American Revolution Podcast
American Revolution Podcast explores the events of the American Revolution, from beginning to end. It publishes weekly. Be sure to check out the related blog for access to pictures, maps, and links to more useful information on each week's episode. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com
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ARP265 Arnold’s Treason Revealed
British Adjutant General Major John André meets with Continental Major General Benedict Arnold to discuss turning over West Point in Sept. 1780.
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ARP264 Arnold Commits Treason
General Benedict Arnold makes plans to take over West Point.
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ARP263 Hartford Conference
General Washington delays his first meeting with French General Rochambeau, as he attempts to raise enough troops to launch a joint offensive. The two men finally meet at Hartford, Connecticut in September, 1780
29 min
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ARP262 Piqua Raid
Virginians under George Rogers Clark cross the Ohio River in late 1780 to destroy the Indian communities at Chillicothe and Piqua.
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ARP261 Augusta Raid
While the British had secured Augusta, Georgia after taking South Carolina, the Americans launch a raid on the two while the British are trying to establish a military alliance with the local native warriors.
29 min
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ARP260 Fishing Creek & Musgrove Mill
British Colonel Banastre Tarleton attacks a larger forcer under General Thomas Sumter at Fishing Creek. The British kill or scatter the surprised militia. At the same time, a force under Colonels Isaac Shelby and Elijah Clarke lead a larger loyalis...
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ARP259 Camden
General Cornwallis routes the Americans at Camden, SC, destroying a second southern army and ending the military career of Horatio Gates.
30 min
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ARP258 Gates Takes Command
The Continental Congress appoints General Horatio Gates to command the southern army, hoping he could lead his men to a great victory in South Carolina as he had in New York.
29 min
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ARP257 French Army in America
The French Army Arrives in Newport, Rhode Island, and prepares to assist the Continental Army, just as soon as everyone got enough resources.Blog https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as pictures, and links related to...
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ARP256 Hanging Rock
Over the summer of 1780, the British control of South Carolina is challenged by militia led by Elijah Clarke and Thomas Sumter. Britain also loses an important supply fleet to Spain.
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ARP255 Ramsour’s Mill
General Cornwallis struggles to pacify South Carolina. Patriots crush a gathering of loyalist militia at Ramsour's Mill in North Carolina, and manage to ambush an attacking loyalist force at Cedar Springs South Carolina.
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AR-SP16 History Daily’s Battle of Princeton
This week a guest podcaster, Lindsey Graham of the History Daily Podcast discusses the Battle of Princeton.
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ARP254 Springfield
After British General Henry Clinton returns from South Carolina in June 1780, he launches a multi-pronged attack into New Jersey with the hope of finishing off the Continental Army.
29 min
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ARP253 Connecticut Farms
While awaiting General Clinton's return from Charleston, New York's commanding officer, Hessian General Wilhelm von Knyphausen launches a raid into New Jersey, fighting the Americans at the town of Connecticut Farms.
29 min
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ARP252 Gordon Riots
As the cost of war takes its toll in England, group of voters in Yorkshire create an Association to question the King's role in running the Government. A mob burns London to protest wartime laws.
30 min
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ARP251 Waxhaws Massacre
Colonel Banastre Tarleton slaughters a group of escaping Continentals at Waxhaw.
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ARP250 Mohawk Valley Raids
New York Loyalists and Iroquois warriors in Canada return to the Mohawk Valley in the Spring of 1780 to attack patriot towns and settlements.
30 min
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ARP249 St Louis Raid
North Carolina Overmountain Men form a new government for what would become Tennessee. A British inspired raid attacks the Spanish outpost at St. Louis, and the Virginia outpost at Cahokia on May 26,
30 min
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ARP248 Charleston Falls
After surrounding Charleston South Carolina, British General Henry Clinton compels the Continental Army under Benjamin Lincoln to surrender.
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ARP247 Siege of Charleston
The British under General Henry Clinton launch a full scale invasion to capture Charleston South Carolina. It takes months to move the army into place. Meanwhile the Americans under General Benjamin Lincoln prepare to meet the attack.Blog https://...
31 min
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ARP246 Mutiny of the Connecticut Line
In the spring of 1780, the Marquis de Lafayette returns to America with the good news that a French army will soon follow. He finds the Continental Army on the verge of collapse.
30 min
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ARP245 San Juan Expedition
In 1780, Colonel Steven Kemble and Captain Horatio Nelson launch an attack into the heart of New Spain, in hopes of capturing new land for the British Empire.
29 min
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ARP244 Russia & the League of Armed Neutrality
Russia's Catherine the Great declares the right of neutral countries to continue commerce with combatant nations. Russia is joined by several other European powers, who form the League of Armed Neutrality. Britain refuses to accept the terms of the ...
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ARP243 Relieving Gibraltar
In January 1780 Britain send a relief fleet to resupply its garrison at Gibraltar. The Garrison had been under siege for six months by the Spanish Army and Navy.Blog https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as pictures,...
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ARP242 Raids Around New York
The Continental and British Armies make use of the fact that New York Harbor froze over during the winter of 1779-80. Both armies send raiding parties across the ice to attack enemy outposts.
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