American Revolution Podcast

The Continental Army cooperates with the French Navy to recapture Savannah Georgia from the British in the fall of 1779. A bloody assault on the city ends with the British holding the city, while the Americans and French withdraw. Blog https://blog. AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as pictures, and links related to this week's episode. Book Recommendation of the Week: The S...

John Paul Jones circles around the British Isles, in search of targets to attack. Frustrated by his slow ship and disobedient officers and crew, Jones fears his mission will end in failure. then, he encounters the British warship Serapis. Blog https://blog. AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as pictures, and links related to this week's episode. Book Recommendation of the Wee...

John Paul Jones spends nearly a year in France, awaiting a new ship. He finally receives a converted merchant ship, which he renames the Bonhomme Richard. The Commodore of a small fleets sets off to bring chaos to Britain while France and Spain prepare for a full-scale invasion of the island. Blog https://blog. AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as pictures, and links related...

Major Light Horse Harry Lee leads a 1779 raid on one of the few remaining British outposts in New Jersey. Blog https://blog. AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as pictures, and links related to this week's episode. Follow the podcast on Twitter @AmRevPodcast Book Recommendation of the Week: 'Light Horse Harry' Lee In the War for Independence, by Jim Piecuch and John Beakes On...

Over the summer and fall of 1779 General John Sullivan and James Clinton lead a campaign of devastation against the hostile tribes of the Iroquois Confederation in upstate New York. Blog https://blog. AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as pictures, and links related to this week's episode. Follow the podcast on Twitter @AmRevPodcast Book Recommendation of the Week: A Well-Exe...

Spain's control of the Louisiana territory remains tenuous in the years leading up to the Revolution. After Spain intercepts British orders to capture New Orleans, Spain preempts the action by capturing British forts, including Baton Rouge. Blog https://blog. AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as pictures, and links related to this week's episode. Follow the podcast on Twitte...

Interview with best selling author Andrew Roberts about his biography of King George III: The Last King of America: The Misunderstood Reign of George III, 2021. Blog https://blog. AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as pictures, and links related to this week's episode. Follow the podcast on Twitter @AmRevPodcast Join the Facebook group, American Revolution Podcast: https://ww...

The Massachusetts Militia, with assistance from the Continental Navy, attempt to dislodge a Loyalist base being established near modern day Castine, Maine. The American failure led to several courts martial, including that of Lt. Col. Paul Revere. Blog https://blog. AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as pictures, and links related to this week's episode. Follow the podcast on...

The Continentals attempt to establish a fort in the Ohio region over the winter of 1778-79. Local tribes are unhappy with the deal and after a brief siege, force the Americans to withdraw back to Fort Pitt. Blog https://blog. AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as pictures, and links related to this week's episode. Follow the podcast on Twitter @AmRevPodcast Book Recommendatio...

British General William Tryon launches a series of coastal raids in Connecticut, attacking New Haven, Fairfield, and Norwalk. Blog https://blog. AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as pictures, and links related to this week's episode. Follow the podcast on Twitter @AmRevPodcast Book Recommendations of the Week: William Tryon and the Course of Empire: A Life in British Imperia...

I speak with award winning author Joseph Ellis about his new book, The Cause: the American Revolution and its Discontents 1773-1783. Blog https://blog. AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as pictures, and links related to this week's episode. Follow the podcast on Twitter @AmRevPodcast Book: The Cause: the American Revolution and its Discontents 1773-1783. Online: https://www....

The British in New York capture Stony Point, threatening the Americans as West Point. After careful reconnaissance, General Anthony Wayne leads a surprise night attack to retake the point in July 1779. The Americans then withdraw with prisoners and the fort's contents, and allow the British to reclaim the point. Blog https://blog. AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as picture...

When the British Fleet in the West Indies moves to protect a Merchant fleet, the French take advantage of the moment to capture the islands of St. Vincent and Grenada. Blog https://blog. AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as pictures, and links related to this week's episode. Follow the podcast on Twitter @AmRevPodcast Book Recommendations of the Week: An Empire Divided: The...

As the British withdraw from Charleston back to Savannah in 1779, the Continentals and militia under General Benjamin Lincoln attack the rearguard at Stono Ferry. Royal Governor James Wright returns to Georgia. Blog https://blog. AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as pictures, and links related to this week's episode. Follow the podcast on Twitter @AmRevPodcast Book Recommend...

The American Revolution Podcast was recorded live onsite in Quakertown at the grand opening of the new Liberty & Co Store. We discuss local history, including the Walking Purchase, smuggling the liberty Bell, the Doan Gang, and Fries Rebellion.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Continental Congress uses 1779 to debate the terms of a peace treaty or compensation for the army. They have difficulty reaching any consensus. At the same time, Congress continues to emit paper Continental dollars which no one wants to accept. The ensuing inflation threatens to bring down the economy and the war effort. Blog https://blog. AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as we...

Interview with award winning author Nathaniel Philbrick. We discuss his new book, Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy. Blog https://blog. AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as pictures, and links related to this week's episode. Follow the podcast on Twitter @AmRevPodcast Book: Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy, by Nathaniel Ph...

Seeking to destroy Continental supplies, the British under Naval Captain George Collier and Army General Edward Mathew attack the Chesapeake Bay area in spring 1779. Shortly after the raids, Thomas Jefferson replaces Patrick Henry as governor of Virginia. Blog https://blog. AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as pictures, and links related to this week's episode. Follow the po...

May 1779: After American General Benjamin Lincoln moves from his base in South Carolina to reinforce August, British General Augustine Prevost takes a large foraging party of 2000 regulars into South Carolina. He hopes to collect forage and also to get Lincoln to pull back out of Georgia to protect Charleston. When Lincoln refuses to engage, the British army finds itself at the gates of Charleston...

Over much of 1779 General Arnold struggles to pay his debts, as well as keeping his new trophy wife in style. At the same time, a court martial to settle the charges against him keep being delayed. While Arnold struggles, British agents approach him with offers of money if he would assist in bringing the colonies back under royal authority. Arnold opens up negotiations with Major John André. Visit...

In April, 1779 the Continental Army destroys the villages of the Onondaga Tribe in the initial phase of a larger operation against the Iroquois. Col. Goose Van Schaick leads the raid to remove this neutral tribe as a support system for loyalist raids into upstate New York. Visit my blog at https://blog. AmRevPodcast.com for a complete transcript as well as links to other works by the author. Follo...

Spain signs the Treaty of Aranjuez with France, committing itself to war with Britain. Spain does not ally directly with the United States. It hopes to take advantage of Britain's current difficulties recover territories lost to the British, including Gibraltar, Menorca, and the Floridas. Visit my blog at https://blog. AmRevPodcast.com for a complete transcript as well as links to other works by t...

When the Chickamauga under Dragging Canoe threaten settlements in Western Virginia and North Carolina, the militia under Colonel Even Shelby raid their villages. The raiders capture tons of supplies provided by British agents and scatter the warrior army. Visit my blog at https://blog. AmRevPodcast.com for a complete transcript as well as links to other works by the author. Follow the podcast on T...

Captain Gustavus Conyngham disrupts merchant shipping around Great Britain. His efforts earn him the moniker "The Dunkirk Pirate" from the British. He is captured several times but manages to escape. Upon returning to Philadelphia, the Continental Congress challenges his credentials and confiscates his ship. Visit my blog at https://blog. AmRevPodcast.com for a complete transcript as well as links...

The British army threatens South Carolina in 1779. The Continental Congress supports a proposal to raise and army of slaves to defend the state. Visit my blog at https://blog. AmRevPodcast.com for a complete transcript as well as links to other works by the author. Follow the podcast on Twitter @AmRevPodcast Book Recommendations of the Week: John Laurens and the American Revolution, by Gregory D....