Rev250-043 Raid on Bristol, RI

American Revolution Podcast

Michael Troy

Education, History

4.6 • 938 Ratings

🗓️ 8 October 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Faced with the need to feed the British Army at Boston, the British Navy must raid costal cities to obtain food from a hostile populous. On October 7-8, 1775 the British attack Bristol Rhode Island, demanding cattle and sheep if the inhabitants want the bombardment to end. For more context, check out Episode 74 of the American Revolution Podcast. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2018/12/episode-074-occupied-boston-1775.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an Airwave Media podcast.
0:04.6	Hello, and thanks for joining Revolution 250, where we look at events that took place 250 years ago this week.
0:13.1	This is from the American Revolution podcast, just a short bonus episode to remind you about these important anniversaries from the Revolutionary War.
0:22.6	This week, we remember the British attack on Bristol, Rhode Island, on October 7th and 8th, 1775.
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1:38.8	Revolution podcast. During the siege of Boston in 1775 and 76, the British Army was trapped inside the city of Boston,
1:49.1	surrounded by a hostile and much larger army. Soldiers could not plunder the countryside
1:54.6	for the necessary food and supplies needed to sustain the army. Instead, they primarily relied on the British Navy, which controlled
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