Series 1: The Schuylers and the The Broecks
Episode III: The Battles of Saratoga
What happened at the Battles of Saratoga would decide if the American cause would live to see another day. If the Battles of Saratoga were won by the British, they could easily advance to Albany and take the city. If Albany was lost, New York as a whole would be controlled by the British, cutting off the Northern Colonies from the Southern Colonies, and effectively ending the war with a British victory. We’ll explore these battles’ importance, Albany’s involvement, and hear from combatants on both the American and British sides, like Philip Schuyler, Abraham Ten Broeck, Horatio Gates, Benedict Arnold, John Burgoyne, Baroness Von Riedesel, and Simon Fraser.
The importance of what happened on those battlefields was not lost on any of the men involved, but, as you’ll see, that didn’t stop them from getting embroiled in petty arguments within their own forces.
“The Battles of Saratoga”
PRESENTED BY
AARON HOLBRITTER AND CASEY POLOMAINE
WRITTEN BY
JESSIE SERFILIPPI
CONCEIVED AND EDITED BY
AARON HOLBRITTER
PRODUCED BY
AARON HOLBRITTER AND CASEY POLOMAINE
RECORDED BY
ISAAC NEWBERRY
Featuring:
Chris Foster …… Brig. Gen. Abraham Ten broeck
Patrick White ……. Maj. Gen. Philip Schuyler
Ian LaChance ……. Gen. Benedict Arnold
Kris Anderson ….… Gen. Horatio Gates
Isaac Newberry ……. Gen. John Burgoyne
Krysta Dennis ……. Catharine VanRensselaer Schuyler
Tom Templeton ……. Col. Richard Varick and Capt. John Wilkinson
Brigitta Giulianelli ……. Lydia Nielsen and Baroness Von Riedsel
Steve Maggio ……. Express Msgr., British regular #2, Henry B. Livingston, Gen Simon Fraser
Joe Plock ……. British Regular #1, Benjamin Warren
Evan Jones ……. John Nielsen, John Adams, Baron Von Reidsel, British Doctor
Matthew G. Hamm ……. Albanian
Marquis Heath ……. Prince
Nick Bosanko ……. Col. Daniel Morgan
Jeremy Ward ……. 2nd Lt. James Hadden
Christian Leahy ……. Officer Young
Music:
Theme song:
Chase, Epic Adventure
Composer: Johannes Bornloff
http://audiograb.com/T2hGvDX5Fn
Additonal Music:
Medley
Music of the Revolutionary War
Sturbridge Colonial Militia
Public Domain Mark 1.0
https://archive.org/details/MusicOfTheRevolutionaryWar
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Cinematic Piano by AShamaluevMusic.
https://youtu.be/6Sq5Y2HzF1c
Earl of Dorchester March
Music of the Revolutionary War
Sturbridge Colonial Militia
Public Domain Mark 1.0
https://archive.org/details/MusicOfTheRevolutionaryWar
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Court and Page - Silent Partner
https://youtu.be/joJ25P-4DNU
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