Key Battles of the Revolutionary War

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Key Battles of the Revolutionary War

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.

  1. Prologue to Key Battles of the Revolutionary War

    04.03.2020

    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 мин.
  2. The World of the American Revolution

    05.03.2020

    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 мин.
  3. Background to the War

    06.03.2020

    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 мин.
  4. Lexington and Concord

    07.03.2020

    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...

    1 ч. 3 мин.
  5. Sidetrack Episode: British and Continental Soldiers

    08.03.2020

    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 мин.
  6. Bunker Hill (1/2)

    09.03.2020

    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 мин.
  7. Bunker Hill (2/2)

    10.03.2020

    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 мин.
  8. The Quebec Campaign

    11.03.2020

    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 мин.
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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.

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