Washington's Continentals suffer a lack of food, clothing and shelter as it struggles to get through the winter at Valley Forge. At the same time, it must contest a British move into Darby in search of forage. Captain "light horse Harry" Lee distinguishes himself during this time. Americans also capture a British ship on the Delaware river. Washington fights with Congress to get what he needs to maintain and train his army.
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Book Recommendation of the Week: Washington's Secret War: The Hidden History of Valley Forge, by Thomas Fleming.
Online Recommendation of the Week: The History of Valley Forge, by Henry Woodman: https://archive.org/details/historyofvalleyf00wood
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Episode 020: The Sugar Act & Currency Act of 1764
Episode 019: Suppressing the Indians
Episode 018: Pontiac's War
Episode 017: Parsons Cause, Bishops, and Trade
Episode 016: Treaty of Paris & Wilkes Affair
Episode 015: Cherokee Uprising, Fighting in West Indies & Spain joins the War.
Episode 014: Canada Becomes British & Britain Gets King George III
Episode 013: The Battle of Quebec
Episode 012: The Fall of Forts Duquesne, Niagara, and Carillon
Episode 011: Louisbourg, Frontenac, & Treaty of Easton
Episode 010: New British Strategy & Attack on Fort Carillon
Episode 009: Fort William Henry Massacre & Rise of William Pitt
Episode 008: Surrender of Fort Oswego
Episode 007: Acadia, Lake George, and Loudoun
Episode 006: British Take Charge: Battle of the Monongahela
Episode 005: Jumonville & Fort Necessity
Episode 004: Britain, France, and the Indians
Episode 003: British Background
Episode 002: American Background
Episode 001: Introduction
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