9 (Second Edition): 1777—The Battle of Princeton, the Saratoga Campaign, & the Battles of Brandywine & Germantown

History That Doesn't Suck

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🗓️ 15 January 2024

⏱️ 64 minutes

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“If old England is not by this lesson taught humility, then she is an obstinate old slut, bent upon her ruin.” - Horatio Gates This is the story of 1777’s Saratoga and Philadelphia campaigns. Playboy and playwright General "Gentleman Johnny" Burgoyne is leading a Canadian-based invasion of upstate New York–and it's a tale of egos. From Britain’s Gentleman Johnny to America’s Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnold, a lot of Generals are looking out for "number one." But Saratoga is more than that; its outcome will help Ben Franklin score a full-on military alliance avec la France. Meanwhile, George Washington is doing a dance with General Sir William Howe in PA. George loses battles; Howe loses his dog. And as the year’s end arrives, the towering Virginian is once again being doubted and facing yet another demoralizing winter’s camp at Valley Forge. ___ 2 Ways to dive deeper into History That Doesn’t Suck Join our growing Facebook community Become part of the HTDS Patreon family Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:41.8	forward slash history that doesn't suck. It's early morning, January 3rd, 1777, and General George Washington's 4,500 poorly dressed,
1:02.3	sometimes shoeless soldiers, are marching along an icy but thawing
1:06.1	country road in New Jersey. They've been doing so for six or seven hours. See, yesterday, while in Kent just south of Trenton and on the south side of the Asampine
1:16.8	Creek, the Continental Commander noticed that a sizable Redco army commanded by Lord Cornwallis, whose leave for England has been cancelled thanks to the Patriots Christmas
1:26.0	victory right here last week, was entering the town.
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