Revolution 250 Podcast
Revolution 250 is a consortium of organizations in New England planning commemorations of the American Revolution's 250th anniversary. https://revolution250.org/Through this podcast you will meet many of the people involved in these commemorations, and learn about the people who brought about the Revolution--which began here. To support Revolution 250, visit https://www.masshist.org/rev250Theme Music: "Road to Boston" fifes: Doug Quigley, Peter Emerick; Drums: Dave Emerick
Revolution 250 Podcast
Saratoga: The Compleat Victory with Kevin J. Weddle
July 20, 2021
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Kevin J. Weddle
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Season 2
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Episode 30
When the King heard his forces had taken Ticonderoga in August 1777, he thought he had won the war. What went wrong? We talk with Kevin Weddle about his new book, The Compleat Victory, about the decisive battle of Saratoga. How did the British strategy go so badly wrong--and why did the Americans win? And what did the victory mean? Kevin Weddle is an historian, but also a graduate of West Point with a 28-year career in the United States Army. He now teaches military theory and strategy at the U.S. Army War College, and brings a lifetime of experience and a depth of research to bear in giving a new history of this important battle, and the characters involved--Burgoyne and Gates, Arnold and Gansevoort, and many others.