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ARP211 Winter At Middlebrook
Episode 211
British General William Tryon leads a raid on Horseneck Landing in Connecticut. Continental General Israel Putnam mounts a defense, then makes a dari…
5 years, 2 months ago
ARP210 Fort Vincennes
Episode 210
Over 1778-79, British Lt. Governor Henry Hamilton attempts to secure the Illinois Territory for Britain and encourages Indian attacks on Virginia set…
5 years, 3 months ago
ARP209 Arnold and the Radicals
Episode 209
Pennsylvania's new President Joseph Reed targets the military governor in Philadelphia, Benedict Arnold, for corruption and for siding with the city'…
5 years, 3 months ago
ARP208 Fort Morris & Augusta
Episode 208
With Savannah already secured by the end of 1778, the British under General Augustine Prévost capture Fort Morris just south of Savannah. They then m…
5 years, 3 months ago
AR-SP11 Independence Day Live
I discuss the events leading up to independence, how the colonies made that dangerous leap to fight for independence.
I also speak with Jason Mandresh…
5 years, 3 months ago
ARP207 British Opposition & French Distraction
Episode 207
The North Ministry faces increase opposition in 1779 as more members of Parliament favor American independence. Meanwhile, France must put a stop to …
5 years, 4 months ago
AR-SP10 Lindsay Chervinsky - The Cabinet
Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky, author of The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution, discusses the first Administration and …
5 years, 4 months ago
ARP206 George Washington in Philadelphia
Episode 206
The Commander of the Continental Army leaves for Philadelphia in December 1778 to confer with Congress. His plans to stay for only a few days drags i…
5 years, 4 months ago
ARP205 Congress Enters 1779
Episode 205
A frustrated President Henry Laurens resigns. Congress elects John Jay to run Congress. It also investigates General William Thompson for allegedly b…
5 years, 4 months ago
ARP204 British Capture Savannah
Episode 204
Britain sends a force under Colonel Archibald Campbell to take Savannah, Georgia. A small defensive force under General Robert Howe attempts a defens…
5 years, 4 months ago