Episode 056: The Shot Heard 'Round the World
The Siege of Boston begins as soon as the regulars retreat back to Boston following the battles at Lexington and Concord. The New England Provincial army springs up overnight from minutemen and militi...
5 Elo 201827min
Episode 055: British Retreat from Lexington and Concord
By the afternoon of April 19, 1775, having completed his search and destroy mission to Concord. Lt. Col. Smith finds himself facing a twenty mile gauntlet back to Boston. Thousands of angry militia st...
29 Heinä 201824min
Episode 054: British Advance on Lexington and Concord
On the evening of April 18, 1775, Lt. Col. Smith leaves Boston via Charlestown. His goal is to seize and destroy munitions in Concord. Delays prevent his force from leaving Charlestown before Paul Rev...
22 Heinä 201821min
Episode 053: Paul Revere Rides
As Gen. Gage prepares to deploy a brigade of regulars to Concord, the Patriots activate their warning system. Joseph Warren deploys William Dawes and Paul Revere to alert countryside. The riders alert...
15 Heinä 201821min
Episode 052: Salem Alarm & Hearts and Minds
In February 1775, Gage attempts to grab a cache of Patriot cannon in Salem. Col. Alexander Leslie leads a regiment of regulars on what is supposed to be a surprise sail up the coast and a fast dash to...
8 Heinä 201822min
Episode 051: The Portsmouth Alarm
By the end of 1774 Britain had banned all munitions imports to the colonies. After fearing that the British Navy might seize munitions at Fort William and Mary in New Hampshire. Paul Revere rides from...
1 Heinä 201821min
Episode 050: Britain Prepares for War
In late 1774, Prime Minister North calls for early elections. This results in a solid majority in favor of getting tough on the colonies. In reaction to the First Continental Congress' call for econom...
24 Kesä 201821min
Episode 049: The Provincial Congress of Massachusetts
Gen. Gage retreats with his regulars into Boston in the summer of 1774. Patriots take control of all of the rest of Massachusetts. They form their own government, independent of royal authority. The P...
17 Kesä 201821min
