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Episode 081 Common Sense
Episode 81
Thomas Paine arrived in America in 1774 with a head full of radical ideas: abolition, women's rights, republicanism, and independence. This British i…
7 years, 8 months ago
Episode 080 The Knox Expedition
Episode 80
General Washington appoints Henry Knox Commander of Artillery. His first mission is to find some artillery to command. Knox hauls 59 artillery pieces…
7 years, 9 months ago
Episode 079 The Battle of Quebec
Episode 79
General Montgomery and Colonel Arnold make a desperate attempt to take Quebec City before their soldiers' enlistments expire at the end of 1775. Desp…
7 years, 9 months ago
Episode 078 Advancing on Quebec
Episode 78
General Arnold demands the surrender of Quebec, but the last minute arrival of local defenders gives them the courage to hold out. Arnold pulls back …
7 years, 9 months ago
Episode 077: The Dunmore Proclamation and the Southern War
Episode 77
Virginia Governor Lord Dunmore proclaims that slaves who abandon their rebel masters and join the British army can earn their freedom. Dunmore attemp…
7 years, 9 months ago
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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 11 months ago