13 (Second Edition): The Battle of the Chesapeake & the World Turns Upside Down at Yorktown

History That Doesn't Suck

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🗓️ 13 January 2025

⏱️ 67 minutes

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"The British officers in general behaved like boys who had been whipped at school.” This is the story of the beginning of the Revolution's end. Following Lord Cornwallis’ vow to take the fight to Virginia, infamous Lieutenant Colonel Tarleton raids Charlottesville, takes a few legislators captive, and forces Governor Thomas Jefferson to flee. Tom only escapes because of the brave ride of the “Paul Revere of the South,” Jack Jouett. Our French friend Lafayette is also on the run, always just a couple of cheeky steps ahead of Lord Cornwallis’ armies. Meanwhile, George Washington is facing down a mutiny in the north. The grievances that led to this insubordination are piling up, and though the mutiny is quickly suppressed, the challenges of feeding, clothing, and paying the army remain. However, the situation is about to improve drastically; George is about to receive the resources he needs, but not from Congress. From France. French allies, including new friends like General Rochambeau and Vice Admiral de Grasse, are ready to give George some serious support... enough support that the Americans just might turn the world upside down. ____ 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 Audacy media network. Interested in advertising on the History That Doesn't Suck? Contact Audacyinc.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:00.0	It's a hot summer's night. Between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. Sunday, June 3, 1781. Captain Jack Jewett Jr., or just Jack, as he's known, to distinguish him from his father, is at the Cuckoo Tavern in Louisa, Virginia.
1:09.0	What brings this young Virginian and militia officer here tonight, and whether he's dining
1:14.4	or just enjoying an ale, we don't know.
1:16.9	But regardless of those details, he soon takes note of some British soldiers.
1:21.8	Does a group of them come into the tavern for a dram?
1:24.7	Does Jack spy the total British force of 180 dragoons and 70 mounted infantry from a
1:30.0	window? These and other versions will long be passed on, but somehow the athletic, towering
1:35.9	Virginian, learns that this sizable band of redcoats, led by the dreaded Lieutenant Colonel
1:41.4	Bannister Tarleton, is passing through town and in a hurry.
1:46.1	Well, that's enough information for Jack to figure out what they're up to. They must be going
1:51.5	to Charlottesville. Since the traitorous general Benedict Arnold's forces put the capital of
1:56.6	Richmond to the torch in January, Charlottesville is where the Virginia government is meeting
2:01.1	tomorrow.
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