Episode 067: Washington Takes Command

American Revolution Podcast

Michael Troy

History, Education

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2018

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Newly appointed General George Washington arrives in Cambridge to take command of what is now the Continental Army. He is shocked by the lack of discipline and the fact that his army has almost no ammunition. He quietly attempts to rebuild his army and collect more arms and ammunition. His hopes of a quick and successful offensive against the regulars on Boston are quickly dashed. 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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0:33.3	Hello. Hello, and thank you for joining the American Revolution.
0:48.0	Today, episode 67, Washington Takes Command.
0:53.6	A few weeks ago I discussed the Continental Congress's decision to create a continental
0:58.8	army and appoint George Washington as its commander-in-chief.
1:03.0	Before Washington could take charge,
1:06.0	the Provincial Army fought the Battle of Bunker Hill
1:09.0	that I discussed for the last two weeks.
1:11.0	With that battle over, I'm going to pick up the story of
1:14.2	Washington taking command of the new Continental Army.
1:17.8	The Continental Congress had voted to create the Continental Army
1:22.2	on June 14, 1775.
1:26.2	It then appointed George Washington
1:28.1	to be the new commander the following day, June 15th.
1:32.3	Now that was two days before Bunker Hill. Word of the new commander did not
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