American Revolution Podcast
Michael Troy
A chronological journey through the Revolutionary War.
- 33 minutes 9 secondsARP384 Rebirth of the US Navy
After the Barbary states capture American merchant ships and enslave the crews, Congress finally decides to create the United States Navy. On March 27, 1794, President Washington signs the Naval Act, authorizing the construction of six frigates.
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Book Recommendation of the Week: Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the US Navy, By Ian Toll
Online Recommendation of the Week: The Reestablishment of the Navy, 1787-1801: https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/bibliographies/reestablishment-navy-1787-1801.html
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19 April 2026, 8:00 am - 5 minutes 28 secondsRev250-079 British Fleet in NC
On April 18, 1776, the first ships of the British fleet carrying reinforcements under General Cornwallis, arrives in Cape Fear, NC, joining up with General Clinton for operations in the south.
For more details about these events go to episodes 82 and 96 of the American Revolution Podcast.
Episode 82: https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2019/02/episode-082-battle-of-moores-creek.html
Episode 96: https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2019/05/episode-096-battle-of-sullivans-island.html
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16 April 2026, 8:00 am - 8 minutes 21 secondsRev250-078 Washington Arrives in NYC
After the Continentals force the British to evacuate Boston, General Washington begins slowly moving his army to New York City. Washington personally arrives in the city on April 13, 1776.
For more details on this event, check out Episode 89 of the American Revolution Podcast: https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2019/03/episode-089-washington-moves-to-new-york.html
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13 April 2026, 3:23 pm - 32 minutes 47 secondsARP383 Eli Whitney & Dolley Madison
A young New Englander moves to Georgia to work as a tutor for a widow. He ends up inventing a device that will change the south, and the world, forever. Also James Madison, a 43 years old bachelor finally manages to find a wife, the 26 year old widow, Dolley Payne Todd.
This episode's, blog entry, at blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as more resources related to this week's episode.
Book Recommendation of the Week: Strength And Honor: The Life Of Dolley Madison, By Richard Cote (borrow on archive.org).
Online Recommendation of the Week: Memoir of Eli Whitney, Esq. https://archive.org/details/memoirofeliwhitn00olms
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12 April 2026, 8:00 am - 6 minutes 16 secondsRev250-077 Halifax Resolves
On April 12, 1774, the Fourth Provincial Congress in North Carolina calls on its delegates to the Continental Congress to support independence from Britain.
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9 April 2026, 8:00 am - 53 minutes 30 secondsAR-SP48 America Victorious, with Tom Hand
Our March 2025 American Revolution Round Table invited Tom Hand, author of America Victorious: Lesser-Known Campaigns and Commanders That Helped Win American Independence
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5 April 2026, 8:00 am - 5 minutes 23 secondsRev250-076 Continental Navy Returns
On April 8, 1776, the Continental Navy returns to Connecticut, after a two month raid on the Bahamas and capturing several British ships. Despite its actions, Congress is not happy and the Navy never sails as a fleet again.
For more on this topic, listen to Episode 84 of the American Revolution Podcast: https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2019/02/episode-084-continental-navy-raids.html
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3 April 2026, 4:50 pm - 30 minutes 49 secondsARP382 Yellow Fever and Genêt's Downfall
During the summer of 1793, Genêt continues his efforts to start a war in America against Britain and Spain. Yellow fever decimates Philadelphia, bringing the entire country to a halt. By the end of the year, Genêt's momentum toward war has halted. His recall orders from France finally arrive in America.
This episode's, blog entry, at blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as more resources related to this week's episode.
Book Recommendation of the Week: America's First Plague: The Deadly 1793 Epidemic that Crippled a Young Nation, by Robert Watson
Online Recommendation of the Week: An account of the Bilious remitting yellow Fever ... of Philadelphia ... 1793, by Benjamin Rush: https://archive.org/details/10474420bsb
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29 March 2026, 8:00 am - 6 minutes 9 secondsRev250-075 South Carolina Independence
On March 26, 1776 South Carolina adopts its constitution, creating an independent government.
For more on state constitutions, check out Episode 91 of the American Revolution Podcast. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2019/04/episode-091-state-constitutions-part-1.html
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25 March 2026, 3:26 pm - 33 minutes 3 secondsARP381 The Citizen Genêt Affair
In 1793 Revolutionary France sends Edmund Genêt to America as the new French Ambassador. His mission is to bring America into the war that France is fighting with the rest of Europe. While the federal government is opposed, he finds the American people welcoming to the idea of war with Britain and Spain.
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Book Recommendation of the Week: The Genet Mission, by Harry Ammon
Online Recommendation of the Week: Jefferson Friend of France 1793: The Career of Edmond Charles Genêt 1763-1834: https://archive.org/details/bwb_S0-CAH-761
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22 March 2026, 10:31 pm - 30 minutes 51 secondsARP380 The Fugitive Slave Act of 1793
After the federal elections near the end of 1792, the old Congress returns to pass several bills. One is the Fugitive Slave Act, which forces escaped slaves to be returned to their masters.
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Book Recommendation of the Week: Slavery and the Founders: Race and Liberty in the Age of Jefferson, by Paul Finkelman
Online Recommendation of the Week: The Kidnapping of John Davis and the Adoption of the Fugitive Slave Law of 1793 JSTOR: https://doi.org/10.2307/2210284
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