From the never-ending controversy over the Boston Massacre to the
world's first working (sort of) submarine, It Happened in the
Revolutionary War looks at intriguing people and episodes that shaped
the course of the war. Meet Banistre Tarlton, a ruthless British
commander who showed no mercy, earning him a reputation as the meanest
man in America. Relive the harrowing horseback journey of Betsy Dowdy, a
sixteen-year-old who braved a 50-mile nighttime ride to warn the
Patriots about British troop movements. And find out why the governor of
Virginia shot a cannon at his own house.