• Colonial Era to Present Day History Buff

  • By: Kirk Monroe
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Colonial Era to Present Day History Buff

By: Kirk Monroe
  • Summary

  • History 101. Book and Trip Reviews.

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Episodes
  • General Benjamin Lincoln’s Last Stand In Defending Charleston
    Oct 4 2024
    Discover when exactly the Virginia Continental’s arrived into Charleston. Be surprised to discover just how many days it took the Virginia Continental Line to make their way into South Carolina including overall mileage. Find out what British General Sir Henry Clinton ordered the Americans to conduct come April 10, 1780. Determine just how bad the end results were behind Britain’s devastating bombardment which began on April 10. Get a brief timeline of events from April 14-21 involving both sides. Learn exactly what General Benjamin Lincoln requested around 12PM on April 21. Get introduced to General Louis Duportail. Discover what happened to American Forces at Fort Moultrie come May 7, 1780 including action taken by General Clinton the following day. Learn what formal matter takes place come May 12 benefiting one side while negatively impacting the other. Determine just how long Charleston’s Siege lasted. Find out whether or not the Americans got provided with any honors of war privilege requests following their defeat. Go behind the scenes and learn just how many prisoners the British captured following Charleston’s Siege including where prisoners themselves got sent. Decide if it’s fair to agree that time itself simply ran out for General Lincoln knowing how many obstacles he faced despite giving everything there was when the going got tough.

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • How To Move Forward Following Defeat At Savannah
    Oct 2 2024
    Discover where Charleston, South Carolina ranked per population size during American Revolutionary War. Understand why Charleston was so important both economically and politically. Learn where General Lincoln stood faith wise regarding militia following their defeat at Savannah. Understand why many in Congress were displeased by South Carolina’s lack of leadership from within. Get a timeline of what took place between late 1779 into early 1780 including British Advancements into South Carolina’s Mainland. Learn what Congress enacted come Spring 1779 involving South Carolina & Georgia. Determine how South Carolina’s Legislators responded following Congress’s resolution passage. Find out which Continental Naval Commander arrived into Charleston come December 23, 1779. Learn if General Lincoln dealt with any uncertainty involving naval situation within Charleston as well as writing letters to officers like General Washington. Discover what movements per British Forces under General Sir Henry Clinton and General Charles Cornwallis took place between March 22-29. Understand how one can best define what a siege itself entails. Get an in depth analysis behind everything General Lincoln had performed from a security standpoint regarding Charleston’s defenses prior to late March 1780. Learn what Continental Forces got dealt with involving Charleston’s greater defenses come March 20, 1780.

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Inauguration Behind Joint Allied Forces In Southern Theater Campaign
    Sep 28 2024
    Determine how one could best describe the overall state of support for greater war effort within lower south come Summer 1779. Understand why General Lincoln became upset with Congress. Learn what measure the South Carolina Legislature rejected involving the state’s six military regiments. Understand why the British wished to gain control over the South based upon economic purposes. Get introduced to Jean Baptiste Charles Henri Hector, Count of Estaing. Go behind the scenes and get an in depth analysis per timeline of events from early to late September 1779 involving joint allied forces. Discover whether or not French Forces under the helm of Count D’Estaing engaged in activity considered offensive to American Leaders. Learn what Count D’Estaing was opposed to per siege operation tactics including what he ultimately supported. Learn exactly when the official siege of Savannah began. Determine importance behind October 9 including ramifications impacting joint forces.

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    1 hr and 5 mins

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