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ARP198 Raid on Old Tappan
Episode 198
1778: The British Army in New York City launches raids against the Continentals and into New Jersey before much of the army must leave for other part…
5 years, 2 months ago
ARP197 Cobleskill & German Flatts
Episode 197
British Canada gets a new military commander. Native warriors and loyalist militia step up their raids into northern New York in an attempt to reclai…
5 years, 2 months ago
ARP196 Rhode Island Campaign
Episode 196
The Continental Army, backed by New England militia, attempts to capture the British garrison at Newport. The French Navy agrees to secure the waters…
5 years, 2 months ago
ARP195 Courts Martial of Lee St Clair and Schuyler
Episode 195
In the late summer and fall of 1778, the Continental army holds inquiries into the leadership abilities of three of its top major generals: Charles L…
5 years, 2 months ago
ARP194 Battle of Ushant
Episode 194
British Admiral Augustus Keppel and French Admiral Louis Guillouet, the comte d'Orvilliers lead fleets into the Atlantic. Each hope to destroy the ot…
5 years, 3 months ago
ARP193 Silas Deane Hearings
Episode 193
After receiving a vague letter from Congress recalling him in spring 1778, Silas Deane returned to Philadelphia. He sailed aboard the French fleet an…
5 years, 3 months ago
AR-SP08 David Stewart: George Washington
Interview with author David O. Steward about his new book: George Washington: The Political Rise of America's Founding Father. We discuss George Wash…
5 years, 3 months ago
ARP192 The Wyoming Valley Massacre
Episode 192
Colonel John Butler leads Butler's Rangers, along with various Iroquois warriors to the Wyoming Valley in what is today northeastern Pennsylvania. At…
5 years, 3 months ago
ARP191 Alligator Bridge
Episode 191
General Robert Howe struggles his own subordinates Continental officers, State leaders, and militia, in addition to the enemy as he attempts to secur…
5 years, 3 months ago
ARP190 French Arrive in America
Episode 184
In July 1778, the first French fleet sails into Delaware Bay. It drops off the new French Minister, Conrad Alexandre Gerard, as well as returning dip…
5 years, 4 months ago