American Revolution Podcast

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ARP286 Sumter's Law Oct 30, 2023

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General Thomas Sumter struggles to rebuild an army that can defeat the British in South Carolina and Georgia.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: Slavery and Freedom in the American Revolution, by Ira Berlin (ed).

Online Recommendation of the Week: Life of Maj. Gen. Henry Lee & Life of Gen. Thomas Sumter, by Cecil Harltey: https://archive.org/details/lifeofmajgenhenr00hart

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ARP285 Hobkirk Hill Oct 22, 2023

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In May, 1781, after the British army under General Cornwallis retreats to the coast of North Carolina. General Greene's Continentals, supported by local militia attack British outposts in South Carolina at Fort Watson and Fort Motte, and due battle with the British under Lord Rawdon at Hobkirk Hill.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: William Washington, American Light Dragoon: A Continental Cavalry Leader in the War of Independence, by Daniel Murphy.

Online Recommendation of the Week: Colonel John Gunby of the Maryland line: being some account of his contribution to American liberty,

by A.A. Gunby: https://archive.org/details/coloneljohngunby00gunb

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ARP284 Pensacola Oct 15, 2023

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In the spring of 1781, the Spanish Army under Bernardo de Gálvez lays siege to the British at Fort George under General John Campbell.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: The Longest Siege of the American Revolution: Pensacola, by Wesley S Odom

Online Recommendation of the Week: Farmar, Robert, Journal of the siege of Pensacola from the enemy's first appearing: March 9 to May 10, 1781. https://archive.org/details/journalofsiegeof00farm

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ARP283 Petersburg Oct 08, 2023

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In the spring of 1781, the British deploy a larger army under General William Phillips to Virginia. Phillips and Benedict Arnold move on Petersburg with the intent of entering and occupying Richmond.

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Book Recommendation of the Week:

Ward, Harry M. Richmond during the Revolution, 1775-83, by Harry Ward (borrow on archive.org).

Online Recommendation of the Week: Letter From George Washington to Lund Washington, 30 April 1781, Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/99-01-02-05583

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ARP282 Lafayette in Virginia Oct 01, 2023

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Following the British raid on Richmond by in early 1781, the Americans target its commander, former American General Benedict Arnold. Washington deploys General Lafayette to check the British in Virginia. Lafayette has trouble getting his army into the state, and gets no help from Governor Jefferson or other leaders in Virginia.

After the French lose a naval battle off the Virginia coast, the British position becomes more secure. British General William Phillips brings a larger army into the state with hopes of taking control.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: General Von Steuben, by John M. Palmer (borrow on archive.org)

Online Recommendation of the Week: The Life of Major-General Peter Muhlenberg, of the Revolutionary Army: https://archive.org/details/lifemajgenpeter00muhlrich

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ARP281 Ratifying the Articles of Confederation Sep 17, 2023

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In the spring of 1781, Congress sets up executive departments, run by secretaries, to help manage the government. It also finally convinces Maryland to ratify the Articles of Confederation. The British reveal letters from Silas Deane arguing that Congress should give up on independence.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: The Articles of Confederation: An Interpretation of the Social-Constitutional History of the American Revolution, 1774-1781, by Merrill Jensen

Online Recommendation of the Week: Silas Deane’s intercepted letters: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=evans;idno=N13851.0001.001

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AR-SP22 John Paul Jones by Shipwrecks and Seadogs Sep 10, 2023

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In this special episode we hear from podcaster Rich Napolitano from Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs. He discusses the life of John Paul Jones.

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ARP280 Guilford Courthouse Sep 03, 2023

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In March 1781, General Nathanael Greene returns his Continental Army to North Carolina for a showdown with the British under General Charles Cornwallis. The two armies meet on the battlefield at Guilford Courthouse.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: Battle of Guilford Courthouse: A Most Desperate Engagement, by John Maass

Online Recommendation of the Week: The Battle of Guilford Courthouse, by Charles E. Hatch.

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AR-SP21 France and the Revolution, with Grey History Aug 27, 2023

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William Clark of the Grey History Podcast, and Michael Troy of the American Revolution Podcast discuss France's role in the American Revolution, and the American response to the French Revolution.

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ARP279 Race to the Dan Aug 20, 2023

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In early 1781, the British army under General Cornwallis chases the Continentals under General Greene across North Carolina toward the Dan River and Virginia.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: To the End of the World: Nathanael Greene, Charles Cornwallis, and the Race to the Dan, by Andrew Waters.

Online Recommendation of the Week: Peterson, Bruce L. “The Importance of a Small Skirmish During the Race to the Dan” Journal of the American Revolution, Sept. 1, 2021. https://allthingsliberty.com/2021/09/the-importance-of-a-small-skirmish-during-the-race-to-the-dan

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