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ARP178 Hancock's Bridge Massacre
Episode 178
Americans under General Anthony Wayne and Navel Captain John Barry engage in a series of raids along southern New Jersey. Wayne's mission to seize ca…
5 years, 10 months ago
ARP177 Republic of Vermont
Episode 177
In the midst of war, the people living in the disputed land between New York and New Hampshire declare themselves to be the independent Republic of V…
5 years, 10 months ago
ARP176 Sinking the Randolph
Episode 176
The Continental Navy struggles to find a useful role in the war effort. Congress cahiers the navy's commander Esek Hopkins, and does not replace him.…
5 years, 11 months ago
AR-SP04 Michael Harris on Germantown
Author Michael C. Harris discusses the battle of Germantown and his new book about the battle.
Germantown a Military History of the Battle for Philade…
5 years, 11 months ago
ARP175 Von Steuben at Valley Forge
Episode 175
A down on his luck Prussian officer makes his way to America. There he obtains appointment as the army's Inspector General and trains the soldiers in…
5 years, 11 months ago
ARP174 Britain and France go to War
Episode 174
By the end of 1777, British leaders in London express serious doubts about winning the war in America. After hearing news of Burgoyne's surrender and…
5 years, 11 months ago
ARP173 Treaties with France
Episode 173
In 1778, the American Commissioners in Paris convince French King Louis XVI to sign a treaty of alliance and a treaty of amity and commerce, recogniz…
5 years, 11 months ago
ARP172 Winter at Valley Forge
Episode 172
Washington's Continentals suffer a lack of food, clothing and shelter as it struggles to get through the winter at Valley Forge. At the same time, it…
6 years ago
AR-SP03 James Kirby Martin on the Saratoga Campaign
An interview with author James Kirby Martin who recently wrote about the Saratoga Campaign in the new book The 10 Key Campaigns of the America Revolu…
6 years ago
ARP171 Conway Cabal
Episode 171
Following the victory at Saratoga, political leaders consider the idea of replacing General George Washington with General Horatio Gates as Commander…
6 years ago