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                                                                                                                                forgotten heroes of the american


                                                                                                                                revolution




                                                                                                                                 4th  July 2026  will mark the 250th anniversary of the  American Declaration of
                                                                                                                                 Independence. This series explores the forgotten men and women who helped win

                                                                                                                                 the American Revolution against British rule.


                                                                                                                                 We all know names like George Washington and Thomas Jefferson – but               Duration
                                                                                                                                 few have heard of Stephen Moylan, the cosmopolitan cool dude who first            2 x 60’
                                                                                                                                 wrote the phrase “United States of America”; Margaret Corbin, who fired her
                                                                                                                                 husband’s cannon after he was killed in battle; John Dunlap, who risked his       Credits
                                                                                                                                 life printing the first copies of the Declaration of Independence; and Lydia      GMarsh TV
                                                                                                                                 Darragh, the Quaker woman caught up in cloak and dagger espionage.
                                                                                                                                 Today, these and other heroes of the Revolution are all but forgotten.            YOP
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                                                                                                                                 Combining  vivid  drama  re-enactments,  stunning  drone  and  location
                                                                                                                                 footage, compelling expert interviews, fascinating new discoveries, history
                                                                                                                                 and archaeology, this 2 x 1 hour documentary series reveals the Forgotten         Definition
                                                                                                                                 Heroes of the American Revolution.                                                4K





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