Saratoga: A Psychological Turning Point
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Historian Stephen Conway on the psychological impact of Saratoga on the British.
Historian Stephen Conway on the psychological impact of Saratoga on the British. The American Revolution premieres November 16.
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Episodes presented in 4K UHD on supported devices. Corporate funding for THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION was provided by Bank of America. Major funding was provided by The Better Angels Society and...
Saratoga: A Psychological Turning Point
Clip: Episode 4 | 33sVideo has Closed Captions
Historian Stephen Conway on the psychological impact of Saratoga on the British. The American Revolution premieres November 16.
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Use your knowledge of Revolutionary-era moments to build a timeline of real historical events.- Saratoga was a body blow to the British.
It was clear that all of the old assumptions that the British Army was a professional force that would sooner or later prevail over the amateurish Americans, all those assumptions were undermined.
The amateurish Americans had actually beaten the British.
For the British.
This was not just a military defeat.
It was a psychological blow of very considerable proportions.
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Episodes presented in 4K UHD on supported devices. Corporate funding for THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION was provided by Bank of America. Major funding was provided by The Better Angels Society and...