Episode 062: The Three Headed Cerberus in Boston

American Revolution Podcast

Michael Troy

History, Education

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2018

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Even before word of Lexington and Concord reached London, the Ministry decided they would need to up their game in the colonies. They did not send Gen. Gage all of the reinforcements he wanted, but they did send some soldiers and marines for the start of the 1775 fighting season. Along with them, the Ministry sent three new Major Generals to support Gage, traveling together aboard the HMS Cerberus. All three men, William Howe, Henry Clinton, and John Burgoyne would go on to play larger roles in the War. General Haldimand received orders at the same time and pack his bags to go home. Because he was senior to all three Major Generals, London did not want this foreign born general to assume command should something happen to General Gage. The Cerberus also carried news that Admiral Graves received a promotion and would have expanded duties in the colonies. With the arrival of these new soldiers, London expected more aggressive enforcement of its policies. Visit my site at https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com for more text, pictures, maps, and sources on this topic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:58.0	Today, episode 62, the Three-Heheaded Cerberus in Boston.
1:05.8	When General Gage sent his reports about the battles of Lexington and Concord to London, he
1:10.8	knew that it would be months before he could get any response.
1:14.0	His message needed weeks to cross the Atlantic.
1:18.0	Officials would then have to decide on a military or political response,
1:22.0	then send the necessary resources back across the Atlantic.
1:27.0	It would be late summer before any response from England could affect events on the ground in Massachusetts.
1:34.0	Fortunately for Gage, though, he would not have to wait nearly so long.
1:39.0	The North Ministry had second thoughts about its decision in late 1774 when it told Gage to get the job done with the men he had.
1:49.0	Other reports over the fall and winter of 74-75 made clear that trouble was brewing. While not sending the 20,000
1:57.6	men that Gage had requested, the Ministry did decide to send a large force of soldiers and Marines to supplement the regular
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