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This week, episode 246, mutiny of the Connecticut line.

For the last few episodes we've been looking at events in other parts of the world.

We last left the Continental Army back in episode 2.42, where they were enduring the most brutal winter of war

while encamped at Morristown, New Jersey, and were still finding opportunities to attack

the British in New York City. As Spring finally came in 1780,

the focus on trying to survive the winter could turn to a new focus on how to begin the new fighting season.

One of the bright spots for General Washington was the return of the Marquis de Lafayette.

Recall that Lafayette had returned to France more than a year earlier in early 1779.

The young general had spent its time in Europe trying to encourage the king to provide more support

for the continental Army and also trying to encourage a

French invasion of England. After the invasion of England fell apart, the French Ministry agreed to send an army to America.

Lafayette lobbied hard to lead that army.

The Minister of War, however, did not think the 21-year-old officer was ready for such a command.

Although Lafayette was a major general in the Continental Army, he had left France three years

earlier as a captain who was not even on active duty.

Now his success in America had permitted him to purchase a currency in the King's

Dragoon's at the cost of 80,000 levers. This also put him back on the active list for the French

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