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American Revolution Podcast

American Revolution Podcast explores the events of the American Revolution, from beginning to end. It publishes weekly. Be sure to check out the related blog for access to pictures, maps, and links to more useful information on each week’s episode. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com

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ARP301 Evacuation of Wilmington Mar 03, 2024

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British efforts to hold North Carolina lead to loyalist David Fanning kidnapping the patriot Governor Thomas Burke. New of the British surrender at Yorktown arrives with orders for British Regulars to evacuate to Charleston.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: Nothing But Blood and Slaughter: The Revolutionary War in the Carolinas, Vol 3, by Patrick O'Kelly

Online Recommendation of the Week: The Narrative of Colonel David Fanning: https://archive.org/details/toryintherevolu00fannrich

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ARP300 Surrender at Yorktown Feb 25, 2024

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Book Recommendation of the Week: The Day The Revolution Ended: 19 October 1781, By William Hallahan.

Online Recommendation of the Week: The Campaign in Virginia, 1781: an exact reprint of six rare pamphlets on the Clinton-Cornwallis controversy... https://archive.org/details/campaigninvirgin01stevrich

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ARP299 Siege of Yorktown Feb 18, 2024

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The Continental and French Armies lay siege to the British Army at Yorktown.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: The Battle of Yorktown, 1781: A Reassessment, by John D. Granger.

Online Recommendation of the Week: March to Victory: Washington, Rochambeau and the Yorktown Campaign of 1781: https://history.army.mil/html/books/rochambeau/CMH_70-104-1.pdf

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ARP298 Battle of the Capes Feb 11, 2024

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The French Fleet under Admiral De Grasse, and the British Fleet under Admiral Graves battle for control of the waters around Yorktown in September 1781.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: In the Hurricane’s Eye: The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown, by Nathaniel Philbrick.

Online Recommendation of the Week: Battle of Chesapeake Bay: https://morethannelson.com/battle-chesapeake-bay-5-september-1781

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ARP297 March to Yorktown Feb 04, 2024

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ARP297 March to Yorktown

General Washington and General Rochambeau struggle with logistical problems to get their armies from New York to Virginia.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: The Campaign that Won America, by Burke Davis. (borrow on archive.org)

Online Recommendation of the Week: Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route: https://w3r-us.org

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ARP296 Eutaw Springs Jan 28, 2024

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General Greene leads the Southern Continental Army against the last British Army in South Carolina, outside of Charleston.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: Eutaw Springs: The Final Battle of the American Revolution’s Summer Campaign, by Robert Dunkerly, Robert & Irene Boland

Online Recommendation of the Week: The History of South Carolina in the Revolution, 1780-1783, by Edward McCrady: https://archive.org/details/southcarolina00mccrrich

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ARP295 New London Raid Jan 21, 2024

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In September, 1781, Benedict Arnold leads a fleet from New York City to New London, Connecticut. His British forces burn the town and massacre the defenders of Fort Griswold.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: The Man in the Mirror: A Life of Benedict Arnold, Clare Brandt.

Online Recommendation of the Week: The Battle of Groton Heights: A Collection of Narratives, Official Reports, Records, &c., of the Storming of Fort Griswold, and the Burning of New London by British Troops, Under the Command of Brig.-Gen. Benedict Arnold, on the sixth of September, 1781: https://archive.org/details/battlegroton00harrrich

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AR-SP24 Washington's Marines with Jason Bohm Jan 14, 2024

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I interview Gen. Jason Bohm about his book: Washington’s Marines: The Origins of the Corps and the American Revolution, 1775-1777

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Washington’s Marines: The Origins of the Corps and the American Revolution, 1775-1777, By Jason Bohm (Savas Beatie, 2023).

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ARP294 Dogger Bank Jan 07, 2024

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In the summer of 1781, the British and Dutch Navies do battle in the English Channel. Parliament is still confident that it can outlast its enemies. European leaders attempt to get the combatants to negotiate a peace, that may or may not recognize American independence.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: The American Revolution and the Habsburg Monarchy, by Jonathan Singerton (also on archive.org).

Online Recommendation of the Week: The Battle of the Doggersbank – 5 August 1781: https://morethannelson.com/battle-doggersbank-5-august-1781

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AR-SP23 American Triumph with Tom Hand Dec 31, 2023

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Tom Hand, author of An American Triumph, and host Michael Troy discuss the American Revolution and the founding of the United States.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: Hand, Tom An American Triumph: America's Founding Era Through the Lives of Ben Franklin, George Washington, and John Adams, Americana Corner Press, 2023.

Online Recommendation of the Week: www.americanacorner.com

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