11 (Second Edition): Southern (Dis)comfort & Global Conflict in 1779

History That Doesn't Suck

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🗓️ 12 February 2024

⏱️ 62 minutes

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“I reject your proposals … and shall defend myself to the last extremity.” This Is the story of the Revolution’s new hot spot: the South. After failing to crush the rebellion in the northern or middle states, British leaders hope to score some quick victories in the South, which they believe to be more loyal. Drawing support from loyalist and enslaved Americans, this new “Southern Strategy” enjoys a strong start as Savannah falls in late 1778. Other events around the world are changing the war too. A French fleet has arrived in the Americas. Meanwhile, Spain isn’t allying with the United States but it is allying with France (it’s complicated). Battles are raging everywhere from Gibraltar, to the Caribbean, to the Atlantic, and the Frontier. But as messy and global as the war is becoming, the Southern Strategy continues forward. In the South, Polish Count Casimir Pulaski gives his life for the Patriot Cause, and soon, the Continentals will suffer their greatest setback of the entire war as the British lay siege to Charleston, South Carolina. The Americans will also mourn a slaughter near the Carolinian border at the Waxhaws. Connect with us on HTDSpodcast.com and go deep into episode bibliographies and book recommendations join discussions in our Facebook community get news and discounts from The HTDS Gazette come see a live show get HTDS merch or become an HTDS premium member for bonus episodes and other perks. HTDS is part of the Airwave Media Network. Interested in advertising on the History That Doesn't Suck? Email us at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:26.4	slash history that doesn't suck. This is the third and final of three second
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0:45.4	bi-weekly release on February 26th. It's the afternoon of December 29th, 1778, and Quamino Dolly is creeping along a thin
1:00.9	muddy footpath that cuts through a swamp just outside of Savannah, Georgia.
1:05.1	His worn-out shoes or maybe just bare feet sink into the watery earth with each step
1:10.7	allowing the cold mud to ooze between his toes.
1:14.0	It's truly unpleasant, and yet this is the only way through this surprisingly deep
1:18.9	wetland so thickly enclosed by trees, like Spanish moss-covered cypresses or swamp
1:24.0	Tupelo. This path is also a secret. In fact, you can't even see it from
1:29.4	outside the swamp and only locals know of its existence.
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