I was really annoyed to see British soldiers in Revolutionary War era uniforms in the Battle of New Orleans segnents. But we had already seen William Henry Harrison stuck in his Revolutionary War uniform well into the 19th Century as well. Oddly, in one battle, the Americans are shown marching in with 18th Century uniforms, then suddenly fight the battle wearing the more updated 19th Century uniforms. A gaffe of this nature plagues virtually every episode
This tells me that in editing the people responsible just would look for general army footage that resembled the story being told, but with zero eye as to detail. This is pretty sad for a channel that purportedly is a presenter of historical facts; we can see "historical films" with all sorts of innaccuracies anytime we want, but I would hope that History Channel, after tapping all the historians who cameo on the show, would make a better effort to be accurate. Someone else mentioned the pacing seems rushed; perhaps this is a symptom of that, as well.
This tells me that in editing the people responsible just would look for general army footage that resembled the story being told, but with zero eye as to detail. This is pretty sad for a channel that purportedly is a presenter of historical facts; we can see "historical films" with all sorts of innaccuracies anytime we want, but I would hope that History Channel, after tapping all the historians who cameo on the show, would make a better effort to be accurate. Someone else mentioned the pacing seems rushed; perhaps this is a symptom of that, as well.