14 (Second Edition): The Newburgh Conspiracy and The Peace of Paris

History That Doesn't Suck

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🗓️ 27 January 2025

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“I have not only grown gray but almost blind in service to my country.” This is the story (or tale) of two cities. In Paris, Ben Franklin, John Adams, John Jay and (briefly) Henry Laurens are negotiating the terms of American independence. They know what they want, but getting there will require outmaneuvering the greatest powers on earth and defying Congress. Will they do as they’ve been instructed? Or risk it all and swing for the fence? Meanwhile, Continental Army officers in New Windsor, New York, are fed up with Congress’s broken promises. Soldiers have been waiting in vain for their payments for years—will the end of the war change anything, or will their pensions be ignored too? The beleaguered men are even considering violence… could a military coup end the American experiment before the peace treaty is even signed? Help us George Washington. You’re our only hope. ____ 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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1:09.1	It's just before noon, March 15th, 1783. We're about 60 miles up the Hudson River from still British
1:16.6	occupied New York City inside a large rectangular and wooden meeting house called the Temple of Virtue,
1:22.8	which is filled with chattering continental officers, disgruntled and angry continental officers, that is.
1:30.0	Officers prepared to march down to Philadelphia and carry out a coup against Congress
1:34.9	that would effectively eviscerate the very ideals of liberty and representative government
1:39.4	that this whole revolution is about. Yeah, no small thing. Tell you what, let's step outside for a moment
1:47.0	and I'll fill you in. Here's the deal. It's been a year and a half since the siege of Yorktown,
1:56.0	and the war is in a lower gear. The French are gone. General Rochambeau is back in France, and Vice
2:02.5	Admiral Comte de Glass has long since returned to the Caribbean, where he suffered defeat.
2:07.9	Military engagements are fewer and smaller. Notable ones in the last year include the July
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