ARP314 The Great Seal
After years of effort, Congress adopts the Great Seal in the summer of 1782. It also debates what to do about Vermont. French Minister Luzerne throws a huge party in Philadelphia to help with Franco-A...
2 Kesä 202432min
ARP313 Crawford Expedition
In the spring of 1782, Colonel William Crawford leads an army of Pennsylvania Militia into Ohio Territory to destroy Indian villages. Blog https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript,...
26 Touko 202433min
ARP312 Huddy-Asgill Affair
Desperate actions by militia in 1782 regarding the murder of prisoners forces Washington to make a controversial decision. Blog https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as...
19 Touko 202433min
ARP311 Battle of the Saintes
The French recapture St. Eustatius in late 1781, just as the French fleet under Admiral De Grasse returns from Yorktown. With the arrival of the fleet, the French also capture St. Kitts. Admiral Rodne...
11 Touko 202433min
ARP310 Gnadenhutten Massacre
In March 1782, American militia destroy a Moravian Christian community of white settlers and Indians living in Ohio. Blog https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as pictu...
5 Touko 202432min
ARP309 North Government Falls
After news of Yorktown reaches London, Lord North's government falls. As new opposition government lead by Lord Rockingham forms despite the King's opposition. The new government focuses on recognizin...
28 Huhti 202432min
ARP308 McDougall Court Martial
British General Henry Clinton finds himself under increasing pressure from his own officers to resign command. General Washington approves an attempt to kidnap King George III's son in New York. Conti...
21 Huhti 202432min
ARP307 Congress After Yorktown
The victory at Yorktown leaves the Continental Congress deeper in debt and weaker than ever. States, no longer fearing an imminent British threat, provide little support. Congress appoints secretaries...
14 Huhti 202432min
