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Episode 056: The Shot Heard 'Round the World
Episode 56
The Siege of Boston begins as soon as the regulars retreat back to Boston following the battles at Lexington and Concord. The New England Provincial …
7 years, 10 months ago
Episode 055: British Retreat from Lexington and Concord
Episode 55
By the afternoon of April 19, 1775, having completed his search and destroy mission to Concord. Lt. Col. Smith finds himself facing a twenty mile gau…
7 years, 10 months ago
Episode 054: British Advance on Lexington and Concord
Episode 54
On the evening of April 18, 1775, Lt. Col. Smith leaves Boston via Charlestown. His goal is to seize and destroy munitions in Concord. Delays prevent…
7 years, 11 months ago
Episode 053: Paul Revere Rides
Episode 53
As Gen. Gage prepares to deploy a brigade of regulars to Concord, the Patriots activate their warning system. Joseph Warren deploys William Dawes and…
7 years, 11 months ago
Episode 052: Salem Alarm & Hearts and Minds
Episode 52
In February 1775, Gage attempts to grab a cache of Patriot cannon in Salem. Col. Alexander Leslie leads a regiment of regulars on what is supposed to…
7 years, 11 months ago
Episode 051: The Portsmouth Alarm
Episode 51
By the end of 1774 Britain had banned all munitions imports to the colonies. After fearing that the British Navy might seize munitions at Fort Willia…
7 years, 11 months ago
Episode 050: Britain Prepares for War
Episode 50
In late 1774, Prime Minister North calls for early elections. This results in a solid majority in favor of getting tough on the colonies. In reaction…
8 years ago
Episode 049: The Provincial Congress of Massachusetts
Episode 49
Gen. Gage retreats with his regulars into Boston in the summer of 1774. Patriots take control of all of the rest of Massachusetts. They form their ow…
8 years ago
Episode 048: The First Continental Congress
Episode 48
Parliament closed the Port of Boston following the Boston Tea Party. In response, colonial leaders met in Philadelphia in a "Grand Congress." Tories …
8 years ago
Episode 047: The Suffolk Resolves
Episode 47
Gov. Gage decides he does not have a large enough army to control the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The armed colonists who confronted his regulars in th…
8 years ago