Drive Thru History: New York and the Revolutionary War
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Browse Full-length Non-member TitlesBeginning at the Shrine to Liberty on Long Island, host Dave Stotts recalls how their overnight retreat and the dense fog that descended saved Washington's troops. Dave explains that prisoners of war were kept in horrible conditions on ships in the Hudson River and that 20,000 of the 30,000 Hessian troops hired to supplement the British army died from unsanitary conditions, rather than battle wounds.
Media Details
Runtime: 23 minutes 38 seconds
- Topic: Geography, History
- Subtopic: U.S. Geography, U.S. History - 1775-1783
- Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
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- Release Year: 2007
- Producer/Distributor: New Dimension Media/Questar
- Series: Drive Thru History
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