Forgotten Battles
Forgotten Battles highlights and tell the stories of battles in history that played a major role in the unfolding story of humanity. Many of the battles featured in this series are not as well known as they should be and many deserve more attention, and in some cases, re-interpretation.
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Tuesday Jan 22, 2019
Tuesday Jan 22, 2019
After the daring escape of Robert Smalls, an enslaved man in South Carolina, the Union army is tipped off by Smalls about weak defenses in South Carolina and see their chance to seize the city of Charleston. Confederate General John C. Pemberton and Union Commander David Hunter fight it out in one of the great missed opportunities of the U.S. Civil War.
Series Producer: Lance Wattigney, Written by: Sean Michael Chick, Narrated by: Daniel Chick.