Original title
The American Revolution
Released
11/16/2025
Origin country
US
Genre
Documentary, War & Politics
Production companies
Florentine Films
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
1
Number of episodes
6
The American Revolution was at once a war for independence, a war of conquest, a civil war, and a world war, fought by neighbors on American farms and between global powers an ocean or more away. It impacted millions from Vermont’s Green Mountains to the swamps of South Carolina, from Indian Country to the Iberian Peninsula. In defeating the British Empire and giving birth to a new nation, the American Revolution turned the world upside-down. Thirteen colonies on the Atlantic Coast united in rebellion, won their independence, and established a republic that still endures. The American Revolution will present the story of the men and women of the Revolutionary generation, their humanity in victory and defeat, and the crisis that they lived through.
Step behind the scenes of Ken Burns’s new film to see how The American Revolution came to life. Through shooting locations, historical re-enactments, and exclusive video clips, meet the master storytellers who brought the story of the Revolution to life in a compelling visual story.
Ken Burns' six-part film on the American Revolution.
Opposition in colonial North America to British policies over taxes, land and sovereignty escalates into violent confrontation; war gives 13 colonies a common cause.
Congress puts George Washington in command of a new Continental Army; Congress declares American independence in July 1776.
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.
General Howe takes Philadelphia, but the Americans' surprising victory over General Burgoyne at Saratoga encourages France to support the U.S.
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.
British General Cornwallis struggles to pacify the southern states; supported by the French, a victory at Yorktown secures independence for the Americans.
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