The Revolution, now a war for American independence, faces its toughest challenge yet as General Washington tries to defend New York City from invasion by sea. The resulting Battle of Long Island is a huge defeat for the Americans, who narrowly escape and spend the next several months on the run. In late December, Washington’s army regroups and prepares to attack an outpost in Trenton, New Jersey. The American Revolution, a film by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt, continues tonight!

In this video, Major General Olusegun Adeniyi is seen holding a scared soldier in the Sambisa Forest. He telling him, “This is not the time to cry .” The footage is heartbreaking. The commander risks his life for his men and points out the lack of equipment and support. He was court martialed, demoted and removed from command for speaking out over shortage of weapons. After some years, he was later reinstated and redeployed to Defence Headquarters by the former Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant Gen