Podcasts about Yorktown

Joseph Ellis, Part Two: Ellis covers the war's transition into a global conflict focused heavily on the Caribbean sugar islands. He examines Britain's Southern Strategy, the "dirty war" that devastated the Iroquois confederation, and Cornwallis's entrapment at Yorktown due to French naval intervention. Highlighting crucial post-war moments, Ellis covers Washington's rejection of a military dictatorship at Newburgh, John Jay's "rogue diplomacy" securing the Mississippi border, and financier Robert Morris personally funding soldiers' checks. The discussion ends with the weak Confederation's tragic failure to protect Native American rights or set slavery on a path to extinction. (2)

How did Christopher Ludwick, a 55-year-old German immigrant and Philadelphia gingerbread baker, become George Washington's "Baker General" and save the Continental Army from starvation? In this episode of America's Founding Series on The P.A.S. Report Podcast, Professor Nick Giordano uncovers the extraordinary, forgotten story of Christopher Ludwick. From a dangerous mission behind enemy lines among Hessian soldiers to the sacrifice of his own wealth and expertise to feed and support Washington's army, including the darkest days of Valley Forge, Ludwick's life proves that American liberty was built on personal sacrifice and civic responsibility. This is what citizenship is all about. What You'll Learn In This Episode: The Baker Behind Enemy Lines: Why George Washington sent a 55-year-old German immigrant on a perilous mission to Hessian camps on Staten Island in 1776. The 135-Pound Principle: How Ludwick refused to profit from wartime corruption and guaranteed the Continental Army 135 pounds of bread for every 100 pounds of flour. Washington's Baker General: How Ludwick organized mobile ovens and managed vital supply logistics from the 1777 campaigns through the victory at Yorktown. A Fortune Sacrificed at Valley Forge: Why an immigrant tradesman used his own money and sold personal property to keep starving American soldiers alive in the snow. A Legacy That Still Lives: How the Christopher Ludwick Foundation continues his mission more than 200 years later by funding education for disadvantaged children. Christopher Ludwick never inherited America as an accident of birth. He chose America. When the Revolution threatened the freedom that allowed him to prosper, he didn't ask what America owed him; he asked what he could give America. As our nation marks its 250th anniversary, Ludwick's life leaves us with an urgent question: Do we view citizenship as an endless list of benefits and entitlements, or as an inheritance we have a sacred obligation to preserve? ⭐ Help Keep Real American History Alive: If you value authentic history, subscribe to The P.A.S. Report Podcast, leave a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, and share this episode with 3 to 4 friends and family members. Every share helps bypass big-tech algorithm filters and preserves our national heritage. Episode Chapters 00:00 Christopher Ludwick: The Immigrant Who Chose America 02:00 From European Battlefields to the American Dream 04:26 How a Gingerbread Baker Built His American Fortune 06:36 When America Called, Ludwick Answered 09:48 George Washington's Baker General 12:24 Valley Forge, Yorktown, and Ludwick's Ultimate Sacrifice 15:03 What Christopher Ludwick Teaches America 250 Years Later #ChristopherLudwick #BakerGeneral #GeorgeWashington #ValleyForge #AmericanRevolution #AmericasFounding #America250 #PasReport

Hız cezasından ehliyetini kaybettiği için çalışamayan bir fotoğrafçı, kamerasını satıp o parayla uçak kiralamaya karar verdi. Uçağın indiği yerde umursamazca cinayet işlemeye başladı. 10 yıl cezaevinde yattıktan sonra dosyasında tek bir olumsuz not yoktu, kurul da buna baktı ve onu 1975'te dışarı bıraktı. John Frederick Anderson'ın kapıdan çıktıktan sonra yaptıkları, o dosyanın üstüne "asla tahliye edilmesin" notu düşülmesine neden olacaktı. Bu bölümde: (00:00) Giriş (01:51) 1965: Kaçış ve İki Cinayet (09:06) Anderson Kimdi? (12:58) Örnek Mahkum ve Tahliye (15:32) Dışarıdaki Yıllar (18:52) Yorktown (23:01) Asla Tahliye Edilmesin Sunucu: Sezgi Aksu Yapımcı: Podbee Media Tüm bölümler, videolar ve daha fazlasına Podbee App ve podbee.com'dan ücretsiz olarak ulaşabilirsiniz. Bu bölüm reklam ve sponsorluk içerebilir.

In this episode of the Amateur Traveler podcast, Chris talks with Virginia-based travel writer and television host Malorie Mackey about visiting Richmond and Virginia's Historic Triangle. Malorie recommends combining Richmond with Williamsburg, Jamestown, and Yorktown rather than treating them as separate trips. Together, they offer a mix of colonial history, Revolutionary War sites, Civil War history, museums, gardens, outdoor recreation, restaurants, breweries, living-history experiences, and theme parks. A rushed version of the trip can be done in three days, but Malorie and Chris agree that five or six days would provide a much better experience.  ... https://amateurtraveler.com/travel-to-virginia-richmond-williamsburg/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He was the richest man in America, and for most of the Revolution he was also its treasury. When the United States had no money and no credit, it borrowed on the name of Robert Morris — a Philadelphia merchant who put his own fortune and signature behind a bankrupt government, kept General Washington's army fed, and personally financed the campaign that won the war at Yorktown. This is the story of the Financier of the Revolution: the reluctant patriot who voted against independence and then signed it, the pragmatist and money-chaser who saved the country and grew rich doing it, the man who tried to build a real government out of nothing — the first national bank, the paper notes backed by his own name, the tax that could have funded it all — and who finally resigned in despair because no amount of one man's credit could fix a government too weak to fund itself. And it is the story of how that same name, the strongest credit in America, would carry him all the way to a debtor's prison. He floated a nation. It did not float him.

La revolución americana parece condenada al fracaso cuando el ejército británico lanza una nueva campaña en el sur, pero cinco patriotas anónimos ayudaron a revertir el curso de la guerra y sorprender al mundo. Nancy Hart, una madre de Georgia de ocho niños, se enfrenta a una patrulla de leales sola mano; Elizabeth Burgin intenta un audaz rescate de prisioneros de guerra estadounidenses en Brooklyn; un soldado de tamaño gigante llamado Peter Francisco se convierte en una leyenda en el campo de batalla; un esclavo de Virginia, James Armistead, roba secretos clave que conducen a una impresionante victoria en Yorktown; y una adolescente llamada Betty Zane se enfrenta a muerte en la batalla final de la Revolución.

What's that sound? Is it The Rumbling? The Battle of Yorktown? Nope, it's just Casey and Perla's newest episode of The College Exchange! This episode we discuss one of the most popular musicals in the world "Hamilton" and the global phenomenon "Attack on Titan" featuring special guest, Daniel Justic! Tune in as we discuss titans and women dressing up as Lin-Manuel Miranda dressed as Hamilton.

Author Derek Baxter discusses his latest book, The Forgotten World War: Exploring the Secret History of the American Revolution, from Spain to India and Back Again. Many of us think of the American Revolution as a colonial struggle: American colonies fighting for their independence from Britain. While that's certainly how the conflict began, it didn't stay that way for long. As Derek reveals in his book, the Revolutionary War quickly expanded into a global conflict, with battles being fought across multiple continents and oceans. Most people know about France's role in the war, but what about the Dutch Republic, the Oneida nation, or the Kingdome of Mysore in India? And while the Siege of Yorktown is often seen as the war's decisive conclusion, major fighting continued elsewhere around the world long after the guns fell silent in Virginia. In The Forgotten World War, Derek paints a much broader picture of the Revolution, revealing a conflict that was far more international—and far more complex—than many of us learned in school.

The Southern Campaign played a critical role in the American Revolution.  Although an American defeat, this battle set the stage for the ultimate victory at Yorktown.  We hope you enjoy this production.  Revolutionary War Rarities is the podcast from The Sons of the American Revolution.   https://youtu.be/rPO-xqSLlQk

Everyone knows about General George Washington and the British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia in 1781. But, very few people know the circumstances surrounding that surrender. Very few people know about the involvement of an enslaved Black man named James who worked as a double agent during the war, secretly passing information to the Americans while feeding the British false leads. Few people know the risks James took, risks that eventually led to an American victory, risks that stood to gain him nothing in return. Let's fix that. Support the show! Join the Patreon (patreon.com/historyfixpodcast)Buy some merchBuy Me a CoffeeVenmo @Shea-LaFountaineSources: American Battlefield Trust "James Armistead Lafayette"Library of Virginia "James Lafayette Petition for Freedom, 1786"United States Army National Museum "James Armistead Lafayette"Wikipedia "James Armistead Lafayette"Wikipedia "Benedict Arnold"Wikipedia "Marquis de Lafayette"Shoot me a message! Support the show

As Mercy Otis Warren in her "Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution" reminds us, not all of the battlefields of the American Revolution were in America. Although the conflict began in Massachusetts, it soon spread across the globe, with armies and navies fighting in North America, the Caribbean, Europe, India, Africa, and Central America. The struggle for American independence became part of a worldwide contest among the great powers, one whose outcome would reshape the modern world.In the next episode of the Revolution 250 Podcast, Executive Director Jonathan Lane welcomes historian and author Derek Baxter to discuss his acclaimed book, The Forgotten World War:  Exploring the Secret History of the American Revolution from Spain to India and Back Again.  Together, they explore how the American Revolution needs to be seen and understood as a world war, and why viewing the Revolution through a global lens reveals a conflict that extended far beyond Lexington, Concord, and Yorktown.Buy the Book! https://a.co/d/0hAHhvQhTell us what you think! Send us a text message!

Before Napoleon's legendary Marshals, France was already producing some of the greatest military leaders in European history. In this episode, we explore 4 remarkable Marshals of France whose achievements helped shape the French Army long before Austerlitz, Jena, and Waterloo.Special guest Jonathan Abel discusses the Comte de Rochambeau, whose leadership alongside George Washington helped secure victory at Yorktown during the American Revolution; the Duc de Broglie, one of France's most capable commanders during the Seven Years' War and an important military innovator, the Marquis de Castries, the naval reformer and statesman who strengthened French military power in the years before the French Revolution; and the Marquis de Ségur, the reform-minded Minister of War who helped modernize the French military.These forgotten marshals bridged the gap between the armies of Louis XIV and the armies of Napoleon, laying foundations that would influence French warfare for generations. From battlefields across Europe to the American War of Independence, their stories reveal how the French military evolved into the force that would later dominate the continent under Napoleon.X/Twitter: @andnapoleon#Napoleon #FrenchHistory #MarshalOfFrance #Rochambeau #AmericanRevolution #NapoleonicWars #MilitaryHistory #FrenchArmy #Yorktown #LouisXVI #SevenYearsWar #Broglie #Castries #HistoryPodcast #GeneralsAndNapoleon

After six long years of war, the Continental Army was exhausted, and Congress had run out of money. George Washington feared that without a decisive victory, the cause of independence would be lost.But there was fresh cause for hope in the summer of 1781, as a massive French fleet sailed for the Chesapeake Bay. French and American commanders devised a plan to trap the British Army on a peninsula in Yorktown, Virginia.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Christy Coleman is executive director of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, an educational Virginia state agency that offers programs and resources about early American history through its living history museums, Jamestown Settlement and the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown. VEDP Senior Vice President for Marketing, Communications & Research Stephen Hartka spoke with Coleman about what citizens and companies can take away from Virginia's history as the Commonwealth celebrates the 250th anniversary of the United States' founding.

Robert Morgan, Associate Pastor of World Outreach Church, shares that America's founding was deeply shaped by Scripture, reminding us that God still calls us to build our lives on the unchanging foundation of His Word. Long before the Declaration of Independence, pastors were preaching from Scripture and shaping the ideas that would become the foundation of a new nation. Seven key Bible verses played a remarkable role in American history, from Deuteronomy 1:13 inspiring the first colonial constitution to Acts 4:12 being spoken over a dying Alexander Hamilton. George Washington, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and others drew deeply from the Bible in their leadership and decision-making. The Constitutional Convention itself was rescued from collapse when Franklin quoted Psalm 127:1 and called the delegates to prayer. These stories have been quietly removed from textbooks, but they are real and they matter. The same God who guided a fledgling nation through impossible odds is still at work today, and the question for each of us is whether we will build our lives on His foundation.Verse References:Deuteronomy 1:13 inspired pastor Thomas Hooker to argue that people have a God-given right to choose their own leaders. His ideas led directly to the Connecticut Constitution, the prototype for the U.S. Constitution.Romans 13:1 was the text of a 1750 sermon that John Adams later called the catechism of the revolution, preached by Jonathan Mayhew more than two decades before the first shots were fired.Psalm 35:1 was read aloud at the First Continental Congress at a moment of crisis, and the delegates felt as though it had been placed in the Bible just for them.Joel 3:19 was the text pastor Jonas Clark preached after seven members of his congregation were killed at Lexington Green, the opening battle of the Revolutionary War.1 Samuel 7:12 was the passage Washington's chaplain preached after the impossible victory at Yorktown, calling the soldiers to remember God's providential help throughout the war.Psalm 127:1 was quoted by Benjamin Franklin at the Constitutional Convention when the entire process was on the verge of collapse. Washington then led the delegates to a nearby church to pray, and they returned to produce the Constitution.Acts 4:12 were among the last words spoken over Alexander Hamilton as he lay dying after his duel with Aaron Burr. He humbly acknowledged his sin and trusted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior.

In this episode, the boys feel the US Men's National Team gaining momentum after a commanding victory over Bosnia & Herzogovina in the Round of 32 knockout round in the World Cup. And the entire World Cup has been so entertaining and full of drama, especially the last week. Cape Verde?! Paraguay?! Egypt?!! Morocco!! It's been a whirlwind of excitement, and the boys have loved every second of it. They've especially loved the performance of the American players, specifically Malik Tillman and Flo Balogun. And yet, Balogun was wronged with a terrible red card call in this last game, but at least we all love VAR, right? On this 250th birthday of America, this journey for the US team reminds the boys of the country's efforts to establish its identity through the Revolution, and also some of the players remind them of some of the greatest American bands we've ever heard. The hot takes are also here, and no surprise, the boys have some bold claims about how far this team can go. But first, they'll have to overcome some tough opponents like Spain and England. But first comes a game against Belgium, and you better believe we're bringing all the guns like it's Yorktown all over again. The boys make their predictions and gear up for the big battle. And they drink beer. #worldcup #worldcup2026 #usmnt #usa #electricgoldnsc #mls #nashvillesc #soccer #everyonen

In this episode the Pastor Dan reads Matthew 11 and reflects on Jesus' invitation to “take my yoke,” explaining how a well‑fitting yoke is gentle, tailor‑made, and shared. He shows how Christ's humility and the cross transform symbols of subjugation into signs of rest, companionship, and salvation. The sermon then connects that message to American history—Yorktown, the Declaration of Independence, and the founders' mutual pledge—arguing that we are called to be yoked to one another and to God, bearing life together with Christ beside us.

The Fourth of July is the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. To celebrate America's Independence Day, Cathy, Kerri, and Marlene share the stories and reflections of 8 military veterans and 1 Army Sergeant still serving. Each soldier was asked, "Would you do it all again?" Their responses are both insightful and uplifting. The program also introduces listeners to a little-known American Patriot by the name of Haym Salomon. Salomon never fought in the Army, but he certainly gave all he had. His contributions equate to more than $15 million in 2025 dollars. The American Revolution and certainly General George Washington's Siege of Yorktown in 1781, which Salomon financed at $20,000 per Washington's request, would have been lost.

Daniel Rood, author of In the Shadow of the Great House, describes how, during the Siege of Yorktown, Cornwallisprioritized British sugar profits in Jamaica over the lives of thousands of black refugees, pushing them out to starve or face recapture. In contrast, the American "patriots" used human property as a military recruitment tool, offering poor white soldiers land and "one healthy sound negro" for their service. This strategy hardened the link between slavery and freedom for white Americans, ensuring the plantation system's survival long after the Revolution concluded. (12)1800

SCHEDULE JBS, 7-3-2026.1880 LIMERICKFitzhugh Brundage, author of A Fate Worse Than Hell, discusses the capture of three black sailors from the Isaac Smithin 1863, which forced the Confederacy to decide if black men in uniform were POWs or runaway slaves. While white sailors were quickly exchanged, the Confederacy refused to trade black captives, viewing them as participants in a servile insurrection. A smuggled letter from the sailors eventually reached Washington, contributing to the halt of systematic prisoner exchanges by the spring of 1863. This shift compelled both sides to become long-term custodians of captives. (1)Fitzhugh Brundage, author of A Fate Worse Than Hell, explains that prisoner exchanges were based on 18th-century European customs that sought to prevent the execution or enslavement of captured enemies. Armies used a calculus to trade soldiers, such as equating one colonel to twenty privates to ensure equity. When capture numbers were uneven, the parole system allowed surplus soldiers to return home on the condition they not fight until formally exchanged. This formalized process aimed to keep warfare humane and efficient for both sides until political tensions arose. (2)Fitzhugh Brundage, author of A Fate Worse Than Hell, details how Confederate official John Winder, a West Pointerfrom Maryland, supervised the detention of Union prisoners in Richmond. He oversaw the conversion of industrial structures, like the Libby Prison tobacco warehouse, into overcrowded holding pens for Union officers. These facilities lacked basic amenities, including latrines and protection from the elements, leading to rapid physical deterioration for thousands. Winder, often viewed as a military martinet, prioritized bureaucracy over prisoner welfare as the captive population ballooned beyond Richmond's capacity. (3)Fitzhugh Brundage, author of A Fate Worse Than Hell, describes how Union administrator William Hoffman managed Northern prisons with a focus on extreme cost-savings, even diverting ration funds into camp improvements. Meanwhile, the Lieber Code (General Order 100) was drafted to codify humane treatment for POWs and civilians. However, it included a "military necessity" loophole that allowed commanders to bypass these protections in dire situations. The Confederacy denounced this code as illegal window dressing for the Union's conduct during the ongoing conflict. (4)Fitzhugh Brundage, author of A Fate Worse Than Hell, explains that following the Battle of Gettysburg, the breakdown of exchanges necessitated large-scale prisoner concentration. Andersonville was established in remote Georgia to alleviate the burden on Richmond's food supply and reduce guard requirements. Prisoners like N. Burch endured grueling train transports without hygiene or food to reach the stockade. Conversely, the Union created Point Lookout in Maryland as a retaliatory concentration camp, forcing thousands of Confederates to live in inadequate tents on a sand spit. (5)Fitzhugh Brundage, author of A Fate Worse Than Hell, recounts how, following the Battle of the Crater, black Unionsoldiers like Isaac Gaskins faced extreme humiliation and the threat of enslavement. The Confederacy often refused to recognize black men in uniform as soldiers, instead treating them as rebellious property to be returned to owners or used for forced labor. By late 1864, the Confederate military became the South's largest enslaver. Gaskins survived his ordeal in Danville by being used as a laborer, a fate shared by many black captives. (6)Fitzhugh Brundage, author of A Fate Worse Than Hell, describes how Andersonville became a death camp where 35,000 men were crammed into a space with no shelter and polluted water. Commander Henry Wirz oversaw a site where over 100 men died daily from starvation and disease. After the war, Wirz was prosecuted for war crimes, arguing unsuccessfully that he was only following orders from superiors like Winder. His execution set an international precedent for military accountability and helped shape the future Geneva Conventions. (7)Fitzhugh Brundage, author of A Fate Worse Than Hell, reflects on how the remains of prisoners became symbols of uneasy national memory, with many sites like Camp Douglas in Chicago resulting in unmarked mass graves. At Andersonville, nearly 14,000 Union soldiers perished, a death toll exceeding the Union losses at Gettysburg. Thanks to a secret list kept by a prisoner, Clara Barton and others were able to identify 13,000 of the dead. Today, the site is a national cemetery marked by rows of numbered stones, serving as a poignant pilgrimage site. (8)Daniel Rood, author of In the Shadow of the Great House, recounts how, in 1933, agronomist Wofford Camp led the Associated Farmers of California to violently suppress cotton worker strikes in the Central Valley. This conflict represented the "cutting edge" of plantation capitalism, which Rood traces back to 17th-century Barbados. Figures like John Yeamans established the model of using manufacturing technology and enslaved labor to produce high-profit export crops like sugar. This system viewed labor as disposable and sought modern, lower-cost production for global markets. (9)Daniel Rood, author of In the Shadow of the Great House, argues that the modern link between race and slavery was a conscious creation by planters to secure a lifelong, reproductive workforce. Philosopher John Locke codified this in Carolina's founding documents, granting freemen absolute authority over black slaves regardless of their religion. This prevented enslaved people from using Christian conversion as a path to freedom. This "fictional" racial category was reinforced by early slave codes in Virginia to ensure the perpetual growth of plantation profits. (10)Daniel Rood, author of In the Shadow of the Great House, explains that American founders like Thomas Jefferson lived in a state of "incoherence," advocating for liberty while fearing a genocide of white people if slaves were freed. Early Virginia history shows a decline in freedom, as African-born men like Anthony Johnson initially owned land before legal opportunities were narrowed. Nathaniel Bacon's 1676 rebellion further entrenched racial hierarchy by demanding the expulsion of Native Americans to secure more land for an unending supply of enslaved labor. (11)Daniel Rood, author of In the Shadow of the Great House, describes how, during the Siege of Yorktown, Cornwallisprioritized British sugar profits in Jamaica over the lives of thousands of black refugees, pushing them out to starve or face recapture. In contrast, the American "patriots" used human property as a military recruitment tool, offering poor white soldiers land and "one healthy sound negro" for their service. This strategy hardened the link between slavery and freedom for white Americans, ensuring the plantation system's survival long after the Revolution concluded. (12)Daniel Rood, author of In the Shadow of the Great House, explains that enslaved people like Suki provided the essential "intellectual labor" and agricultural expertise required for successful plantations. Despite this, the domestic slave trade treated two million people as speculative property between 1820 and 1860. Charles Dickens famously witnessed the heartbreak of families being separated on trains for the sake of "short-term profits." This human trafficking machine was fueled by planters chasing high-margin crops like cotton while maintaining a delusion of lifelong stability. (13)Daniel Rood, author of In the Shadow of the Great House, recounts how, during the Civil War, General Shermantargeted "great houses" like that of Confederate politician Howell Cobb for destruction to cripple the planter class. Field Order 15 initially provided a path for land reform by settling refugees on abandoned plantations, but the policy was reversed by Andrew Johnson after Lincoln's assassination. Planters regained their property, and formerly enslaved families were evicted and forced into exploitative labor contracts, representing a tragic "lost opportunity" for reconstruction. (14)Daniel Rood, author of In the Shadow of the Great House, traces how the plantation system evolved globally, with Cubabecoming a sugar powerhouse using industrial steam technology after the Haitian Revolution. In modern Brazil, multinational corporations like BP and Cargill run "mammoth sugar farms" using unfree contract labor for ethanol production. Similarly, California's agricultural boom relied on the Bracero program and guest workers who lacked political rights. This modern planter class continues to prioritize investor profits over the stability and rights of their laborers. (15)Daniel Rood, author of In the Shadow of the Great House, reveals that the University of Georgia's Baldwin Hall was built over an unacknowledged burial ground for enslaved people. Although the university initially claimed the remains were European, DNA analysis and archival research proved they were of African descent. This attempt to "re-bury the history" illustrates the ongoing need to escape the shadow of the great house by embracing the truth of the past. Roodargues for an anti-plantation counterculture that values human relationships over "breakneck exploitation." (16)All 16 formatted, John — Fitzhugh Brundage throughout (added to the standing correction log alongside the earlier "Fitz" flag), book titles italicized, single paragraphs, numbered at the tail.

Hour 1 for 7/3/26 Drew welcomes Dr. Susan Hanssen in-studio to discuss the American Revolution (1:00). Topics: Natural law (9:18), Lexington and Concord (15:09), Hamilton and Yorktown (23:55), the hand of Providence (29:38), lessons from the Founding (33:33), and Lessons for today (42:50). Link: Relevantradio.com/UDalls Original Air Date: 6/19/26

CheckoutThe God Centered Concept Academy Training Community to learn what growth in Christ ishttps://api.tuvu.com/redirectGroup/6a2ac0e2c9f728027338244cCheck out this link to view Kingdom Cross Roads on TV.https://jesussaid.tv/?affiliate=tswright_gccTo get a copy of our new book "Embracing the Truth" or to have TS Wright speak at your event or conference or if you simply want spiritual or life coaching or just a consultation visit:www.tswrightspeaks.comVisit our website to learn more about The God Centered Concept. The God Centered Concept is designed to bring real discipleship and spreading the Gospel to help spark the Great Harvest, a revival in this generation.www.godcenteredconcept.comKingdom Cross Roads Podcast is a part of The God Centered Concept.In this powerful Part 2 conversation, TS Wright welcomes back historian and author Jane Hampton Cook to continue the discussion on America's founding, the Revolutionary War, divine providence, George Washington, and the meaning of July 4th.Jane shares remarkable stories from George Washington's life, including the early battlefield miracle where bullets tore through his coat and horses were shot from under him, yet he survived unharmed. She explains how Washington and many of the founding generation understood these moments not as luck, but as the interpositions of Providence.The conversation also explores key Revolutionary War moments, including the storm that helped protect Boston, the crossing of the Delaware, the victory at Trenton, Valley Forge, the French alliance, and the final major victory at Yorktown. Jane connects these historical events to the founders' belief that God was active in the birth of the nation.TS and Jane also discuss the importance of teaching children American history through stories, virtue, and love of country. Jane introduces her patriotic children's books, including My American Flag and Why the Fourth of July?, explaining how they help young readers understand the flag, freedom, the Declaration of Independence, and America's founding principles.The episode closes with a timely reflection on America's 250th anniversary and why the Declaration of Independence continues to shape liberty, equality, faith, patriotism, and civic responsibility today.Topics CoveredGeorge Washington and divine providence The miracle of Washington's survival in the 1750s Boston, Dorchester Heights, and the providential storm The crossing of the Delaware and the Battle of Trenton Valley Forge and the French alliance Yorktown and the end of the Revolutionary War John Adams on the true American Revolution King George III and the importance of love of country Jane Hampton Cook's children's books My American Flag Why the Fourth of July? The meaning of the American flag Why July 4, 1776, is America's birthday The Declaration of Independence and natural rights America's 250th anniversary Teaching patriotism, civics, and history to the next generationFeatured GuestJane Hampton Cook is a historian, author, and former White House webmaster who has written multiple books on American history. Her work focuses on making history real, relevant, and meaningful for modern readers. Her newest book, A Great and Grateful Nation: From Grievance to Gratitude, was written as a keepsake for America's 250th anniversary.Resources MentionedA Great and Grateful Nation: From Grievance to Gratitude by Jane Hampton CookJane Hampton Cook's website: janecook.comJane Hampton Cook's Substack: janehamptoncook.substack.comThe American Miracle filmClosing Call to ActionBe sure to check out Jane Hampton Cook's book A Great and Grateful Nation at janecook.com, follow her work on Substack at janehamptoncook.substack.com, and tune in for Part 2 of this conversation on Kingdom Crossroads.KeywordsJane Hampton Cook, A Great and Grateful Nation, America 250th anniversary, American Revolution, Founding Fathers, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Declaration of Independence, Christian history, American history, faith and freedom, Kingdom Crossroads, TS Wright, divine providence in America

In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, the mother of a Loyola University freshman who was shot and killed in March delivered tearful testimony on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. Jose Medina is charged in the murder of Sheridan Gorman, 18, of Yorktown, New York, in Westchester County. Gorman was walking with her friends near the pier at Tobey Prinz Beach at Pratt Boulevard shortly after 1 a.m. Thursday, March 19, when Gorman told her friends she saw someone hiding behind the lighthouse. Medina was a Venezuelan national who was in the U.S. illegally. Also a comparison of centennial observances / NPR retracts an article that mistakenly said Justice Alito would retire / and Gary wears an American Flag. For more talk on the issues that matter to you, listen on radio stations across America Monday-Friday 12am-5am CT (1am-6am ET and 10pm-3am PT), download the RED EYE RADIO SHOW app, asking your smart speaker, or listening at RedEyeRadioShow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

 Why did the British place so much importance on Charleston? How did a string of talented British commanders nearly crush the Revolution in the South, and why did they ultimately fail?In this episode of the Revolution 250 Podcast, Professor Robert J. Allison is joined by historian Ken Scarlett, author of Victory Day: Winning American Independence, for a sweeping discussion of the Southern Campaigns that ultimately decided the outcome of the Revolutionary War.Beginning with the British strategy to capture Charleston and restore royal authority in the southern colonies, Allison and Scarlett trace the campaigns led by commanders including Sir Henry Clinton, Lord Cornwallis, Banastre Tarleton, and Lord Rawdon. They examine why Charleston was the strategic prize of the South, how its fall in 1780 reshaped the war, and why British success there ultimately proved fleeting.The conversation also highlights the remarkable American leaders who turned the tide. General Nathanael Greene's brilliant strategy of exhausting rather than destroying the British army, combined with the relentless efforts of partisan commanders Francis Marion, Thomas Sumter, and Andrew Pickens, transformed the Southern backcountry into one of the most contested theaters of the Revolution. Their campaigns forced the British to fight for every mile of territory and helped set Cornwallis on the path that ultimately ended at Yorktown.From Charleston Harbor to the Carolina backcountry, this episode explores the commanders, campaigns, and hard-fought decisions that secured American independence and reminds us why the story of the Revolution cannot be fully understood without the South. Tell us what you think! Send us a text message!

In this pre-July 4th episode of the Derek Hunter Podcast, Dean Karayanis kicks off the celebration of America's 250th anniversary by taking aim at the media's determination to paint the U.S. as a dystopia. Despite negative narratives and travel warnings, international tourists visiting for the World Cup are flooding social media with praise for American life — right down to our air conditioning, Buc-ee's, and Bass Pro Shops. Dean breaks down the condescending media coverage from The New York Times and Politico that report Democrats are deeply uncomfortable with foreign visitors actually enjoying the United States. The monologue transitions to international relations and immigration policy following a Supreme Court ruling on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians and other foreign nationals. Dean criticizes the media's framing of the Iranian national soccer team's elimination and calls out establishment figures like Mike DeWine and John Kasich for condescending, racist portrayals of Haitians, along with comparisons to the strict border enforcement policies of the Dominican Republic and Canada. Finally, drawing from his latest column in the New York Sun, Dean looks back at economic history to debunk Pope Leo's declaration of food as “a basic human right.” By revisiting Governor William Bradford's diaries, he explains how even the deeply pious Pilgrims at Plymouth Colony tried and quickly abandoned collectivism because it fundamentally goes against human nature. Dean closes with a patriotic reminder of the patriots who won the nation's independence — including 25% of Americans at the Battle of Yorktown who were Black — and issues a call to celebrate the American experiment.

Luck doesn't stack. Coincidence doesn't repeat. In this America 250 episode, Pastor Nate Brown and Pastor Daniel Hayworth trace six providential turning points of the Revolutionary War — Bunker Hill, Dorchester Heights, the Brooklyn Heights fog, Saratoga, Valley Forge, and Yorktown — where mistakes, weather, and timing no one could engineer kept a failing army alive.Listen as they connect each moment to the God who frustrates the plans of nations, and to the stories of Joseph, Esther, and Washington — ordinary people who chose faithfulness before they could see the whole picture. It's a clear-headed, encouraging reminder that the same hand that shaped a nation is at work in your life. Perfect for the commute or the gym.You'll Learn:✅ Why Bunker Hill's losses set up the entire war✅ How an out-of-season fog saved Washington's army✅ Why Saratoga and the French alliance made independence possible✅ What Valley Forge forged out of starvation and disease✅ How Yorktown came together beyond anyone's ability to coordinateDon't waste the miracle. Subscribe so you never miss an episode — new shows every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

On the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, it's worth asking: What was the American Revolution actually about? We all remember the broad strokes we learned in school: Independence from the British crown. Taxes on tea. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. But on a deeper level, the American Revolution was—and is—a revolution in political theory, reimagining what a legitimate government is and what its relationship to its citizens should be. Washington's troops won the ground war 245 years ago at Yorktown, but the ideological battle continues against forces on both the left and the right who are pursuing a ruthless assault on America's core values. The American Revolution isn't over. Inscribed inside the dome of the Jefferson Memorial are the words: "I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." Thomas Jefferson wrote that in an 1800 letter, but that feeling of hostility toward the tyranny of a distant monarch is what drove him and his fellow revolutionaries in 1776. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch summarized the Declaration's core ideas in an interview with Reason: "The Declaration of Independence had three great ideas in it. That all of us are equal. That each of us has inalienable rights given to us by God, not government. And that we have the right to rule ourselves." That's why Jefferson declared that a legitimate government requires the "consent of the governed." Thomas Paine put it more scathingly in his 1776 pamphlet Common Sense, writing that "government by kings was first introduced into the world by the Heathens." Monarchy was the Devil's most effective and enduring form of "idolatry." We don't fret over tyrannical kings in today's America. Only ceremonial vestiges of hereditary monarchy remain in the modern world. The Revolution achieved a complete victory in that sense. Yet a counterrevolution is underway, one that views the American Revolution and the republic it birthed as a failed liberal regime that has outlived its usefulness. And these counterrevolutionaries sit remarkably close to the levers of power. Self-Rule Under Threat Three years before he became vice president, J.D. Vance told podcaster Jack Murphy that America had reached a point of no return. "We are in the late republican period," he said. "If we're going to push back against it we have to get pretty wild and pretty far out there and go in directions that a lot of conservatives right now are uncomfortable with. Indeed, among some of my circle the phrase 'extra-constitutional' has come up quite a bit." Vance regularly cites and associates with a group of so-called "postliberals." He appeared on a panel with one of this movement's leading intellectuals, Patrick Deneen, a Notre Dame political science professor and the author of Regime Change: Toward a Postliberal Future, in 2023. Deneen believes there is an unbridgeable divide between the "elite" and "ordinary" people. "What is needed," he writes in the book, "in short, is regime change—the peaceful but vigorous overthrow of a corrupt and corrupting liberal ruling class," which will be replaced by a more virtuous one. He envisions the kind of aristocratic government favored by the ancients like Plato and Aristotle, endorsing "aristopopulism," where an elite class works to further the interests of the masses. "The replacement of the current elites in our society ought to be more closely aligned to the interests of ordinary people," Deneen said at the panel. He invokes a "premodern conception of liberty—expressed in the pages of Plato, Aristotle, the Bible," where institutions like the family, the church, and the state worked together to impose "guardrails" protecting individuals from becoming "slaves" to their own desires. My colleague Stephanie Slade writes about the postliberal right for Reason magazine. "He says people like [himself] should just be in charge of our government. That's what he means by regime change," Slade says. "[That] we should replace the current elites." She notes that postliberals are willing to frame the entire American Founding as a mistake: "They might say, yeah, America did have a liberal founding and that's why it was a mistake. Actually, this whole experiment was a mistake, and it maybe took a couple hundred years for that mistake to play out….We now can see that it doesn't lead to good conservative outcomes." In his book Common Good Constitutionalism, Adrian Vermeule, a postliberal Harvard Law professor and appointee to President Donald Trump's Council of the Administrative Conference of the United States, wrote that "the central aim of the constitutional order is to promote good rule, not to 'protect liberty' as an end in itself." That's a rejection of the spirit of 1776. Paine saw the existence of government as a necessary evil because of "the inability of moral virtue to govern the world." A minimal state, in his view, should be restricted to supplying "freedom and security." As Gorsuch put it in the same Reason interview: "If you think of the Declaration as kind of our mission statement, our ideals, and the Constitution is the how-to manual—well, the Constitution is all about dividing power. Madison realized men are not angels and that their aspirations for power need to be checked and checked and checked again." The "regime change" Deneen and Vermeule call for isn't explicitly violent. Deneen describes "Machiavellian means to achieve Aristotelian ends." The strategy manifests as a steady expansion of presidential authority, as we've seen under Donald Trump's second term: the 143 executive orders he signed in just his first 100 days, more than any other president in history; his decision to send troops to American cities without permission from local authorities; his declaring of 21 national emergencies while in office; and his decision to send illegal immigrants to overseas prisons in defiance of the judicial branch. Incidentally, one of the grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence was King George III's penchant for shipping the accused "beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offenses." Before he became vice president, Vance encouraged Trump to emulate Andrew Jackson and dare the Supreme Court to try enforcing its rulings against him. "If I was giving him one piece of advice," Vance said, "fire every single mid-level bureaucrat, every civil servant in the administrative state, replace them with our people, and when the courts—because you will get taken to court—and when the courts stop you, stand before the country like Andrew Jackson did and say, 'The chief justice has made his ruling, now let him enforce it.'" "That's a really dangerous idea to be even casually trotting out there, let alone for somebody who is now the sitting vice president to be on the record," Slade says. "He said it a number of years ago when he was just a candidate for office, but I've never seen anything from him since he's been in office that makes me think that he doesn't ultimately believe in that sort of approach to politics." Some postliberals call for measures far more dramatic than the steady erosion of constitutional restraints currently underway. Michael Anton, who worked in Trump's State Department over two terms, wrote in his book The Stakes about the prospect of a "Red Caesar"—a right-wing dictator who would rise from the ashes of the fallen republic. "Caesar's word replaces constitutionalism and even, in the final analysis, law," he wrote. In a podcast conversation with pro-monarchist blogger Curtis Yarvin, Anton discussed what that might look like. "Caesarism is a form of monarchy, but that follows a nonfunctioning republic, a republic that doesn't work anymore," Anton said. Yarvin proposed that the path to power would begin with declaring a state of emergency in an inaugural address, "taking direct control over all law enforcement authorities….Basically like Caesar, you're using all of the force available to you."  "There is just clearly much more of a sense that government power is meant to be used to advance our side in the face of our enemies," Slade says. "And the enemies are the left, the political left, and anyone on the right who isn't going to line up with [them]. [They believe] political power should be used to reward our friends and punish our enemies, and that to me is a clear violation of one of the core principles of rule of law, which is equal treatment for everyone under law." In the COVID era, President Joe Biden imposed national mandates by executive fiat, and his administration tried to suppress dissent by pressuring tech companies to censor critics. The Democratic Party has also flirted with the idea of packing the Supreme Court to get its way, which is not a new impulse for the party. When President Franklin Delano Roosevelt tried to pack the Court in 1937, it cost him the support of progressives who had previously backed the New Deal. FDR is revered by progressives and cited by Yarvin as a prototype for an American Caesar. "Was FDR a dictator? What does it mean to be a dictator? What does this pejorative word mean?" Yarvin asks. "A dictator is somebody who rules alone. And that, I think, is a beautiful thing." The Revolution was, first and foremost, about self-rule: We would no longer abide by a diktat from an overseas king. From the very beginning of the republic, power-seeking men have tried to undermine that vision. In its earliest days, there was a plot to install a Prussian prince as king of a new American monarchy. Jefferson accused John Adams and Alexander Hamilton of being monarchists, recounting in horror a dinner conversation in which Hamilton told him "the greatest man…that ever lived was Julius Caesar." But monarchy is seductive because strongmen promise order in chaotic times. In the wake of Shays' Rebellion, a post-Revolution farmer's uprising, Jefferson worried the Constitution's drafters were overreacting by creating a powerful presidency that would devolve into a monarchy. "What country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance?" he wrote. And then, famously: "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure." Hopefully, patriots won't be shedding blood anytime soon. But Jefferson's point stands: Preserving the promises of the Revolution will always be an ongoing battle. Self-rule was one of those promises. Another was self-ownership, which includes the right to do what you want with your own property. The Rise of 'Right-Wing Progressivism' The Declaration accused the king of "cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world." The American colonies experienced unprecedented economic growth, a topic of keen interest to the laissez faire economist Adam Smith, whose book The Wealth of Nations also turns 250 this year. Smith was fascinated by the American colonies, observing that their "progress has been more rapid than that of the English in North America. Plenty of good land, and liberty to manage their own affairs their own way, seem to be the two great causes of the prosperity." Other imperial powers, such as the Spanish and Portuguese, mandated that their colonists trade only through state-created monopolies. Smith pointed out that because American colonists could export lumber to the wider European market, they were incentivized to clear and improve land. Low taxes enabled them to reinvest their profits. Smith criticized England's Navigation Acts for prohibiting colonists from buying from other countries and for discouraging manufacturing to protect domestic competitors. Although England's "mercantile spirit" hampered the economy, Smith believed that in virtually every other respect the liberty of the English colonists "to manage their own affairs their own way is complete," concluding that both England and the colonies would be better off with an independent America that traded freely with England. Like the American revolutionaries, Smith described economic freedom as not just smart policy, but as a natural right. "To prohibit a great people…from making all that they can of every part of their own produce," he wrote, "is a manifest violation of the most sacred rights of mankind." That revolutionary understanding is still under attack today from both the left and the right. Socialists like Sen. Bernie Sanders (I–Vt.) and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani talk about individual profits as if they are the property of the collective. And Trump has the same mercantilist instincts toward trade that Smith argued against 250 years ago. "I love tariffs. Most beautiful word," Trump said in September 2025. "I said my favorite word in the English dictionary is the word tariff."  The postliberal right argues that laissez faire economics has undermined the working class. "Conservatives have outsourced our economic and domestic policy thinking to libertarians," Vance said at a 2019 National Conservatism Conference. "Do we serve pure unfettered commercial freedom, do we serve commerce at the expense of the public good, or do we serve something higher? And are we willing to use political power to actually accomplish those things?" "It is really important to recognize that what the postliberal right is pushing in terms of economics is progressivism," Slade says. "It's not conservatism." Tucker Carlson made the point in 2019 when he praised Elizabeth Warren's "economic patriotism" platform, noting it "sounds like Donald Trump at his best." What the so-called "economic patriots" of the left and right are converging on is a rejection of the spirit of 1776 and an embrace of monarchy. In the 18th century, many colonists could trade only through state-licensed monopolies. Warren has proposed remarrying corporations and the state through "stakeholder capitalism," in which political appointees sit on corporate boards to steer them in the right direction. Trump took a major step toward the corporatist approach in 2025 when directing the federal government to take a 10 percent stake in Intel. Before him, President Barack Obama took stakes in GM and Chrysler as part of a bailout package. "I don't think it's really a sustainable political equilibrium to have two parties that are both economically leftist," Slade says. "The American people are not on board with that. That is the horseshoe in action. And it's part of why I think there is an opportunity for old-school Reagan-style free-market conservatism to make a comeback." The slow abandonment of the revolutionary ideas of self-rule and private property that American patriots fought for in the late 18th century is downstream of a third, fundamental aspect of the American Revolution that is also under attack: freedom of conscience. Remarrying Church and State The postliberal right wants to tear down the wall between church and state. "They want to integrate church and state instead of separating them," Slade says. In some cases, it's Catholic integralists like Harvard's Vermeule, who has described a strategy of turning the government Catholic by "strategically locat[ing]" integralists "within liberal institutions…to undo the liberalism of the state from within." Deneen has suggested passing "blue laws" that would ban pornography, online gambling, and operating businesses on Sundays. A Protestant variety of Christian nationalism is embodied by pastor Doug Wilson—a spiritual mentor to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, who invited Wilson to lead a prayer at the Pentagon. In a recent interview, Wilson said the "governing authorities should recognize formally that Jesus rose from the dead" and that "the basis of law would have to be Christian, and I would want it to be Protestant." Most of the revolutionaries were Christian Protestants, but they insisted on separating church and state to avoid the horrific religious wars that had ravaged Europe. "Torrents of blood have been spilt in the old world" to end religious discord by establishing state churches, wrote James Madison in opposition to taxes that would have funded an official church of Virginia. An even deeper problem for these devout believers in divine providence was that marrying religion to the state removed the very freedom to choose faith that God desires. In his opposition to the Virginia law, Jefferson wrote that "Almighty God hath created the mind free" and that "all attempts" to force religious belief "are a departure from the plan of the holy author of our religion." Madison argued historically that Christianity reached its "greatest lustre" in the times before it incorporated with the state, and that religious laws would counterproductively discourage nonbelievers from entering a region he hoped would become a beacon of Christianity. "Religion then of every man must be left to the conviction and conscience of every man." Slade draws on her own Catholic faith in making the case. "I am a libertarian because I'm a Catholic, because I believe that every person was created in the image of God," she says. "I just think it's morally wrong from a Catholic or Christian perspective to try to use the coercive, violent power of the state to make people live a certain way. Even if the way that these guys would like to make people live—going to church on Sunday, praying, investing in your community and your family, self-sacrifice—all these good Christian values. They're good Christian values, but they can't be coerced or imposed from the top down. It's wrong and morally offensive from a Christian perspective." Slade says she understands the despair postliberals feel about the collapse of faith and virtue in contemporary America and that they have a point about the progressive capture of institutions. "What they're channeling is a really influential belief, which isn't totally wrong, that the left made a very concerted effort to make what is often referred to as a 'long march through the institutions' and to capture so many of our elite institutions—both at the governmental level but also at the cultural level: higher education, Hollywood, the mainstream media." Critics of the progressive agenda—or "wokeness"—often describe it as its own kind of religion. Linguist and social critic John McWhorter has argued that it has "slowly transmogrified into a kind of replacement for Protestant Christianity" among its adherents. Whether religious or not, progressives have imposed their social values on Americans through public school curricula, federal policy, and civil rights law. They have violated the freedom of conscience that Jefferson and Madison wrote about in a way very similar to how mandating religion would. Postliberalism is part of the political backlash. A poll conducted in early 2021 of people who voted for Trump in 2020 didn't find agreement on nationalist economic policies—tariffs, industrial policy, any of that—but found near-universal agreement on a sense of cultural siege. About 90 percent agreed with statements like "the mainstream media has become just an arm of the Democratic Party" or "Christianity is under attack today." "This sense that the culture has been captured by people who are hostile to people like me and who hate me and want to drive me out of the public square has created so much resentment and so much of a backlash that's driving this postliberal right-wing politics," Slade says. "I don't think it's possible to understand what's going on on the right without looking at what's been going on on the left, definitely ramping up during the period referred to as the great awakening." Slade's new book argues that the remedy to this postliberal moment is a rediscovery of "fusionism"—the reintegration of liberty and virtue. "A good society needs to be both free and virtuous. And the Founders certainly believed this," she says. John Adams wrote just 13 days before the signing of the Declaration that "the only foundation of a free Constitution is pure Virtue, and if this cannot be inspired into our People…they will not obtain a lasting Liberty." "What he's saying is, we can have a limited government in a free society, but if the people aren't naturally virtuous, if they don't trust each other, if they aren't good to each other—that [the Republic] is going to end up succumbing to tyranny and to a strongman government," Slade says. His fellow revolutionary and intellectual adversary Jefferson flipped the equation by writing that liberty "is the great parent…of virtue." Balancing liberty and virtue means reconstructing some of the civic "guardrails" that Deneen laments having lost in modernity—but not handing the power to regulate our conscience to the government. "What we're seeing a lot is people who are focused either on liberty but don't spend a lot of time thinking about how do we cultivate virtue, or who say, forget your liberty, we want virtue at the point of a gun," Slade says. "Government's job is to protect our basic rights and liberties. It should be prioritizing the protection of liberty." "That doesn't mean that virtue isn't important. In fact, it's the highest, most important thing in life—to pursue a virtuous life," Slade continues. "But it's not OK to expect government to do that for us. Government protects our freedom and we use that freedom to pursue virtue." The solution, Slade argues, has to be ground-up. She invokes Alexis de Tocqueville, who observed when he came to America in the 1830s that Americans excel at coming together and creating voluntary community solutions to social problems. "We should have some muscle memory here. We should be able to get back to that idea of thinking of ourselves as being on the front lines of solving problems, building new civil society institutions, nongovernmental institutions that can try to solve the problems we see in our society," Slade says. "Good policy can make this easier. And bad policy can crowd it out and make it a lot harder." The Declaration of Independence is 250 years old, but the Revolution it started is as vital as ever. During the final days of the Constitutional Convention, Benjamin Franklin was famously asked what kind of government they were in the process of designing. "A Republic," he said, "if you can keep it." Photo Credits: Horst Galuschka/dpa/picture-alliance/Newscom/ Dennis Flaherty / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont.com / Danita Delimont/ Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Newscom/ TIA DUFOUR/UPI/Newscom/Antonio Perez/TNS/Newscom/ Aaron Schwartz - Pool via CNP/picture alliance / Consolidated News Photos/Newscom/ Ron Adar / SOPA/ Images/Sipa USA/Newscom/ JT Vintage/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom/ AdMedia/SIPA/Newscom/ Hugh Rooney / Eye Ubiquitous/Newscom/ Bonnie Cash - Pool via CNP/CNP / Polaris/Newscom/AdMedia/Newscom/ Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA/Newscom/ Polaris/Newscom; Eric Lee - Pool via CNP/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom; Department of Defense The post The American Revolution Isn't Over appeared first on Reason.com.

In this episode, Fightin' Kentuckian and Wyndehurst Productions apply the lessons learned from previous interviews on scenario design to recreate one of the famous engagements of the American War of Independence, Alexander Hamilton's assault on Redoubt 10 during the Siege of Yorktown. Chosen in honor of America's 250th birthday, this episode explores the history, research, and design decisions behind bringing this iconic battle to the tabletop. So grab your Tricorne and Musket, and join us on this episode of On Patrol! Huzzah!

Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia — Step Back into Revolutionary-Era Streets and Stories, a deep, audio-first exploration of this living-history destination. Walk virtually down Duke of Gloucester Street with costumed interpreters, witness historical trades, visit the Governor's Palace and historic taverns, and discover family-friendly programming, seasonal events, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation tours, and the best ways to combine Williamsburg with Jamestown and Yorktown for a Virginia history road trip. We interview curators, reenactors and local guides about authenticity, hands-on workshops, accessibility, dining options from tavern meals to modern farm-to-table, ticketing choices, and tips for saving time and money. This episode is ideal for history buffs, educators planning field trips, multigenerational travelers, and anyone plotting a heritage getaway. Tune in for practical itineraries, off-the-beaten-path finds, and the stories that turn stones and exhibits into living experiences. Subscribe and get ready to plan your visit to one of America's most immersive historic districts. This episode was prepared with the assistance of AI tools, giving us more time to travel and bring you even more destinations.Some episodes use AI for research, writing assistance, and occasional voiceover when Johnny Mac is unavailable. His point of view, and his insistence on finding the best local taco remains entirely human.

With the passion, erudition, and irrepressible wit that have become his signature, Eric Metaxas's REVOLUTION: The Birth of the Greatest Nation in the History of the World brings the epic of America's birth to life so fully that you will feel you are a part of the story, which is precisely the point. By turns deeply moving, gripping, and spectacularly entertaining, these are the stories every American must know, including some of history's noblest heroes-and some despicable villains.REVOLUTION also touches on the role that sacrifice, character, and faith played in the great struggle for "the Sacred Cause" of liberty. George Washington, John Adams, Nathan Hale, Henry Knox, Horatio Gates, Israel Putnam, Benedict Arnold and many others all come to life for a new generation of Americans.At more than 500 pages-with photos, maps, and illustrations-REVOLUTION is definitive and sweeping, an astonishing epic containing a dazzling array of stories, ranging from the explosive events that led up to Lexington and Concord, all the way through the impossible twists and turns of the war itself-including the Battle of Bunker Hill, the Crossing of the Delaware, Saratoga, and the bitter winter at Valley Forge-all the way to the final victory in Yorktown and "The World Turned Upside Down."Unless we ourselves know the true story of the Revolution-what some have called America's "founding myth"-we cannot play the role we are meant to play in the Revolution that still continues today.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-unplugged-totally-uncut--994165/support.

The Influence of American Independence on the Irish Revolution. Guest: Professor Richard Bell. The American Revolution signaled that British imperial control was not invincible, inspiring the 1798 Irish revolt by the United Irishmen. Irish-born soldiers were so prevalent in Washington's ranks that British commanders nicknamed the Continental Army the "Line of Ireland." Lord Cornwallis, famously defeated at Yorktown, was later sent to Ireland to suppress this uprising with brutal effectiveness. The conflict highlighted the divided loyalties within Ireland, where different religious groups viewed the American struggle as a model for their own constitutional concessions or total independence from the British Crown. 41850

The Global Strategy of Vergennes and the French Alliance. Guest: Professor Richard Bell. French Foreign Minister Vergennes viewed the American Revolution as a strategic opportunity to weaken the British Empire and avenge losses from the Seven Years' War. He orchestrated covert aid before committing the French military in 1778, which transformed the rebellion into a global conflict spanning the Caribbean, India, and the Mediterranean. This diversification of British resources was essential to the patriot success at Yorktown. Vergennes' calculated moves forced Britain to defend its worldwide imperial assets, ultimately making the American Revolution an international struggle for power between European empires. 61770

Molly Beer. Guest Molly Beer explores Angelica's resilience during the Revolutionary War, noting she rejoined the army at Yorktown weeks after childbirth. Beer details Alexander Hamilton's marriage to her sister Elizabeth, explaining how Angelica helped the status-seeking Hamilton integrate into their powerful family. Beer shares her personal connection to Angelica, New York, a town founded by Angelica's son. Growing up on a farm there, Beer was inspired to write this biography to provide a historical lens through an influential woman who was admired by figures like Jeffersonand Washington. 2

Hour 1 for 6/19/26 Drew welcomes Dr. Susan Hanssen in-studio to discuss the American Revolution (1:00). Topics: Natural law (9:18), Lexington and Concord (15:09), Hamilton and Yorktown (23:55), the hand of Providence (29:38), lessons from the Founding (33:33), and Lessons for today (42:50). Link: Relevantradio.com/UDalls

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 In his new book This Fierce People:  The Untold Story of America's Revolutionary War in the South, Alan Pell Crawford brings to life the three years between Monmouth and Yorktown.  A brutal war in the South—a true civil war—set the stage for the victory at Yorktown, and here, Crawford argues, the War for Independence was won.  What happened between 1778 and 1781 as the war shifted to the southern theater? Who were the “unsung patriots” that inevitably set the stage for Yorktown? The distinguished journalist and author Alan Pell Crawford joins to discuss This Fierce People and his research on the Revolution in the South.  Tell us what you think! Send us a text message! Tell us what you think! Send us a text message!

Discover the story of John Laurens, the overlooked American Revolution Founder who worked alongside George Washington and Alexander Hamilton, but dared to challenge his own allies over America's greatest contradiction. In this episode of America's Founding Series, part of The P.A.S. Report Podcast, Professor Nick Giordano reveals how a wealthy South Carolina aristocrat risked his fortune, status, and reputation to advance a vision of liberty that applied to all people. As America approaches its 250th anniversary, Laurens' story offers a powerful lesson about moral courage, the American Revolution, and why true liberty demands consistency. What You'll Learn In This Episode: Why John Laurens became one of George Washington's most trusted officers during the American Revolution.  How Enlightenment ideas transformed Laurens from a privileged planter's son into a fierce advocate for liberty.  The details behind the bold plan Laurens proposed to raise Black regiments and grant freedom in exchange for military service.  Why many Patriot leaders chose political pragmatism while Laurens refused to compromise on principle.  What Laurens' life reveals about moral courage, political consistency, and defending liberty in our modern landscape.  John Laurens never became president, signed the Constitution, or held high political office. Yet his willingness to challenge his own side and confront uncomfortable truths left a lasting mark on the American story. His life serves as a reminder that preserving freedom requires more than loyalty to a cause. It requires fidelity to the principles that make that cause worth defending.

Send us Fan MailThis episode of Impact Without Limits explores the pivotal Battle of Yorktown, the decisive victory that effectively ended the American Revolution. Brian and Dale trace the events that led to the siege, highlighting the leadership of George Washington, the crucial support of French forces under Rochambeau, and the strategic decisions that culminated in Cornwallis's surrender. Along the way, they share fascinating details about the battle, the people involved, and the remarkable chain of events that secured American independence.Beyond the history itself, the brothers reflect on the faith, sacrifice, and perseverance that shaped the founding of the United States. They discuss the importance of understanding America's origins, honoring those who risked everything for freedom, and preserving the principles that have influenced generations. This conversation serves as both a history lesson and an encouragement to explore the nation's story at a deeper level.Episode Highlights: A Revolutionary War turning point.Why Yorktown changed history.Washington, Rochambeau, and the French Alliance.Hamilton's midnight assault.Faith, freedom, and America's founding story.Links Mentioned in Episode/Find More on ForeverLawn:www.foreverlawn.comImpact Without Limits Instagram: @impact_withoutlimitsForeverLawn's Instagram: @foreverlawnincGet Grass Without Limits HereVisit our show notes page HERESubscribe to Our Newsletter HEREDale's Instagram: @dalekarmieBrian's Instagram: @bkarmieFind Our Shorts on the ForeverLawn YouTube ChannelVisit the American Battlefield Trust WebsiteVisit the White House Freedom 250 WebsiteWatch the Live Free Podcast hosted by Josh HowertonYou've Been Lied to About America's History EpisodeView Hillsdale's Online CoursesCheck out PragerU's ContentThis show has been produced by Adkins Media Co.

Esto es HistoCast. No es Esparta pero casi. Toca hablar de uno de esos desconocidos personajes de la Historia sin el cual esta hubiera sido muy distinta, Francisco de Saavedra y Sangronís. Para ello tenemos con nosotros a James Giesler Vila preguntado por @goyix_salduero.Secciones Historia: - Orígenes - 16:44 - La Habana - 39:56 - Etapa francesa - 1:16:19 - Plan De Grasse-Saavedra - 1:29:38 - Yorktown - 1:55:08 - Reconocimientos - 2:34:53 - Bibliografía - 3:12:30

The thirteen colonies that became the United States were just half of the British colonies that existed in the 18th century. The empire stretched from New England, south to Georgia and Florida and the islands of the West Indies, east to India, Scotland, and Ireland, and south again to British forts on the West coast of Africa. Because of this, the revolution of 1776 wasn’t isolated to the North American eastern seaboard. It was a world-historical crisis that swept up American Indian nations, Caribbean islands, West African forts, Indian cities, Scottish drawing rooms, German principalities, Cuban harbors, Chinese trading houses, and a fledgling colony in Sierra Leone. The result is a Revolution that was on the one hand a political struggle for the 13 colonies, but it was also a genuinely global catastrophe in which Indigenous nations, enslaved Africans, German soldiers, French philosophes, Caribbean planters, Indian merchants, and Spanish generals all fought for their own competing visions of what "freedom" actually meant. Today’s guest is Sarah Pearsall, author of Freedom Round the Globe. We see how the fight for liberty went far outside the borders of the American colonies. When the British Parliament imposed the Stamp Act in 1765, the protests and violent crowd actions that erupted were not confined to Boston or Virginia, they broke out with equal fury in St. Kitts, Nevis, Antigua, and other Caribbean colonies. But they chose to stay loyal because they feared slave uprisings more than they resented Parliament. The French alliance that saved American independence at Yorktown drove France itself toward bankruptcy and revolution. And there were at least two would-be fourteenth colonies (British Florida and Quebec) courted by Americans but believed their fortunes were better served in other places than the Revolution. The Revolution was not a contained colonial rebellion. It was a world war, and the Treaty of Paris in 1783 settled the claims of dozens of nations, most of whom had nothing to do with the thirteen colonies.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 Yorktown was not the end!  Though Cornwallis surrendered, the British still held New York, Charleston, and Savannah, and the Americans did not control the western frontier.  Would 1782 bring a renewed British campaign to secure the American colonies?  Could the United States win its independence?   Military historian Craig Bruce Smith, professor of history at National Defense University, joins us to talk about his new book, Securing Victory, 1781-1783, part of The U.S. Army Campaigns of the Revolutionary War series, which looks at this critical, but often under-reported period, when the United States actually able to secure its independence,  control of the territory extending to the Mississippi River, and the hard-won gains of the war. Tell us what you think! Send us a text message!

The Magic Button’s Fantasy Flight: A 250-Year Journey to Freedom by Swapna Gangopadhyay https://www.amazon.com/Magic-Buttons-Fantasy-Flight-250-Year/dp/B0H2LH242L/ Dreamywriter.com The Magic Button’s Fantasy Flight: A 250-Year Journey to American Freedom by Swapna Gangopadhyay is a heartwarming and imaginative historical adventure that brings the story of the American Revolution to life for young readers. When five curious children discover a mysterious glowing button hidden inside Grandpa’s attic, they are unexpectedly transported through time on an unforgettable journey across the most defining moments in American history. Guided by Barnaby, a wise and magical Library Owl, the children witness the struggles, sacrifices, and triumphs that shaped the birth of the United States. From the Proclamation of 1763 and the Boston Tea Party to Paul Revere’s midnight ride, the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and the victory at Yorktown, each chapter immerses readers in pivotal events of the American Revolution through exciting storytelling, vivid imagery, and child-friendly historical explanations. Along the way, the children also meet unsung heroes such as Sybil Ludington, James Armistead Lafayette, the Molly Pitchers, and the Marblehead Mariners – courageous individuals whose contributions helped shape America’s fight for freedom. Blending fantasy, humor, adventure, and educational value, this inspiring middle-grade novel encourages children to appreciate the meaning of freedom, unity, courage, and historical understanding. Through memorable characters and emotionally engaging scenes, the book transforms history into a living experience that sparks curiosity and encourages young readers to ask questions about the past and their role in shaping the future. Perfect for families, classrooms, homeschool programs, libraries, and young history enthusiasts, The Magic Button’s Fantasy Flight serves as both an entertaining adventure and an educational resource designed to make American history accessible, meaningful, and unforgettable for children ages 8-14.

Everyone knows the American Revolution was won at Yorktown in 1781, when Cornwallis’s Army was trapped, but almost no one knows that victory depended on a Spanish intelligence operative who raised 500,000 pieces of silver in Havana in just 24 hours, convincing Cuban residents to liquidate their jewelry, gold ornaments, and diamonds to fund the French fleet's journey to trap Cornwallis. Francisco de Saavedra was Spain's ultimate shadow architect, operating like a CIA station chief or Charlie Wilson funneling weapons to topple Soviet Afghanistan, coordinating resources across the Caribbean through the Council of the Indies while gathering intelligence on British naval movements. The silver he raised, equivalent to roughly $1 billion in World War II war bond drives when adjusted for inflation, paid French sailors and provisioned Washington's Continental Army for the decisive siege. Without Saavedra's behind-the-scenes diplomacy, Spain and France would never have coordinated their fleets, and the Mississippi River supply line that smuggled Spanish gunpowder and uniforms to the rebels would have remained closed. Today's guest is James Giesler, author of Francisco De Saavedra's American Revolutionary War: The Spanish Contribution to the Battle of Yorktown. We discuss the unlikely career of Saavedra, an intelligence officer for the Spanish Crown who had such adventures as being capture by the British in 1780 and talked his way out of Jamaican captivity by pretending to be a civilian, why he forced joint Spanish action to capture Pensacola in May 1781 and eliminate the British southern strategy, how he negotiated a treaty for French and Spanish military planning for the first time, and why he planned the 1782 capture of the Bahamas to keep British ships tied up in the West Indies instead of reinforcing Cornwallis. Giesler explains that Saavedra wasn't a boots-on-the-ground commander like Lafayette but a strategic fixer who rose to become Spain's Prime Minister in the 1790s, proving that revolutions are won as much by financial wizardry and intelligence networks as by battlefield heroics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The main victory of Midway has been accomplished, but Spruance goes for more. Meanwhile, Japanese sub I 168 stalks the wounded Yorktown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Though hit with 3 bombs the Yorktown seems to have survived. But then comes 10 Kate Torpedo Bombers. Want to go beyond the battlefield with The History of WWII Podcast? Dive deeper into the war with exclusive bonus episodes, expert interviews, and commercial-free listening for just $5/month! Every penny supports the show and keeps the history coming. https://worldwariipodcast.net/members/ Donations are always welcome and help keep the History of WWII Podcast free for all. https://bit.ly/3UuTZxU  Follow The History of WWII Podcast: RSS – https://feeds.megaphone.fm/history-of-world-war-ii Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/wwii45 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/rayharrisjr/ TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@wwiiguy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Americans tell the story of the Revolutionary War, the focus usually falls on Washington, Jefferson, and the battles fought in the thirteen colonies.  Yet independence was also won through foreign support. Some of it, in France's case, was quite overt.  Spain also supported the American cause, but its support was more covert.  At the center of it all was a Spanish commander whose campaigns crippled Britain and helped make victory at Yorktown possible. His name is little known today, but his impact was enormous.  Learn more about Bernardo de Gálvez and Spain's hidden role in the American Revolution on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Think you know Spain? Think Again. To plan your trip to Spain, visit Spain.info Subscribe to the podcast!  https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer   Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Ds7Rx7jvPJ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/  Disce aliquid novi cotidie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While the various aircraft from Enterprise and Yorktown attack Nagumo's Kido Butai, the majority of the Yorktown's fly elsewhere, engaging no one. AND, join us on June 6th, from 7 to 9pm to share your family's WWII Stories. YouTube Live event: https://studio.youtube.com/video/Z1kmrD7qhnM/livestreaming Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! PART TWOBuilt in 1951 and once operated by the Felician Sisters, Yorktown Memorial Hospital has earned a reputation as one of Texas' most talked-about haunted locations. During its years as a working hospital, thousands passed through its doors—some never leaving. After closing in 1986 and briefly reopening as a rehabilitation center, the building's unsettling history only deepened.Today, investigators and visitors report shadow figures, disembodied screams, EVPs, and encounters with spirits said to roam its long-abandoned corridors.In this episode, we speak with owner Jo Ann Marks alongside Fred and Stephen of Curious Twins Paranormal about the hospital's past, the reports that continue to surface, and what they've personally experienced inside its walls.What is responsible for the activity so many claim to witness? Residual energy? Intelligent spirits? Or something else entirely?We step inside Yorktown Memorial Hospital to explore the haunting legacy that refuses to fade.For more information on the hospital, visit victoriasblackswaninn.com. For more information on Curious Twins Paranormal, visit curioustwins.com. You can also find them both on Facebook.#TheGraveTalks #YorktownMemorialHospital #HauntedHospital #TexasHauntings #Paranormal #ParanormalInvestigations #HauntedTexas #EVP #AbandonedHospital #SupernaturalStories #Hauntings #ParanormalInvestigator #DisembodiedVoices #ParanormalActivityLove real ghost stories? Want even more?Become a supporter and unlock exclusive extras, ad-free episodes, and advanced access:

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE!Built in 1951 and once operated by the Felician Sisters, Yorktown Memorial Hospital has earned a reputation as one of Texas' most talked-about haunted locations. During its years as a working hospital, thousands passed through its doors—some never leaving. After closing in 1986 and briefly reopening as a rehabilitation center, the building's unsettling history only deepened.Today, investigators and visitors report shadow figures, disembodied screams, EVPs, and encounters with spirits said to roam its long-abandoned corridors.In this episode, we speak with owner Jo Ann Marks alongside Fred and Stephen of Curious Twins Paranormal about the hospital's past, the reports that continue to surface, and what they've personally experienced inside its walls.What is responsible for the activity so many claim to witness? Residual energy? Intelligent spirits? Or something else entirely?We step inside Yorktown Memorial Hospital to explore the haunting legacy that refuses to fade.For more information on the hospital, visit victoriasblackswaninn.com. For more information on Curious Twins Paranormal, visit curioustwins.com. You can also find them both on Facebook.#TheGraveTalks #YorktownMemorialHospital #HauntedHospital #TexasHauntings #Paranormal #ParanormalInvestigations #HauntedTexas #EVP #AbandonedHospital #SupernaturalStories #Hauntings #ParanormalInvestigator #DisembodiedVoices #ParanormalActivityLove real ghost stories? Want even more?Become a supporter and unlock exclusive extras, ad-free episodes, and advanced access:

Adm. Fletcher will have the Yorktown with him as he battles Adm. Nagumo's 1st Air Fleet. Both sides will make mistakes, but one will make less. Both will lose much.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices