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Battlefield Detectives
Battlefield Detectives is a forensic documentary television series that aired on the History Channel from 2003 to 2006. The series explores famous battles focusing on the battlefield itself, and tell its story based on recent scientific research. It uses modern science to examine how the battles were won or lost. According to History Television, "This series approaches the perennially interesting topic of famous battles in a fresh and exhilarating way. Focusing on the battlefield itself, each programme takes an important battle telling its story and posing a puzzling central question about the battle that recent scientific research is helping to illuminate - a contemporary journey of discovery and a compelling story from the past."
2003 7.5/10 community score 3 seasons · 51 episodes Returning Series
- Documentary
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- Seasons
- 3
- Episodes
- 51
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- Returning Series
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S3 E13
Battle of Big Hole
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On August 9, 1877, Colonel John Gibbon’s U.S. 7th Infantry Regiment launched a surprise dawn attack on a non-treaty band of the Nez Perce during their historic 1,170-mile flight. By the time the smoke cleared on August 10, almost 90 Nez Perce were dead, along with 31 soldiers and volunteers. Battle of the Big Hole in Montana is told in detail with dramatic reconstruction aided by the Nez Perce tribe, historians, weapon experts and archaeologists.
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Most recent seasons first
Season 3
13 episodes
First episode aired
Season 2
8 episodes
First episode aired
Season 1
30 episodes
First episode aired
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