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American Revolution Podcast

ARP211 Winter At Middlebrook

American Revolution Podcast

Michael Troy

History, Education

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2021

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

British General William Tryon leads a raid on Horseneck Landing in Connecticut. Continental General Israel Putnam mounts a defense, then makes a daring escape. Following the raid, both armies settle into winter quarters: the British in New York City, and the Continentals in Watchung Mountains of New Jersey. Visit my blog at https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com for a complete transcript as well as links to other works by the author. Follow the podcast on Twitter @AmRevPodcast Book Recommendations of the Week: Major General Israel Putnam: Hero of the American Revolution, by Robert E. Hubbard. Online Recommendation of the Week: The Middlebrook Encampment: http://www.doublegv.com/ggv/battles/midbrk.html   Join the Facebook group, American Revolution Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/132651894048271 Join the podcast mail list: https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy ARP T-shirts and other merch: http://tee.pub/lic/AmRevPodcast Support this podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/user?u=15621839 or via PayPal http://paypal.me/AmRevPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This week episode 211 winter in Middlebrook.

1:03.8

By December of 1778, the Continental Army settled into its winter quarters around Middlebrook,

1:09.8

New Jersey.

1:11.4

The British were already behind their fixed offenses in New York City and the

1:15.4

departure in late fall of so many regulars to other parts of the Empire made it unlikely

1:21.0

that the British would attempt any more major

1:23.2

offensives like the grand forage into Bergen County that I discussed in an

1:27.9

earlier episode. Although the lines between the two armies that winter

1:32.1

were relatively quiet, both sides did send out smaller

1:36.1

raiding parties from time to time. British Major General William Tryon was one of the more active officers.

1:43.6

Tryon, you may recall, had been a royal governor of North Carolina and then New York before

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