ARP159 Battle of the Clouds

American Revolution Podcast

Michael Troy

History, Education

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 July 2020

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Following the American loss at Brandywine, Congress reevaluates its officers. At the same time, Gen. Washington prepares to rally for the next confrontation. The Continentals and British advance on each other near White Horse Tavern. As they prepare for a major battle, a terrible rain storm floods the field and damages most of the gunpowder. General Washington uses the opportunity to pull back across the Schuylkill river for a final defense of Philadelphia. Visit my site at https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com for more text, pictures, maps, and sources on this topic. Book Recommendation of the Week: The Philadelphia Campaign 1777-1778, by Stephen R. Taaffe. Online Recommendation of the Week: Ecelbarger, Gary “Aggressive Minded Gamblers: Washington, Howe, and the Days between Battles, September 12-16, 1777, Journal of the American Revolution, March 10, 2020: https://allthingsliberty.com/2020/03/aggressive-minded-gamblers-washington-howe-and-the-days-between-battles-september-12-16-1777 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an Airwave Media Podcast.
0:04.0	Hello! Hello and thank you for joining the American Revolution.
0:18.7	This week episode 159, the Battle of the Clouds. The last week I covered the Battle of the Clouds.
0:23.6	Last week I covered the Battle of Brandywine, which was the major battle that both sides
0:28.8	had hoped would be decisive.
0:31.5	General Washington had hoped to halt the British advance on Philadelphia.
0:36.0	General Howell had hoped to wipe away the American rebels and take their capital.
0:41.0	Howell won the battle and forced the Continental's to retreat, but he did not capture the enemy
0:46.3	army.
0:48.3	Washington and the bulk of his soldiers escaped to fight another day. Following the battle, General Howe made no real effort to follow up
0:56.4	and crush his opponent. Instead, the British and Heshin soldiers remained in camp near Brandywine Battlefield for five days.
1:05.3	Remember, the British had only landed in Maryland a little over two weeks earlier.
1:10.5	Most of the soldiers were sick or out of shape after being kept aboard ship for six weeks.
1:16.0	Most of their horses had died and the remainder were in terrible condition.
1:21.0	After fighting a major battle, Howe did not want to push his men too hard.
1:27.1	Although Howe had tried to put a stop to looting in hopes of winning over the local
1:31.2	populace, he was fighting losing battle. At least two British
1:35.9	soldiers were executed in the days after the battle for looting and marauding.
1:41.1	The British Army did spend time looking for American soldiers in hiding and also for stashed supplies.
1:48.0	They also commandeer necessary food, horses, and anything else the army needed from the local population.
1:56.5	General Hal deployed General James Grant with a couple of regiments to look for American
2:01.4	stragglers during the continental retreat.
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