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This food, and then there's Baker's super foods. Hello and thank you for joining the American Revolution.

This week, episode 199, Little Egg Harbor and Pulaski's Legion.

Last week I talked about the fighting around New York City,

as the British under the command of General Sir Henry Clinton consolidated their position and shipped off soldiers to other parts of the empire.

The Ministry in London had ordered an end to major combat operations in the region, but expected the Army and Navy to continue

its coastal raids. The British Navy would take a primary role in the strategy of coastal raids. The naval commander in North America,

Admiral Richard Howe, was not really interested in doing this. Lord Howe had been

reluctant to take command in North America back in early 1776.

In Parliament he had opposed British policies toward the colonies.

The only reason he did take command there was that his brother, General William Howe, was in command of the Army in North America.

And also because the ministry agreed to allow both of the HAL brothers to act as peace commissioners and

try to negotiate a diplomatic end to the hostilities. The peace negotiations

of course had been a complete failure even after the ministry sent the Carlisle Commission with far broader authority to concede some political power to the Americans.

By the fall of 1778 Admiral Howe's brother had been recalled to London

and replaced by General Clinton. A like his brother, Admiral Howe saw the mission as a failure and that it would never succeed because the

Ministry would not commit enough resources. Admiral Hal had submitted a request to resign

back in November 1777 shortly after his brother General Howell had submitted his own resignation.

After his brother went home in June of 1778, Admiral Howell was looking for an opportunity to follow.

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