The British in Boston suffer through a miserable winter. The Continental Army keeps them stuck in the city. New England privateers make it extremely difficult to receive food and supplies from the sea. Hundreds die of disease as everyone suffers greatly. The British navy does little to provide assistance. Its destruction of the village of Falmouth only enrages the Americans.
Britain recalls General Gage and Admiral Graves putting General Howe and Admiral Shuldham in charge.
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Episode 075 Continental Congress Autumn 1775
Episode 073 Siege of Boston, Autumn Edition
Episode 072 Siege of St. Jean
Episode 071 Britain Prepares to Crush a Rebellion
Episode 070 Ousted Governors and Bermuda Powder Raid
Episode 069: The South Joins the War
Episode 068 Congress' Olive Branch Petition
Episode 067: Washington Takes Command
Episode 066: The British Take Bunker Hill
Episode 065: The Provincials Occupy Bunker Hill
Episode 064: The Second Continental Congress Begins
Episode 063 Buzzard's Bay and Machias
Episode 062: The Three Headed Cerberus in Boston
Episode 061: The Battle of Chelsea Creek
Episode 060: Securing Lake Champlain
Episode 059: Taking Fort Ticonderoga
Episode 058: Slavery and Liberty
Episode 057: Regulars and Provincials
Episode 056: The Shot Heard 'Round the World
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