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Rev250-071 Moore's Creek Bridge
British recruiters raise a loyalist army in western North Carolina. The patriots block them from marching to the coast, capturing and dispersing the…
8 months ago
Kentucky Statehood, 1792
Episode 378
Kentucky began seeking independence from Virginia the year after the Revolutionary War ended. It took nearly a decade of petitions and lobbying to m…
8 months, 1 week ago
Rev250-070 Continental Navy Sets Sail
On February 17, 1776, the new Continental Navy commanded by Esek Hopkins and consisting of eight small ships sails out of Philadelphia with instructi…
8 months, 1 week ago
ARP Bonus Episode - Washington's Birthday
We take a look at why George Washington changed his birth date and the decision to make it a national holiday.
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8 months, 1 week ago
Washington's First Veto
Episode 377
Congress tackled many important issues in early 1792, increasing the size of the army, defining the militia power structure, taxes, the economy and r…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Rev250-069 Washington proposes to invade Boston
On February 26, 1776, General George Washington proposes an invasion of Boston by marching the Continental Army across a frozen Boston Harbor and ass…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Rev250-068 Charles Lee Goes to NYC
Third in command of the Continental Army, Gen. Charles Lee gets an independent command in New York City. After a few weeks, he alienates just about …
8 months, 3 weeks ago
AR-SP46 The Revolution in South Carolina, with Carl Borick
Carl Borick, Director of the University of Charleston Museum in South Carolina joined us for a discussion of South Carolina's role in the Revolutiona…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
Rev250-067 Knox Brings Artillery to Boston
A 25 year old civilian, Henry Knox manages to bring 60 tons of artillery from Ticonderoga to Cambridge, earning himself a commission in the Continent…
9 months ago
Battle of Wabash
Episode 376
The US army attempts to crush native resistance in the Ohio territory, and fails miserably.
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9 months ago