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Revolutionary War Weapons

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Revolutionary Armies Fall Back

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From the archives of Discovery: Take a look at the colonial armies as they fall back across modern-day New Jersey. Learn more about the Revolutionary War in this video.

Battle in the Revloutionary War 1

Battle in the Revloutionary War 1 (0:42)

From the archives of Discovery: Take a look at re-enactments of battles from the Revolutionary War. Learn more about the Revolutionary War in this video.

Revolutionary War Weapons

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From the archives of Discovery: Take a look at Revolutionary War weapons. Learn more about the Revolutionary War in this video.

Revolutionary Troops Gather on the Battlefield

Revolutionary Troops Gather on the Battlefield (0:42)

From the archives of Discovery: Take a look at Revolutionary troops as they gather for battle. Learn more about the Revolutionary War in this video.

British Surprise Attack 2

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From the archives of Discovery: Take a look at a re-enactment of a British surprise attack during the Revolutionary War. Learn more about the Revolutionary War in this video.

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Assignment Discovery: Conclusion of Civil War

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Assignment Discovery: Battle of Saratoga

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The investigation concluded that most of what we now remember about the Boston Massacre is wrong. At the time of the event, Capt. Thomas Preston and all but two of his soldiers were acquitted of all charges.

American History: Studying the Victims' Gunshot Wounds

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Ballistics tests indicate that the bullets from one double-loaded musket fired during the Boston Massacre would not have spread far enough apart to match the wounds described at Crispus Attucks' autopsy.

American History: The Scene of the Boston Massacre

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The investigative team determines the exact location of the victims of the Boston Massacre, revealing that the star commemorating the incident is placed incorrectly.

American History: Preston's Command

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An acoustic simulation of the Boston Massacre reveals that the British soldiers most likely would have been unable to hear a command from Capt. Thomas Preston and therefore shot at the colonists for other reasons.

American History: Preston's Trial

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Thomas Preston, the British Captain who oversaw the Boston Massacre, was eventually tried, along with six other Redcoats, on the question of whether they had committed murder or acted in self defense.

American History: Paul Revere's Incorrect Engraving

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Almost everything about Paul Revere's famous engraving of the Boston Massacre is incorrect. The shootings took place at night; a thick layer of snow lay on the ground, and the colonists were not the passive victims depicted in the engraving.

American History: Tensions between British and Patriots

American History: Tensions between British and Patriots (1:39)

Boston was politically divided between Loyalists and Patriots. In 1768, British authorities sent troops to occupy Boston, keep the peace, and collect taxes, escalating violence between the colonists and the British.