Key Battles of the Revolutionary War

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The Revolutionary War started when a few colonists fired their muskets against the British Empire, then the world's military superpower. It ended—against all reasonable expectations— with an independent American and the ideas of liberty and self-governance spreading across the globe. All that happened because the rebels won the major battles. This podcast dives deep into each of them.

03/04/2020

Prologue to Key Battles of the Revolutionary War

A couple of announcements from host Scott Rank. He tells you what this series will be about and where to find his main podcast History Unplugged (http://historyunpluggedpodcast.com).

1 min
03/05/2020

The World of the American Revolution

Grab your musket and your portion of rum, Yankee, because we have a war to fight! James Early returns to the History Unplugged Podcast to kick off a massive series called Key Battles of the Revolutionary War. We get in-depth into the battles that...

41 min
03/06/2020

Background to the War

Our series is picking up steam as we jump to the years immediately prior to the Shot Heard ‘Round the World. James and Scott discuss the interregnum between the French-Indian War and the Revolutionary War, the Sugar Act (1764), the Stamp Act (1765),...

52 min
03/07/2020

Lexington and Concord

The Battles of Lexington and Concord were of minor military significance but of world-historical importance in the modern era. They were the first military engagements of the Revolutionary War, marking the outbreak of armed conflict between Great...

1h 3m
03/08/2020

Sidetrack Episode: British and Continental Soldiers

The Continental Army and the British Army were significantly different in their organizational structure, levels of experience, and funding. The Continental Army was an undisciplined, unprepared fighting force with makeshift uniforms and sloppy...

54 min
03/09/2020

Bunker Hill (1/2)

With the Revolutionary War turning from cold to hot, the British made plans to send troops from Boston to break the Colonials’ siege of that city and occupy the surrounding hills. About one thousand militiamen fortified Breed’s Hill to prepare for the...

43 min
03/10/2020

Bunker Hill (2/2)

“Don't fire till you see the whites of their eyes!” — famous words, and smart strategy for using terribly inaccurate muskets, but what were the conditions that gave rise to that advice? Find out in this episode, as the Battle of Bunker hill wraps up.

50 min
03/11/2020

The Quebec Campaign

The Continental Army thought they could rally the French-speaking residents of Canada in their uprising against the British. Such thinking led to the Quebec Campaign. Although a major defeat for the Americans, it showed the dogged determinism of...

43 min

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331 Ratings

Easy Listen

Apr 21

afoxcreative

A good, easy listen. I’d love to hear some things in more detail but it’s enjoyable overall and I like the casual tone.
Late arrival

Oct 11

TheRealQuailman

Found this podcast several years after it’s beginning but it’s overall a great listen…save for one, immensely irritating aspect: they eat and drink throughout. You constantly hear chewing, swallowing and various mouth noises that really detract from the topic at hand. Impossible to ignore.
Good

07/05/2023

zxbdhshayhe

Very good
Excellent deep dive!

07/20/2023

fitzfan12

I only award 4 stars because George Washington himself does not have a podcast…at least none that I know of ;). Easy to follow and entertaining , a lot of background about what it was like to be a patriot at this time and very even handed. No political biases, just history.

The Revolutionary War started when a few colonists fired their muskets against the British Empire, then the world's military superpower. It ended—against all reasonable expectations— with an independent American and the ideas of liberty and self-governance spreading across the globe. All that happened because the rebels won the major battles. This podcast dives deep into each of them.