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Episode 076 Arnold's March to Quebec
Episode 76
Benedict Arnold leads a force across the New England wilderness to attack Quebec from an unexpected direction. More than half of his force does not m…
7 years, 6 months ago
Episode 075 Continental Congress Autumn 1775
Episode 75
Congress accepts that it is in for a long term fight. It creates a Navy and Marine Corps and a southern army. It explores diplomacy with France and s…
7 years, 6 months ago
Episode 074 Occupied Boston 1775
Episode 74
The British in Boston suffer through a miserable winter. The Continental Army keeps them stuck in the city. New England privateers make it extremely …
7 years, 6 months ago
Episode 073 Siege of Boston, Autumn Edition
Episode 73
General Washington gets frustrated by the lack of a plan to attack Boston. He also squelches his first mutiny. He sends Col. Benedict Arnold to Quebe…
7 years, 6 months ago
Episode 072 Siege of St. Jean
Episode 72
Generals Schuyler and Montgomery launch an attack from Fort Ticonderoga into British controlled Canada. They lay siege Fort St. Jean. After several m…
7 years, 7 months ago
Episode 071 Britain Prepares to Crush a Rebellion
Episode 71
Over the winter of 1775-76, the Ministry in Britain decides to use overwhelming force to put an end to colonial resistance. The King refuses to recei…
7 years, 7 months ago
Episode 070 Ousted Governors and Bermuda Powder Raid
Episode 70
Active patriot groups shut down all royal control of all colonies and arrest or expel their royal governors. The colonies also conduct a raid on Berm…
7 years, 7 months ago
Episode 069: The South Joins the War
Episode 69
Over the summer of 1775, the southern colonies throw out their royal governments and take control. Virginians fight off a British raid on Hampton. Ca…
7 years, 7 months ago
Episode 068 Congress' Olive Branch Petition
Episode 68
In the summer of 1775, after creating a the Continental Army and making Washington its commander, Congress makes one final effort for peace, sending …
7 years, 8 months ago
Episode 067: Washington Takes Command
Episode 67
Newly appointed General George Washington arrives in Cambridge to take command of what is now the Continental Army. He is shocked by the lack of disc…
7 years, 8 months ago