Episode 061: The Battle of Chelsea Creek
In the first weeks of the Siege of Boston in 1775, the Provincial Army appears to be more of a disorganized mob than an army. Men do not obey officers. Units from one colony would not obey orders from...
9 Sep 201827min
Episode 060: Securing Lake Champlain
Following Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen's capture of Fort Ticonderoga, Arnold seizes several ships and attacks Fort St. Jean in Quebec. With the captured ships, he forms his own navy on Lake Champla...
2 Sep 201827min
Episode 059: Taking Fort Ticonderoga
Benedict Arnold develops a plan to capture Fort Ticonderoga in New York in order to get cannon for Boston. Before leaving for Massachusetts, he tells several men in his home colony of Connecticut abou...
26 Aug 201825min
Episode 058: Slavery and Liberty
For most of the colonial period, slavery is surprisingly uncontroversial. As the American Revolution begins, colonists start to question the institution of slavery In the north, broad acceptance of s...
19 Aug 201827min
Episode 057: Regulars and Provincials
As the Siege of Boston opens in 1775, this episode takes a look at the command structure and life as a British Regular, and compares that to the Provincial army of militiamen around Boston. Visit my s...
12 Aug 201826min
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 Aug 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 Jul 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 Jul 201821min
