Episode 084 The Continental Navy Raids the Bahamas
The Continental Congress builds a small fleet to take on the British Navy. The new commander of the Continental Navy begins his command by disobeying orders to confront the British Navy directly. Inst...
17 Feb 201927min
Episode 083 Continental Congress Winter 1776
Delegates to the Continental Congress, including conservatives, begin to consider independence as a realistic option. Lord Drummond sails to Philadelphia in a well intentioned but poorly conceived att...
10 Feb 201928min
Episode 082 The Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge
General Henry Clinton leaves Boston to secure the southern colonies. His plan is to meet up with a fleet of regulars coming from Britain under the commend of General Cornwallis. These regulars will se...
3 Feb 201928min
Episode 081 Common Sense
Thomas Paine arrived in America in 1774 with a head full of radical ideas: abolition, women's rights, republicanism, and independence. This British immigrant was more radical than most Americans. His ...
27 Jan 201929min
Episode 080 The Knox Expedition
General Washington appoints Henry Knox Commander of Artillery. His first mission is to find some artillery to command. Knox hauls 59 artillery pieces from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston. These will prove ...
20 Jan 201928min
Episode 079 The Battle of Quebec
General Montgomery and Colonel Arnold make a desperate attempt to take Quebec City before their soldiers' enlistments expire at the end of 1775. Despite a brave attack, the attack fails, leaving the C...
13 Jan 201927min
Episode 078 Advancing on Quebec
General Arnold demands the surrender of Quebec, but the last minute arrival of local defenders gives them the courage to hold out. Arnold pulls back and links up with General Montgomery so that the co...
6 Jan 201928min
Episode 077: The Dunmore Proclamation and the Southern War
Virginia Governor Lord Dunmore proclaims that slaves who abandon their rebel masters and join the British army can earn their freedom. Dunmore attempts to recruit a loyalist army of both black and whi...
30 Des 201828min
