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History Distilled — 129 episodes

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1

The Battle of Chelsea Creek: How a Raid for Supplies Became a Naval Triumph

2

America's First Black Ops Mission: Taking Fort Ticonderoga

3

Lexington & Concord: The Raid That Broke an Empire

4

The Heist That Sparked the Revolution (Before Lexington!)

5

Monmouth: The Victory That Wasn't?

6

Lafayette's Impossible Escape: The Battle of Barren Hill

7

Simcoe’s Ruthless Raid: The Battle of Crooked Billet

8

The Trap That Turned a Creek Red: Battle of Quinton's Bridge

9

Friedrich von Steuben & The Rebirth of the Continental Army (Valley Forge)

10

Battle of Matson's Ford: The Forgotten Trial on the Road to Valley Forge

11

How Washington's Trap Became Howe's Final Failure

12

Skirmish of Gloucester: The Rise of Lafayette

13

Battle for the Delaware: The Fort That Had to Fall

14

The Impossible Victory: The Battle of Red Bank

15

Fog of War: How Chaos Lost the Battle of Germantown

16

Sullivan's Gambit: The Daring 1777 Raid on Staten Island

17

Bayonets in the Dark: The Story of the Paoli Massacre

18

Washington's Miracle: The Forgotten Story of the Battle of the Clouds

19

Disaster at Brandywine: The Defeat That Almost Ended the Revolution

20

Ambush at the Bridge: The Battle for Philadelphia Begins

21

Battle of Bemis Heights: The Battle That Sealed Britain's Fate

22

Battle of Freeman's Farm: The Opening Clash of Saratoga

23

End of the Siege at Fort Stanwix

24

Battle of Oriskany

25

The Siege Fort Stanwix Begins

26

Battle of Bennington

27

Battle of Fort Ann

28

Battle of Hubbardton

29

Fall of Fort Ticonderoga

30

Battle of Short Hills

31

Battle of Bound Brook

32

British War Plans for 1777

33

American Revolutionary War at the End of Year One

34

The Forage War

35

Battle of Princeton

36

Second Battle of Trenton

37

The First Battle of Trenton

38

Washington's Crossing of the Delaware

39

Battle of Iron Works Hill

40

Battle of Fort Washington

41

Battle of White Plains

42

Battle of Harlem Heights

43

Staten Island Peace Conference

44

Retreat from Long Island

45

Battle of Long Island

46

Preparing to Defend New York City

47

Declaring Independence from England

48

The Declaration of Independence

49

Common Sense and the Push for Independence

50

Continental Army's Retreat from Canada

51

Battle of Valcour Island

52

Battle of Trois-Rivieres

53

Siege of Quebec

54

Battle for Sullivan's Island

55

Defending Charleston

56

Early Days of the Revolutionary War in South Carolina

57

Battle of Great Bridge

58

Early Days of the Revolutionary War in Virginia

59

Battle of Quebec City

60

Advancing on Quebec City

61

Continental Army's Capture of Montreal

62

Ending the Siege in Boston

63

Battle of Bunker Hill

64

The Capture of Fort Ticonderoga

65

Siege of Boston Begins

66

Second Continental Congress

67

British Retreat Back to Boston

68

British Retreat to Lexington

69

Battle of Concord

70

Battle of Lexington

71

British March on Lexington and Concord

72

The First Continental Congress

73

Thomas Jefferson

74

Boston Tea Party

75

Prelude to a Tea Party

76

The Boston Massacre

77

Growing Divide Between England and Her Colonies

78

Benjamin Franklin Enters The Political Arena

79

Benjamin Franklin

80

Colonial Opinions Turn: Government and Taxes

81

Colonial Opinions Turn: Arcadians, Indians, and Washington

82

Setting the Table for the American Revolution

83

The End of the French and Indian War

84

French and Indian War - French Collapse in 1759

85

French and Indian War - Return of the British 1758

86

French and Indian War - France Strikes Back 1756-1757

87

First Year of the French and Indian War 1775

88

Opening Acts of the French and Indian War

89

Young George Washington's Role in the French and Indian War

90

Lead Up To The French and Indian War

91

King George's War

92

Effects of the Great Awakening

93

The Great Awakening

94

Johnathan Edwards

95

Growing Wealth of Colonial America in the 18th Century

96

Rise of the Assemblies in Colonial America

97

American Colony's First Newspapers

98

The American Colonies and the Decline of Mercantilism

99

Georgia Colony

100

Split Between North and South Carolina

101

Cotton Mather

102

Salem Witch Trials

103

King Phillips War Part 2

104

King Phillip's War Part 1

105

Bacon's Rebellion Part 2

106

Bacon's Rebellion Part 1

107

Pequot War

108

Trade and Commerce in the Early Colonies

109

Farming in the Early Colonies of America

110

Available Resources in Early Colonial America

111

South Carolina Colony

112

Life in the Early Maryland Colony

113

Founding of the Maryland Colony

114

Anne Hutchinson Part 2

115

Anne Hutchinson Part 1

116

Roger Williams Part 2

117

Roger Williams Part 1

118

John Winthrop Part 3

119

John Winthrop Part 2

120

John Winthrop Part 1

121

Religion and Liberty in Early Colonial America

122

Early Colonial Boston

123

Mayflower

124

Jamestown Colony Part 2

125

Jamestown Colony Part 1

126

History of Money

127

The Story of Roanoke Pt 3

128

The Story of Roanoke Pt 2

129

The Story of Roanoke Pt 1