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Episode 119 Fort Cumberland Nova Scotia and Newport Rhode Island

30 min • 20 oktober 2019

Over the winter of 1776-77, Patriots attempt to capture Fort Cumberland and bring Nova Scotia into the rebellion. Also, the British capture Newport Rhode Island to use as a winter port for the navy. Generals Clinton and Percy return to Britain.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: The Siege of Fort Cumberland, 1776: An Episode in the American Revolution, by Ernest Clarke

Online Recommendation of the Week: Memoir of Jonathan Eddy on Archive.org.

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