American Revolution Podcast

After receiving a vague letter from Congress recalling him in spring 1778, Silas Deane returned to Philadelphia. He sailed aboard the French fleet and having successfully finalized the Treaties of Ami...

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Interview with author David O. Steward about his new book: George Washington: The Political Rise of America's Founding Father. We discuss George Washington the politician, and how his political skills...

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Colonel John Butler leads Butler's Rangers, along with various Iroquois warriors to the Wyoming Valley in what is today northeastern Pennsylvania. At the time, the land was disputed between Connecticu...

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General Robert Howe struggles his own subordinates Continental officers, State leaders, and militia, in addition to the enemy as he attempts to secure Georgia and fend off threats from British-held Fl...

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In July 1778, the first French fleet sails into Delaware Bay. It drops off the new French Minister, Conrad Alexandre Gerard, as well as returning diplomat Silas Deane. Congress receives the French del...

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In late June 1778, the British Army halts its retreat from Philadelphia to New York to confront the pursuing Continentals. General Charles Lee begins a retreat in the face of the British assault. Gene...

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William "Larry" Kidder, author of the book Revolutionary Princeton 1774-1783, talks about life in Princeton, New Jersey during the American Revolution. Visit my site at https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com f...

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After the British evacuation of Philadelphia in the summer of 1778, the Continental Army crosses into New Jersey to confront the British before they can reach New York City.   Visit my site at https:/...

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