he ll share a little bit of his. personal experience and how that s sort of launched. interest in this question of military discipline in the american american style of military discipline that rose out of the experience of the continental army now lieutenant colonel scully is certainly no stranger to the museum. he s a regular presence down here. up until the present unpleasantness with coronavirus we were accustomed to regular visits from sean and his cadets. history department coming down to visit the museum to kind of use it as a live learning laboratory. they came down when in january of 2018. we unveiled our exhibition among his troops, washington s war tent in newly discovered watercolor. and actually we re it was wonderful to be able to show those cadets and original watercolor a panoramic painting of west point painted in the summer of 1782 by air charles law fault. he also unveiled special app kind of virtual view of west point in the era of revolutionary war here a
he started his military career as a pfc and has worked his way up through the ranks and has a an incredible perspective and he ll share a little bit of his. personal experience and how that s sort of launched. interest in this question of military discipline in the american american style of military discipline that rose out of the experience of the continental army now lieutenant colonel scully is certainly no stranger to the museum. he s a regular presence down here. up until the present unpleasantness with coronavirus we were accustomed to regular visits from sean and his cadets. history department coming down to visit the museum to kind of use it as a live learning laboratory. they came down when in january of 2018. we unveiled our exhibition among his troops, washington s war tent in newly discovered watercolor. and actually we re it was wonderful to be able to show those cadets and original watercolor a panoramic painting of west point painted in the summer of 1782 by a
as a pfc and has worked his way up through the ranks and has a an incredible perspective and he ll share a little bit of his. personal experience and how that s sort of launched. interest in this question of military discipline in the american american style of military discipline that rose out of the experience of the continental army now lieutenant colonel scully is certainly no stranger to the museum. he s a regular presence down here. up until the present unpleasantness with coronavirus we were accustomed to regular visits from sean and his cadets. history department coming down to visit the museum to kind of use it as a live learning laboratory. they came down when in january of 2018. we unveiled our exhibition among his troops, washington s war tent in newly discovered watercolor. and actually we re it was wonderful to be able to show those cadets and original watercolor a panoramic painting of west point painted in the summer of 1782 by air charles law fault. he also u
Because it is the oldest sport in the country. Itself saw just about every racehorse that ever lived. Not all of them, but most of them. The New York Times magazine said that the battles for saratoga were the most important battles ever fought in the entire world in the last 1000 years because they resulted in surrender. It was the First Time Ever in World History that a british army surrendered. Welcome to Saratoga Springs, on American History tv. Healing mineral waters, revolutionary war battles, and worldrenowned horseracing are all part of the citys history. It is located about four hours north of new york city, and has a population of about 27,000. With the help of our spectrum Cable Partners, for the next 75 minutes we will learn about the citys history, including its connection to civil war and american president ulysses s. Grant. We begin our special feature on the battlefield that changed the tide in the revolutionary war. The New York Times magazine said the battles for sarat
Museum. You are welcome any time as is everyone wiatching. We were there for the Opening Ceremony in april. A chance to see the exhibits tonight. My opening question is how this project came about and why. Well, it came about out of the decision that we need to preserve and tell the story of americas founding. And not just as a series of events, but as people who actually achieved it, who thought up these soaring ideals of equality and liberty and selfgovernment and then how that really spread and inspired a nation, people in our nation to achieve it. It is the most important event in our nations history. It not only gave birth to our nation, but it really gave us the values that make us a people. Everything that we cherish and hold dear. So its more than just artifacts . Oh, its far more than artifacts. Our museum is founded on artifacts. In fact, when you come to the museum you will see one of the more comprehensive collection of artifacts of the revolution that has probably ever bee