Michael Troy
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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 c
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 w
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 t
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.Blog https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete tra
At the beginning of 1782, both South Carolina and Georgia reestablish their state legislatures, primarily focused on the loyalists still in their states. General Sumter retires. John Laurens replaces Light Horse Harry Lee as the Continental Arm
As 1781 comes to an end, South Carolina militia continue their back and fort attacks. General Greene uses the Continentals to for the British to abandon John's Island, just south of Charleston.Blog https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a comp
General Alexander Leslie takes Command in Charleston. William "Bloody Bill" Cunningham goes on a rampage across South Carolina. General Nathanael Greene tightens the noose around Charleston.Blog https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a complet
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.Blog https://blog.A
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 Day The Revolution Ended: 19 October 1781, By William Hallahan.Online Recom
The Continental and French Armies lay siege to the British Army at Yorktown.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
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.Blog https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as pictures, and
ARP297 March to YorktownGeneral Washington and General Rochambeau struggle with logistical problems to get their armies from New York to Virginia.Blog https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as pictures, and link
General Greene leads the Southern Continental Army against the last British Army in South Carolina, outside of Charleston.Blog https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as pictures, and links related to this week's
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.Blog https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as
I interview Gen. Jason Bohm about his book: Washington’s Marines: The Origins of the Corps and the American Revolution, 1775-1777Go to my blog for a full transcript of this episode: https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2024/01/ar-sp24-washingtons-mar
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 recogn
Tom Hand, author of An American Triumph, and host Michael Troy discuss the American Revolution and the founding of the United States.Blog https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as pictures, and links related to t
In the summer of 1781, the British in South Carolina seek to make an example of a patriot officer who violated his oath of allegiance to the king.Blog https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as pictures, and links
In late summer 1781, General Greene rests his Continentals after hard months of fighting. General Thomas Sumter, aided by Colonels Francis Marion and Light Horse Harry Lee, attack the British at Quinby's Bridge and Shubrick's Plantation. Marion
Tory raids from Canada into New York continue as the Continentals are unable to spare any soldiers. At Governor Clinton's request, Continental Colonel Marinus Willett takes command of the New York Militia. Over the summer and fall of 1781, he a
General Washington and General Rochambeau meet in Wethersfield in May 1781 to discuss campaign goals for the fighting season. Washington insists on taking back New York City. The two armies meet just north of Manhattan in July to evaluate Briti
In the summer of 1781, after raiding Virginia, General Cornwallis obeys orders from General Clinton to retreat to the coast. General Lafayette, after getting reinforcements under General Anthony Wayne, attacks the British rear near Green Spring
After withdrawing from Guilford Courthouse, General Cornwallis moves to Wilmington, NC. Rather than chasing Greene's Continentals back south, the British opt to move north into Virginia. They take Richmond and raid Monticello and Charlottesvill
With the main southern British army under General Cornwallis in Virginia, and the next larges outpost at Camden having retreated to Charleston, General Greene targets Fort Ninety-Six in the South Carolina Backcountry.Blog https://blog.AmRevPod
General Thomas Sumter struggles to rebuild an army that can defeat the British in South Carolina and Georgia.Blog https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as pictures, and links related to this week's episode.Book
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