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American Revolution Podcast

ARP187 Evacuation of Philadelphia

American Revolution Podcast

Michael Troy

History, Education

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

The British Army evacuates Philadelphia on June 18, 1778, abandoning many loyalist residents, and a city devastated by nearly nine months of occupation. Visit my site at blog.AmRevPodcast.com for more text, pictures, maps, and sources on this topic. Book Recommendation of the Week: Revolutionary Princeton 1774-1783, by William L. Kidder Online Recommendation of the Week: Assessment of Damages Done by the British Troops during the Occupation of Philadelphia, 1777-1778 https://archive.org/details/jstor-20085980 Follow the podcast on Twitter @AmRevPodcast Join the Facebook group, or follow the Facebook Page for American Revolution Podcast:  American Revolution Podcast mail list: https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy Support this podcast on Patreon or via PayPal. Find more books at https://bookshop.org/shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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land to financial services. Hello and thank you for joining the American Revolution.

0:47.0

Today episode 187 the evacuation of Philadelphia.

0:54.7

As I have discussed over multiple episodes,

0:57.4

General William Howe's major initiative for 1777

1:01.5

was the capture of Philadelphia.

1:04.1

As was his usual practice, I went about the process slowly and methodically, leaving New York

1:10.4

in July.

1:12.3

Then he sailed down to the Chesapeake and March north to

1:15.2

Philadelphia fighting several battles before finally entering the city two

1:20.0

and a half months later in late September.

1:23.8

He then had to spend even more time defending the city against attacks and clearing out defenses

1:29.0

along the Delaware River to allow the Navy to link up with the city and bring in supplies.

1:34.8

Philadelphia was as close as the Patriots had to a national capital.

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