Dispatches: The Podcast of the Journal of the American Revolution

E141: Rand Mirante: John Marshall and Mercy Otis Warren Remember Benedict Arnold

This week our guest is JAR contributor Rand Mirante. Just a few decades after the war ended, two of the era’s most prominent commentators began a battle of their own. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E140: The Yorktown Tragedy: Washington‘s Slave Roundup

This week our guest is JAR contributor Dr. Gregory J.W. Urwin. Only a few hours after his victory at Yorktown, General George Washington ordered the Continental army to pursue enslaved men who aided the British in exchange for their freedom. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E139: David M. Griffin: The Brooklyn Line Forts

This week our guest is JAR contributor David M. Griffin. During the Battle of Long Island, the Brooklyn Line Forts played a pivotal role. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E138: Patrick H. Hannum: The Meeting of the Three Commanders

This week our guest is JAR contributor Patrick H. Hannum. Off the coast of Virginia, George Washington met with a pair of French commanders that redirected the fortunes of the American Revolution. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E137: Michael C. Harris and Gary Ecelbarger: Washington’s Troop Strength During the Philadelphia Campaign

This week our guests are JAR contributors Michael C. Harris and Gary Ecelbarger. While Washington’s Army is typically viewed as under strength, new research shows that his army was far larger than first realized. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E136: Justin McHenry: The Varick Transcripts

This week our guest is JAR contributor Justin McHenry. The papers of George Washington were voluminous, and their survival was due largely to the efforts of one man. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E135: David Price: Thomas Knowlton’s Revolution

This week our guest is David Price. Thomas Knowlton is little known, but his life was nothing short of revolutionary. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E134: Jonathan Curran: Public Opinion of the Whiskey Rebellion

This week our guest is JAR contributor Jonathan Curran. The Whiskey Rebellion shook early America to its core, but before the violence there was wide support for the rebels. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E133: Dean Snow: Continental and Militia Cavalry Compared

This week our guest is Journal of the American Revolution contributor Dean Snow. Although they came to the battle of Saratoga in different ways both continental and militia cavalry played critical roles in the victory. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E132: Chris Coelho: Timothy Matlack, Scribe of the Declaration of Independence

This week our guest is JAR contributor Chris Coelho. Famed for being a scribe of liberty, Timothy Matlack’s life remains one of the most intriguing of the founding era. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.