After six years of war, and with the fate of American independence in the balance, Patriot and French forces make a daring attempt to defeat the world’s most powerful army and finally turn the course of the American Revolution at Yorktown.

As British warships fill New York harbor, Gen. George Washington rallies his ragtag Continental Army for the biggest battle of the Revolution. With his men backed into a corner on Brooklyn Heights, it will take a miracle not to win, but to survive.

Over a year before the Declaration of Independence, America is born at Bunker Hill. The first major battle of the Revolution will also be its bloodiest. The Battle was named for a location it didn't happen and began a war that never should have been won.

America's push west forces conflicts with native tribes, as Indians are forced to adapt... or be eliminated. Driven by ego, Gen. George Custer launches a doomed assault against a large band of Indian warriors, now enshrined as 'Custer's Last Stand'.