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Episode 016: Treaty of Paris & Wilkes Affair
Episode 16
The French try for one last land claim in North America at the Battle of Signal Hill. Following the end of combat, the British army in America shrink…
8 years, 7 months ago
Episode 015: Cherokee Uprising, Fighting in West Indies & Spain joins the War.
Episode 15
The Cherokee go to war against the settlers in the Carolinas who are encroaching on their land. Britain captures French colonies in the West Indies (…
8 years, 8 months ago
Episode 014: Canada Becomes British & Britain Gets King George III
Episode 14
The British Army in America captures the final concentration of French forces at Montreal in 1760. This effectively ends major combat operations in N…
8 years, 8 months ago
Episode 013: The Battle of Quebec
Episode 13
British Gen. Wolfe defeats French Gen. Montcalm on the Plains of Abraham in 1759. The British capture the key city of Quebec.
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8 years, 8 months ago
Episode 012: The Fall of Forts Duquesne, Niagara, and Carillon
Episode 12
After convincing most Indians to abandon the French in the Ohio Valley, the British take Fort Duquesne at the end of 1758. Gen. Amherst takes command…
8 years, 8 months ago
Episode 011: Louisbourg, Frontenac, & Treaty of Easton
Episode 11
Gen. Amherst captures Louisbourg in Britain's first major victory of the French and Indian War. The British follow up with a successful raid on Fort …
8 years, 9 months ago
Episode 010: New British Strategy & Attack on Fort Carillon
Episode 10
After continuing defeats, Britain changes leaders. It also adopts a new strategy for encouraging British colonial support for the war in North Americ…
8 years, 9 months ago
Episode 009: Fort William Henry Massacre & Rise of William Pitt
Episode 9
The French offensive continues in 1757 as Gen. Montcalm takes Fort William Henry. France's Indian allies massacre part of the British and colonial ga…
8 years, 9 months ago
Episode 008: Surrender of Fort Oswego
Episode 8
The French go on the offensive, capturing Forts Ontario and Oswego. The British retreat, ceding much of upper New York to the French and their Indian…
8 years, 9 months ago
Episode 007: Acadia, Lake George, and Loudoun
Episode 7
The British expel the French inhabitants, of Acadia. The French and British fight over Lake George. Britain gets a new Prime Minister, the Duke of Ne…
8 years, 10 months ago