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Episode 066: The British Take Bunker Hill
Episode 66
After ferrying thousands of regulars across Boston Harbor, General William Howe begins his attack on Bunker and Breed's Hills late afternoon on the a…
7 years, 8 months ago
Episode 065: The Provincials Occupy Bunker Hill
Episode 65
When the Provincials get word that the British plan to occupy the no man's land at Bunker Hill and Dorchester Heights, they send Massachusetts and Co…
7 years, 8 months ago
Episode 064: The Second Continental Congress Begins
Episode 64
In May 1775, the Second Continental Congress begins after the war has already started. Delegates must play catchup. They have to decide whether they …
7 years, 8 months ago
Episode 063 Buzzard's Bay and Machias
Episode 63
With the British army sitting in Boston, the navy needs to provide supplies and prevent supplies from reaching the Provincials. An attempt to capture…
7 years, 9 months ago
Episode 062: The Three Headed Cerberus in Boston
Episode 62
Even before word of Lexington and Concord reached London, the Ministry decided they would need to up their game in the colonies. They did not send Ge…
7 years, 9 months ago
Episode 061: The Battle of Chelsea Creek
Episode 61
In the first weeks of the Siege of Boston in 1775, the Provincial Army appears to be more of a disorganized mob than an army. Men do not obey officer…
7 years, 9 months ago
Episode 060: Securing Lake Champlain
Episode 60
Following Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen's capture of Fort Ticonderoga, Arnold seizes several ships and attacks Fort St. Jean in Quebec. With the ca…
7 years, 9 months ago
Episode 059: Taking Fort Ticonderoga
Episode 59
Benedict Arnold develops a plan to capture Fort Ticonderoga in New York in order to get cannon for Boston. Before leaving for Massachusetts, he tells…
7 years, 10 months ago
Episode 058: Slavery and Liberty
Episode 58
For most of the colonial period, slavery is surprisingly uncontroversial. As the American Revolution begins, colonists start to question the institut…
7 years, 10 months ago
Episode 057: Regulars and Provincials
Episode 57
As the Siege of Boston opens in 1775, this episode takes a look at the command structure and life as a British Regular, and compares that to the Prov…
7 years, 10 months ago