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ARP314 The Great Seal Jun 02, 2024

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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-American relations in light of continuing money problems. George Washington adopts new badges for the army, including the Purple Heart.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: The Eagle and the Shield: A History of the Great Seal of the United States, by Richard S Patterson & Richardson Dougall (also available on Archive.org).

Online Recommendation of the Week: Great Seal: greatseal.com

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ARP313 Crawford Expedition May 26, 2024

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In the spring of 1782, Colonel William Crawford leads an army of Pennsylvania Militia into Ohio Territory to destroy Indian villages.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: The Battle of Upper Sandusky, 1782, by Eric Sterner.

Online Recommendation of the Week: Narratives of a late expedition against the Indians: with an account of the barbarous execution of Col. Crawford, https://archive.org/details/narrativesoflate00brac

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ARP312 Huddy-Asgill Affair May 19, 2024

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Desperate actions by militia in 1782 regarding the murder of prisoners forces Washington to make a controversial decision.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: The Charles Asgill Affair: Setting the Record Straight, by Anne Ammundsen.

Online Recommendation of the Week: History of Chatham, New Jersey: https://archive.org/details/historyofchatham00vand

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ARP311 Battle of the Saintes May 11, 2024

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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 Rodney and Admiral Hood join together to defeat the French fleet at the battle of the Saintes. Just as that battle is coming to an end, the Spanish, using American privateers capture the Bahamas.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: Rodney and the Breaking of the Line, by Peter Trew.

Online Recommendation of the Week: The Life and Correspondence of the Late Admiral Lord Rodney, Vol. 2, edited by Godfrey Mundy: https://archive.org/details/lifecorresponden02munduoft

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ARP310 Gnadenhutten Massacre May 05, 2024

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In March 1782, American militia destroy a Moravian Christian community of white settlers and Indians living in Ohio.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: David Zeisberger: A Life Among the Indians, by Earl Olmstead (borrow on Archive.org).

Online Recommendation of the Week: Zeisberger, David Diary of David Zeisberger, a Moravian missionary among the Indians of Ohio, Vol. 1: https://archive.org/details/diaryofdavidzeis01zeis_0 and Vol 2: https://archive.org/details/diaryofdavidzeis02zeis_0

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ARP309 North Government Falls Apr 28, 2024

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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 recognizing American Independence and ending the war.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: Lord North, by W. Barring Pemberton (borrow on Archive.org).

Online Recommendation of the Week: The Correspondence of King George the Third with Lord North, Vol. 2: https://archive.org/details/correspondencek01nortgoog

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ARP308 McDougall Court Martial Apr 21, 2024

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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. Continental General Alexander McDougall faces a court martial.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: American Revolutionary: A Biography of General Alexander McDougall, by William MacDougall.

Online Recommendation of the Week: “General Orders, 28 August 1782,” Founders Online, National Archives [findings of court martial], https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/99-01-02-09275

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ARP307 Congress After Yorktown Apr 14, 2024

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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 who create a rudimentary executive branch with almost no power. British loyalist attempt to steal embarrassing and confidential records from the State House (Independence Hall).

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Book Recommendation of the Week: The Perils of Peace: America's Struggle for Survival After Yorktown, by Thomas Fleming.

Online Recommendation of the Week: Narrative of the Exertions and Sufferings of Lieut. James Moody, in Cause of Government Since the Year 1776, by James Moody: https://archive.org/details/narrativeofexert00mood

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ARP306 War in India Apr 07, 2024

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In 1781 and 1782, Britain battles the Kingdom of Mysore, headed by Hyder Ali in southern India. At the same time, Britain takes colonies from France and the Netherlands. French and British Navies fight multiple battles offshore for control of the subcontinent.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: The Dutch East India Company and Mysore, 1762-1790, by Jan Van Lohuizen,

Online Recommendation of the Week: Mill, James The History of British India, Vol. 4, https://archive.org/details/historyofbritish04milliala

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ARP305 Siege of Menorca Mar 31, 2024

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In 1781, A Spanish fleet, backed by the French Navy, takes the island of Menorca in the Mediterranean. The British garrison on the island holds out at Fort St. Phillip until early 1782.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: Freedom: The Enduring Importance of the American Revolution, by Jack D. Warren Jr.

Online Recommendation of the Week: Life of General the Hon. James Murray, a builder of Canada, by Reginald Mahon: https://archive.org/details/lifeofgeneralhon0000maho

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