Feature video: Washington Crossing
Washington Crossing commemorates one of the most historic events in the Revolutionary War, that took place on a Christmas night. Find out more...
Playing time: 4 min

Video playlist

Lexington, Massachusetts
This video tells the story of the first battle of the American Revolutionary War, which happened on April 19, 1775 at Lexington. The footage shows where the battle took place and the memorials later put up to commemorate the event.
Playing time: 3 min

Lexington graves
Shows the burial grounds at Lexington, Massachusetts, including details of individual gravestones. These were in use from pre-war colonial times, and show how infant mortality rates were high at the time, but those who survived into adulthood then stood a good chance of surviving to old age. The cemetery also has the grave of a British soldier killed in the Revolutionary War.
Playing time: 3 min

Bunker Hill, Boston
In this video we drive around the area of Boston surrounding Bunker Hill, where the Battle of Bunker Hill was fought in 1775, during the Siege of Boston. This was one of the earliest battles in the American Revolutionary War and there is a memorial on the hill to the battle, and to William Prescott, commander of the colonial troops during the siege and battle.
Playing time: 6 min

Washington's Crossing of the Delaware
Tells the story of George Washington's crossing of the Delaware on Christmas Night 1776, and shows the place where the crossing happened and the fort at Trenton which was captured from the British.
Playing time: 3 min

Boston
Extensive drive-through video of Boston. As we drive through the city, the video explains the history and geography of the settlement, and explains its development through time. The video is divided into mini chapters covering Boston in colonial times, including Faneuil Hall and the Old State House, and in revolutionary times, including the Tea Party and Paul Revere.
Playing time: 11 min

Fort McHenry, Maryland
Not strictly part of the Revolutionary War, but a very closely-tied event belonging to the Anglo-American War of 1812-14. Shows Fort McHenry in Maryland, and tells the story of how Francis Scott Key came to write the words of the Star-Spangled Banner. This came about after the Battle of Baltimore in 1812, which Francis Scott Key saw from a ship out at sea near the fort and harbor.
Playing time: 3 min