Episode 3 is part of \;The American Re volution \;documentary\, \;a six-part\, 12-hour series by Ken Burn s\, Sarah \;Botstein \;and David Schmidt. Come watch with your nei ghbors and learn more about how and why the thirteen colonies went to war with the British Empire and created a new nation. Learn about individuals on all sides of the conflict (soldiers\, leaders\, civilians\, Indigenous communities\, and more) as the film examines both the ideals and complexit ies of America&rsquo\;s founding.
\nEpisode 3: \;The Times That Try Men's Souls \;(July 1776 - January 1777) \;recounts the invasi on fleet aimed at New York and led by brothers Admiral Richard and General William Howe which \;ultimately results \;in the evacuation of Ne w York City by American patriots. The roles of the hired German soldiers a re explored. The British also launch attacks in South Carolina. Cherokee w arriors seize the opportunity to counterattack the encroachment of settler s on their territories\, leading to responses by Virginia\, North Carolina \, South Carolina\, and Georgia militias. The episode ends with the crossi ng of \;the Delaware. \;
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