American Revolution Podcast

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ARP189 Battle of Monmouth Feb 21, 2021

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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. General Washington arrives on the field to turn around the army and force the British from the field.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: Fatal Sunday: George Washington, the Monmouth Campaign, and the Politics of Battle, by Lender & Stone

Online Recommendation of the Week: Mark Lender and Christian McBurney discuss Monmouth on History Author Talks: https://youtu.be/xmfUau-lFHA

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AR-SP07 Larry Kidder - Revolutionary Princeton Feb 18, 2021

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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.

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ARP188 Pursuit Across New Jersey Feb 14, 2021

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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.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: A Handsome Flogging: The Battle of Monmouth, June 28, 1778, by William R. Griffith

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ARP187 Evacuation of Philadelphia Feb 07, 2021

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The British Army evacuates Philadelphia on June 18, 1778, abandoning many loyalist residents, and a city devastated by nearly nine months of occupation.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: Revolutionary Princeton 1774-1783, by William L. Kidder

Online Recommendation of the Week: Assessment of Damages Done by the British Troops during the Occupation of Philadelphia, 1777-1778 https://archive.org/details/jstor-20085980

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ARP186 Carlisle Peace Commission Jan 31, 2021

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The loss at Saratoga and France's entry into the war prompts British leaders to repeal all offensive laws and send a new peace commission to America, ready to concede anything, short of full independence.

By this time, however, the Americans are unwilling to accept anything less than independence. Despites months of attempted negotiation, the Commission fails to end the war.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: Redcoats and Rebels: The American Revolution Through British Eyes, by Christopher Hibbert.

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Savage, John T. Britain’s Conciliatory Proposal of 1778: A Study in Futility, Univ. of Richmond, (Master’s Thesis) 1968: https://scholarship.richmond.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1906&context=masters-theses

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ARP185 Mount Hope Bay Raids Jan 24, 2021

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British General Robert Pigot, in command of the British garrison at Newport, deploys several raiding parties in the region to destroy American efforts to launch an attack on Newport. The British raid Warren and Bristol, Rhode Island, as well as Freetown, Massachusetts.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: A Dependent People: Newport, Rhode Island, in the Revolutionary Era, By Elaine F. Crane.

Online Recommendation of the Week: Hearts and Minds: The Political and Military Effectiveness of the Rhode Island Militia in the American Revolution: https://archive.org/details/DTIC_ADA252300

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AR-SP06 David Price John Haslet's World Jan 21, 2021

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Interview with author David Price about his new book:John Haslet's World

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ARP184 Mischianza and Barren Hill Jan 17, 2021

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Lafayette leaps ahead of other generals to take a division command in the spring of 1778. The British throw a massive party for the departing General Howe in Philadelphia. Following the party, the British learn that Lafayette has crossed the Schuylkill near Philadelphia. They mobilize the regulars and Hessians to capture the young general, but Lafayette eludes capture.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: With the British Army in Philadelphia, 1777-1778, by John W. Jackson

Online Recommendation of the Week: Strictures on the Philadelphia Mischianza or triumph upon leaving America unconquered, by Israel Mauduit: https://archive.org/details/stricturesonphil00maud

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ARP183 Doan Brothers & Crooked Billet Jan 10, 2021

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During the winter when the Continental Army regrouped at Valley Forge and the British occupied Philadelphia, Pennsylvania militia attempted to control the area in between the two armies.

At the same time, various loyalist groups attempted to assert control, or at least take advantage of weaknesses in patriot defenses. One such group was the Doan Gang, which spied for the British and embarked on a crime wave throughout Bucks County.

Late in the winter, regulars and loyalists under John Graves Simcoe attacked and dispersed the patriot militia, which was encamped at Crooked Billet.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: Hidden History of Bucks County, by Jennifer Rogers.

Online Recommendation of the Week: The Doan Outlaws, or, Bucks County's Cowboys in the Revolution, by John Rogers: https://archive.org/details/doanoutlawsorbuc00roge

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ARP182 British Occupation of Philadelphia Jan 03, 2021

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The British Army occupies Philadelphia over the winter of 1777-78. They discover that the capture of America's leading city is more trouble than it is worth.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: Sullivan, Aaron The Disaffected: Britain's Occupation of Philadelphia During the American Revolution, Univ. of Penn. Press, 2019

Online Recommendation of the Week: Sullivan, Aaron “In but not of the Revolution: Loyalty, Liberty, and the British Occupation of Philadelphia” Dissertation, Temple Univ. 2014: https://digital.library.temple.edu/digital/api/collection/p245801coll10/id/276077/download

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