In 1775 and 1776 the war continued with the siege of Boston, American Declaration of Independence, Fall of New York, Battle of Long Island, Ten Crucial Days, the battle of Trenton and the battle of Princeton (), while in 1777 the tide turned with the battles of Brandywine, Germantown and Saratoga (). France and Spain joined the war around this time, putting even more pressure on the British, who now had to defend their European and Caribbean holdings, too. Despite the fact that the battles of Monmouth Courthouse and Rhode Island were tactically inconclusive, the situation for the Britain continued to deteriorate (). However, situation in the South, where there were more Loyalists and the British forces were led by Cornwallis, was better for Britain, which showed itself during the Battles of Savannah, Charleston, Waxhaws, Camden and Kings Mountain (). However, the British situation continued to deteriorate leading to the famous battle of Yorktown (). In the aftermath of the victory at Yorktown, the war continued, but the Americans now had the upper hand and were able to negotiate from the position of power, gaining recognition and becoming independent.

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The video was made by Antoni Kamerans, while the script was researched and written by David Ernenwein. This video was narrated by Officially Devin ( & ). Machinima by Malay Archer.

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