How did the American Revolution reach its fascinating end?

In episode 5 of the American Revolution History podcast series, you will find out!

The Siege of Yorktown by Auguste Couder — The *Siege of Yorktown* by Auguste Couder

We follow on from episode 4 in our series on the American Revolution, World War, and finish the story of how America became a nation. In this episode we look at the events that led to the American Revolutionary War ending. We shall see how the battle for the Southern colonies came to a close, and the amazing events around Yorktown, Virginia. Then there were the battles that continued to take place around the world that were linked to the conflict. And the aftermath.

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George Levrier-Jones

PostedMarch 5, 2015

AuthorGeorge Levrier-Jones

CategoriesAmerican Revolution, Podcast, Colonialism, Podcast/Magazine

TagsGeorge Washington, Siege of Yorktown, Battle of Eutaw Springs, General Clinton, General Cornwallis, Lord North, Battle of the Saintes

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How did Britain and the Thirteen Colonies come to the point of no return, leading to the start of the American Revolutionary War?

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The Battle of Bunker Hill by Percy Moran (1909)

In this episode we see what happened on the fateful day of April 19 1775 and understand how one single shot became so very important. We will also see what took place over the course of 1775 and a very famous declaration that took place in 1776, as well as the Battle of Bunker Hill, fighting in Canada, and the Battle of Long Island.

In short, we see how the war really broke out.

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PostedMarch 2, 2015

AuthorGeorge Levrier-Jones

CategoriesAmerican Revolution, Podcast, Colonialism, Podcast/Magazine

TagsLord North, George Washington, Battle of Bunker Hill, Battle of Long Island, Invasion of Canada, The shot that was heard around the world, General Gage, General Howe

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Just how did the United States of America gain its independence? It’s a story familiar to some of us, and George Levrier-Jones is going to tell the story in his own informed, concise way.

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The Boston Massacre, Alonzo Chappel, 1878

This revolution had it all. A yearning desire for liberty, great battles, constantly shifting sands, a result which left the world in a very different place. It also happened at a time when the world was going through a new stage of globalization and so set the tone for what was to happen in the revolutionary and colonial late 18th and 19th centuries.

And in this episode we set the scene to the war by telling you about 18th century America, the French and Indian War, and those major events that happened in the years before the American Revolutionary War or the American War of Independence broke out. The Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, and the Continental Congress were just a few of these events…