Over the winter of 1775-76, the Ministry in Britain decides to use overwhelming force to put an end to colonial resistance. The King refuses to receive the Olive Branch Petition makes clear that he supports Parliament in this fight and calls for the use of force to suppress colonial treason. He also starts recruiting German speaking mercenaries to supplement the British Army. The ministry also dumps General Gage and Secretary Dartmouth, replacing them with General Howe and Secretary Germain. The ministry also implements a blockade of North America.
Meanwhile France begins to pay attention to the rebellion. It sends its first unofficial envoy to Philadelphia to see if it makes sense to provide some covert assistance.
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ARP310 Gnadenhutten Massacre
ARP309 North Government Falls
ARP308 McDougall Court Martial
ARP307 Congress After Yorktown
ARP306 War in India
ARP305 Siege of Menorca
ARP304 Jacksonborough Assembly
ARP303 John's Island
ARP302 Cloud's Creek Massacre
ARP301 The Evacuation of Wilmington
ARP300 Surrender at Yorktown
ARP299 The Siege of Yorktown
ARP298 Battle of the Capes
ARP297 March to Yorktown
ARP296 Eutaw Springs
ARP295 New London Raid
AR-SP24 Washington’s Marines
ARP294 Dogger Bank
AR-SP23 An American Triumph with Tom Hand
ARP293 Isaac Hayne
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