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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…
8 years, 1 month 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…
8 years, 1 month 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…
8 years, 1 month 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…
8 years, 2 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…
8 years, 2 months ago
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 …
8 years, 2 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…
8 years, 2 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…
8 years, 3 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…
8 years, 3 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…
8 years, 3 months ago