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Episode 111 Retreat from Lake Champlain
Episode 111
Benedict Arnold avoids almost certain capture near Valcour Island with a daring night move. The British fleet catches up with him, but Arnold is able…
7 years, 2 months ago
Episode 110 The Battle of Valcour Island
Episode 110
General Benedict Arnold forces the British fleet to attack him at the location of his choosing, near Valcour Island. His smaller and less experience …
7 years, 2 months ago
Episode 109 Great Fire of NY & Hanging Nathan Hale
Episode 109
After the Continental Army evacuates and the British occupy New York City, a night fire burns a quarter of the town. The British capture Captain Nath…
7 years, 2 months ago
Episode 108 The French Connection
Episode 108
France makes plans for covert aid to America. Silas Deane arrives to encourage such aid. French foreign minister puts him in contact with a playwrigh…
7 years, 2 months ago
Episode 107 Kip's Bay and Harlem Heights
Episode 107
The British land at Kip's Bay on Manhattan, scattering the patriot defenders. A few days later, British advance forces run into more effective resist…
7 years, 2 months ago
Episode 106 Arms Race on Lake Champlain
Episode 106
The British spend months putting together a fleet to crush the Americans on Lake Champlain and retake Fort Ticonderoga. Generals Carleton and Burgoyn…
7 years, 3 months ago
Episode 105 Staten Island Peace Conference
Episode 105
After capturing Brooklyn and Long Island General Howe and Admiral Howe halt their military offensive for two weeks. During that time, they invite thr…
7 years, 3 months ago
Episode 104 Submarine Warfare
Episode 104
The Continental Army attempts to blow up the HMS Eagle in New York Harbor in September 1776. Using the work of David Bushnell and a small team, attem…
7 years, 3 months ago
Episode 103 The Battle of Brooklyn
Episode 103
The British land 20,000 men on Long Island. Using a flanking maneuver, they easily kill, capture, and scatter the inexperienced Americans. Just as th…
7 years, 3 months ago
Episode 102 Cherokee War in the South
Episode 102
British Indian Agents encourage the Cherokee to attack the colonies in rebellion. Cherokee tribes along the western frontiers of Virginia, the Caroli…
7 years, 4 months ago