Video: Assignment Discovery - Revolution: The Call to Battle

Summary:

Description: This episode of the series on innovations in war and civilization explores how revolutions in military deployment and in political thought affected Europe and the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries. © 2004 Discovery Channel School Grades: 9-12  (1 Hour)

Segments:

   What is Revolution? (01:50)
Causes of Revolution (00:49)
Age of Revolution (01:01)
The Warfare of Frederick the Great (07:24)
Frederick the Great (01:23)
The Disciplined Army of Frederick the Great (01:45)
Warships and the Seven Years War (04:16)
The American Revolution (11:26)
George Washington and the American Revolution (04:42)
Guerilla Tactics of the American Revolution (03:16)
American Victory over Great Britain (03:28)
Why Do Revolutions Occur? (09:35)
Change Caused by Revolutions (01:15)
Political Ideals of Revolutions (01:14)
Motivating Factors for Soldiers (04:28)
Motivations of War (02:39)
The French Revolution and Napoleon (22:07)
The French Revolution (04:33)
Napoleon and the French Army (04:53)
Napoleon and the French Navy (02:03)
The Battle of Waterloo: The French Artillery (04:38)
The Battle of Waterloo: The French Calvary (02:21)
The Battle of Waterloo: The French Infantry (03:39)