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FOR SCHOOLS BRITISH HISTORY: DECISIVE EVENTS

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The American War of Independence
This conflict began as "a rebellion and escalated into a world war in which Britain narrowly escaped invasion and defeat. Opening with the skirmish at Lexington in 1775, this dramatic story ends with the surrender at Yorktown in 1781. Script by John Tully

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