EPISODE · Jun 14, 2020 · 30 MIN
Episode 153 Staten Island and Setauket
from American Revolution Podcast · host Michael Troy
On August 22, 1777, the Americans launch two independent raids on British defenses around New York City. General Sullivan leads an attack on Staten Island, while General Putnam orders a raid on Setauket, Long Island. Visit my site at https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com for more text, pictures, maps, and sources on this topic. Book Recommendation of the Week: Lost British Forts of Long Island, by David M Griffin Online Recommendation of the Week: The Military Services and Public Life of Major-General John Sullivan of the American Revolutionary Army, by Thomas Coffin Amory: https://archive.org/details/militaryservice00amorgoog Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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On August 22, 1777, the Americans launch two independent raids on British defenses around New York City. General Sullivan leads an attack on Staten Island, while General Putnam orders a raid on Setauket, Long Island. Visit my site at https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com for more text, pictures, maps, and sources on this topic. Book Recommendation of the Week: Lost British Forts of Long Island, by David M Griffin Online Recommendation of the Week: The Military Services and Public Life of Major-General John Sullivan of the American Revolutionary Army, by Thomas Coffin Amory: https://archive.org/details/militaryservice00amorgoog Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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