As the British Army sweeps across New Jersey, it captures Signer Richard Stockton and General Charles Lee.
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Book Recommendation of the Week: Charles Lee: Self Before Country, by Dominick Mazzagetti
Online Recommendation of the Week: Facebook Group American History Fanatics: https://www.facebook.com/groups/887419261386444
Washington completes his retreat to Pennsylvania by early December 1776. The British slowly force the march but do not attempt to capture the Continentals. Washington's subordinate generals fail to come to his assistance. He discovers his own personal aid has lost faith in his leadership.
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Book Recommendation of the Week: The Long Retreat: The Calamitous Defense of New Jersey, 1776 by Arthur S Lefkowitz.
Online Recommendation of the Week: Correspondence of Charles, first Marquis Cornwallis, Vol. 1 By Charles Ross (ed).
James Aitken, a petty criminal in Britain, schemes to burn down all of the Naval portyards in England to cripple the British Navy. He hopes to become a hero of the American cause.
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Book Recommendation of the Week: John the Painter: Terrorist of the American Revolution, by Jessica Warner
Online Recommendation of the Week: The Life of James Aitken Commonly Called John the Painter, by John Wilkes.
The Continental Congress makes no real progress approving Articles of Confederation and has trouble supporting its own army. It sends a delegation to France to get an alliance with France. Congress sends Benjamin Franklin to join Arthur Lee and Silas Deane in France, with all three receiving official commissions. Before the commissions arrive, Deane has great difficulty getting any French aid to America. Lee's interference even raises doubts in the French government about whether Deane has any legitimate authority at all to negotiate on behalf of Congress.
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Book Recommendation of the Week: A Diplomatic History of the American Revolution, by Jonathan Dull
Online Recommendation of the Week: The Crossing and Ten Crucial Days - The Musical https://www.thecrossingmusical.com
A British and Hessian force led by Lord Cornwallis storms Fort Lee in New Jersey, forcing the Continental Army led by George Washington to flee further south. The two armies spend days moving through cold rain and muddy roads. The Continentals continue to retreat back toward Philadelphia as the British take Newark.
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Book Recommendation of the Week: The Day is Ours by William Dwyer
Online Recommendation of the Week: Revolutionary War New Jersey, https://RevolutionaryWarNewJersey
General Washington ignores British General Howe's repeated hints that he needs to evacuate Fort Washington. Instead, he leaves the decision up to General Nathanael Greene. The British capture the Fort along with 3000 officers and men, the Continental Army's greatest loss in the first part of the war.
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Book Recommendation of the Week: Washington's General: Nathanael Greene and the Triumph of the American Revolution, by Terry Golway
Online Recommendation of the Week: The British History Podcast https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com
The British under General Howe continue to push back the Continentals under General Washington, slowly nudging them off Manhattan island, but refusing to surround them or force a major battle. Eventually the Continentals are forced to retreat to New Jersey.
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Book Recommendation of the Week: Narrative of a Revolutionary War Soldier, by Joseph Plumb Martin
Online Recommendation of the Week: PBS Liberty: https://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty
Benedict Arnold avoids almost certain capture near Valcour Island with a daring night move. The British fleet catches up with him, but Arnold is able to ground most of his ships and escape overland back to Fort Ticonderoga. The British, after reaching Crown Point, decide it is too late to begin a siege of Ticonderoga. Instead, they return to Canada with plans to return in the spring.
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Book Recommendation of the Week: Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution, by Nathaniel Philbrick.
Online Recommendation of the Week: Based on a True Story Podcast https://www.basedonatruestorypodcast.com
General Benedict Arnold forces the British fleet to attack him at the location of his choosing, near Valcour Island. His smaller and less experience force performs well during the battle, but then finds itself trapped by the British.
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Book Recommendation of the Week: The Battle of Valcour Island: The Participants and Vessels of Benedict Arnold's 1776 Defense of Lake Champlain, by Stephen Darley
Online Recommendation of the Week: Univ. of Groningen American History http://www.let.rug.nl/usa
After the Continental Army evacuates and the British occupy New York City, a night fire burns a quarter of the town. The British capture Captain Nathan Hale and hang him as a spy. The Americans court martial a deserter.
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Book Recommendation of the Week: The British Are Coming, by Rick Atkinson
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