Discusses the early battles of the American revolution and how the conflict began to spread. Also discusses how the colonies' leaders gathered to direct the course of the war and, in July 1776, to sign the Declaration of independence.
Explains the events leading up the Revolutionary War battle of Yorktown, Virginia, looks at the leading figures among the British, American, and French participants, and describes the battle itself, in which British General Cornwallis surrendered in 1781.