Part One – Historical Background Episodes
Historical Background – Introduction
Episode 001 – Introduction
Episode 001A – On Location – Saratoga 250 Encampment Interview – 250th Commission Members
Episode 002 – The Nature of Our Podcast
Episode 003 – The Foundation of Freedom: Part I <New>
Episode 004 – The Foundation of Freedom: Part II
Episode 005 – The Meaning of Freedom: Part I
Episode 006 – The Meaning of Freedom: Part II
Episode 007 – The Protection of Freedom: Rights
Episode 008 – The Protection of Freedom: The Law
Episode 009 – The Protection of Freedom: Consent
Episode 010 – Why 1777, Why New York: Timing
Episode 011 – Why 1777, Why New York: Terrain
Episode 012 – Why 1777, Why New York: Talent
Episode 013 – Why 1777, Why New York: Tactics
Historical Background – Early America
Episode 007 – Jamestown
Episode 007A – On Location – Jamestown, VA – The Jamestown Colony Site Tour
Episode 008 – The Mayflower
Episode 008A – On Location – Plymouth, MA – The Plymouth Colony Site Tour
Episode 009 – Schenectady Massacre
Episode 009A – On Location – Schenectady, NY – Schenectady Massacre Site Tour
Episode 010 – The Salem Witch Trials
Episode 010A – On Location – Salem, MA – The Salem Witch Trials Tour
Episode 011 – The Albany Plan
Episode 011A – On Location – Albany, NY – Colonial Albany Tour
Historical Background – The Seven Years War
Episode 012 – Colonial America
Episode 013 – The French and Indian War
Episode 014 – Washington Enters the World Stage
Episode 014A – On Location – Pittsburgh, PA – Fort Necessity Tour
Episode 015 – Braddock’s Defeat
Episode 015A – On Location – Braddock, PA – Monongahela Battlefield Tour
Episode 016 – William Johnson
Episode 016A – On Location – Johnstown, NY – Johnson Hall Tour
Episode 017 – Louis Joseph Montcalm and Fort William Henry
Episode 017A – On Location – Lake George, NY – Lake George Tour
Episode 019 – Louis Joseph Montcalm- The French Revival
Episode 020 – James Wolfe and the Conquest of Canada
Episode 020A – On Location – Quebec City, QE – Plains of Abraham Battlefield Tour
Episode 021 – Coronation of King George the Third
Episode 022 – Treaty of Paris and British Debt
Historical Background – Revolutionary Characters
Episode B001–B085 – The Characters – See Part Five – Character Podcasts
Historical Background – Pre Revolution America
Episode 021 – Parliament Takes Action: Stamp/Quartering Acts
Episode 025 – Parliament Takes Action: Stamp/Quartering Acts
Episode 022 – The Indomitable Patrick Henry
Episode 022A – On Location – Williamsburg, VA – Colonial Williamsburg Tour
Episode 023 – Parliament’s Next Move – The Townsend Acts
Episode 024 – The Powder Keg of Boston
Episode 025 – The Boston Massacre
Episode 025A – On Location – Boston, MA – Boston Massacre
Episode 026 – The Boston Tea Party
Episode 026A – On Location – Boston, MA – Tea Party and Port Tour
Episode 027 – England Raises the Stakes – The Intolerable Acts
Episode 028 – A Nation Begins to Unite – Continental Congress
Episode 028A – On Location – Philadelphia, PA – Carpenter’s Hall Tour
Episode 029 – Patrick Henry Leads America (Second Speech)
Historical Background – Hostilities Commence
Episode 030 – The Minutemen Militia
Episode 031 – Paul Revere’s Ride
Episode 031A – On Location – Boston, MA – Freedom Trail, Paul Revere’s Ride Tour
Episode 032 – The Battles of Lexington and Concord
Episode 032A – On Location – Lexington/Concord, MA – Lexington and Concord Battlefields Tour
Episode 033 – The Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
Episode 033A – On Location – Burlington, VT – Ethan Allen Homestead Tour
Episode 033B – On Location – Norwich, CT – Benedict Arnold Norwich Tour
Episode 033C – On Location – Ticonderoga, NY – Ticonderoga/Green Mountain Tour
Episode 034 – The Second Continental Congress
Episode 035 – Generals Selected: Washington as Commander
Episode 035A – On Location – Philadelphia, PA- Second Continental Congress Site Tour
Episode 035B – On Location – Albany, NY – Schuyler Mansion Tour
Episode 036 – The Battle of Bunker Hill
Episode 036A – On Location – Charlestown, MA – Bunker Hill Battlefield Tour
Episode 037 – Washington Takes Command
Episode 037A – On Location – Boston, MA – Washington Meets His Troops Tour
Episode 038 – The Great Knox Artillery Adventure
Episode 038A – On Location – Thomaston, ME – General Knox Museum Tour
Episode 039 – Thomas Paine’s Common Sense
Episode 040 – British Evacuate Boston
Part Two – Learning to Fight
Learning to Fight – The Battle Of Canada
Episode 041 – Introduction – Recap
Episode 042 – Leveraging Ticonderoga
Episode 043 – Congress Wants Canada
Episode 044 – A Soldiers Life And Equipment
Episode 045 – Richard Montgomery’s Command
Episode 045A – On Location – Rhinebeck, NY — Tour Of Richard Montgomery Home
Episode 046 – The Siege Of St. Jean
Episode 046A – On Location – St. Jean, QE — Tour Of Fort St. Jean Site
Episode 046B – On Location – Chambly, QE — Tour Of Fort Champlain And Richelieu Rapids
Episode 047 – The Battles For Montreal
Episode 047A – On Location – Montreal, QE — Montreal Battle Sites Tour
Episode 048 – Benedict Arnold’s March To Quebec
Episode 048A – On Location – Augusta/Jackman, ME — Arnold Trail Tour
Episode 049 – The Battle For Quebec City
Episode 049A – On Location – Quebec City, QE — Quebec City Battlefield Tour
Episode 050 – American Defeat, Retreat And Disease
Learning to Fight – Building a New Government
Episode 051 – Revolutionary Summer
Episode 052 – Adams’ Thoughts On Government —
Episode 052A – On Location – Quincy, MA — John Adams Homestead Tour
Episode 053 – Action In Philadelphia – The Declaration
Episode 053A – On Location – Philadelphia, PA — Declaration Of Independence Tour
Episode 054 – NY’s New Constitution – White Plains Convention
Episode 054A – On Location – Katonah, NY — John Jay Homestead Tour
Episode 054B – On Location – White Plains, NY — White Plains Constitutional Convention Tour
Learning to Fight – Washington’s Painful Lessons
Episode 055 – Washington Occupies New York City
Episode 056 – The Battle Of Long Island
Episode 056A – On Location – Brooklyn, NY — Battle Of Long Island Battlefield Tour
Episode 057 – The Battle Of Kips Bay
Episode 057A – On Location – Manhattan, NY — Kip’s Bay Battlefield Tour
Episode 058 – The Battle Of Harlem Heights
Episode 058A – On Location – Manhattan, NY — Harlem Heights Battlefields Tour
Episode 059 – The Battle Of White Plains
Episode 059A – On Location – White Plains, NY — White Plains Battlefields Tour
Episode 060 – The Fall Of Forts Lee And Washington
Episode 061 – The British Occupy Of New York City
Episode 062 – Washington The Student Of Experience
Learning to Fight – Arnold’s Masterful Leadership
Episode 063 – Guy Carlton’s Advance
Episode 064 – Benedict Arnold’s Navy
Episode 064A – On Location – Whitehall, NY — US Navy Birthplace Museum Tour
Episode 065 – The Battle Of Valcour Island
Episode 065A – On Location – Valcour Island (Lake Champlain) — Valcour Island Battle Tour
Episode 066 – Carlton And Burgoyne Retreat
Learning to Fight – Washington’s Continentals
Episode 067 – Washington’s Retrograde
Episode 068 – Across The Delaware – Victory Or Death
Episode 068A – On Location – Washington Crossing, PA — Washington Crossing Site Tour
Episode 069 – The Battle Of Trenton
Episode 069A – On Location – Trenton, NJ — Trenton Battlefield Site Tour
Episode 070 – The Battle Of Princeton
Episode 070A – On Location – Princeton, NJ — Princeton Battlefield Site Tour
Episode 071 – Winter Quarters In Morristown
Learning to Fight – Prelude to the Wilderness War
Episode 72 – New Year’s at Schuyler Mansion
Episode 072A – On Location – Albany, NY — Schuyler Mansion Tour
Episode 073 – Mr. Burgoyne Goes to London
Episode 074 – William Howe and the General Wars
Episode 075 – The Battle Of Peekskill
Episode 075A – On Location – Peekskill, NY — Peekskill Battlefield Tour
Episode 076 – The Formidable William Tyron
Episode 077A – On Location – Ridgefield, CT — Ridgefield Battlefield Tour
Episode 077 – The Battle Of Ridgefield Connecticut
Episode 078 – The Return Of General Burgoyne
Learning to Fight – Statehood Advances
Episode 079 – Jay’s Masterpiece – the New York Constitution
Episode 080 – New York’s First Elections
Learning to Fight – Run Up to the Burgoyne Invasion
Episode 081 – The Fortification Of Ticonderoga
Episode 081A – On Location – Ticonderoga, NY — Ticonderoga Fortifications Tour
Episode 082 – The Staging At St John
Episode 083 – The Art Of The Quartermaster
Part Three – Freedom’s Gateway
Freedom’s Gateway – Burgoyne Moves South
Episode 084 – John Burgoyne – Bombast at the Bouquet
Episode 085 – Burgoyne’s Starts His Campaign
Episode 086 – Arrival at Crown Point
Episode 086A – On Location – Crown Point, NY — Fort Crown Point Tour
Episode 087 – Mt. Independence and Mt. Defiance
Episode 088 – Evacuation of Ft. Ticonderoga
Episode 089 – The Empty Battle of Ticonderoga
Episode 089A – On Location – Ticonderoga, NY — Ticonderoga Battlefield Site Tour
Episode 090 – Disaster at Skenesboro
Episode 090A – On Location – Whitehall, NY — Battle of Skeneboro Site Tour
Episode 091 – Battle of Hubbardton
Episode 091A – On Location – Hubbardton, VT — Hubbardton Battlefield Tour
Episode 092 – Battle of Fort Ann
Episode 092A – On Location – Fort Ann, NY — Fort Ann Battlefield Tour
Freedom’s Gateway – The Stall of Progress
093 – Burgoyne’s Respite
094 – Washington Offers Help
095 – Reconnoiter at Fort Edward
095A – On Location – Fort Edward, NY
Fort Edward Meeting Site Tour
096 – General Schuyler’s Strategy of Attrition
Freedom’s Gateway – Events in New York
097 – Clinton Takes the Mantle as Governor
097A – On Location – Kingston, NY
Historic Kingston Tour
098 – The Tale of Jane McCrea
098A – On Location – Fort Edward, NY
Jane McCrea Murder and Burial Sites Tour
Freedom’s Gateway – The Western Theater Opens
099 – Starting a Western Front
099A – On Location – Oswego, NY
Fort Oswego Site Tour
100 – Nicholas Herkimer – The Cool Patriot
100A – On Location – Little Falls, NY
Herkimer Homestead Tour
101 – Battle of Oriskany
101A – On Location – Oriskany, NY
Oriskany Battlefield Tour
102 – Standing Tall at Fort Stanwix
102A – On Location – Rome, NY
Fort Stanwix Site Tour
103 – Arnold’s Mohawk Valley Relief Mission
104 – St. Leger Withdraws to Ft. Ticonderoga
Freedom’s Gateway – A Dynamic Time
105 – Schuyler Relieved of Command
105A – On Location – Albany, NY
Peeble’s Island and Cohoes Falls Site Tour
106 – The Resurgence of John Stark
106A – On Location – Manchester, NH
John Stark Homestead Tour
107 – The Battle of Bennington
107A – On Location – Hoosick Falls, NY
Bennington Battlefield Site Tour
108 – John Jay and The First New York Legislature
108A – On Location – Kingston, NY
Senate House at Kingston Site Tour
109 – Howe Opens a Southern Front
110 – George Washington and the Fall of Philadelphia
111 – The Battle of Brandywine
111A – On Location – Chadds Ford, PA
Brandywine Battlefield Site Tour
112 – Congress’ Travelling Capital
112A – On Location – York, PA
US Capitol Site Tour
113 – The Battle of Germantown
113A – On Location – Germantown, PA
Germantown Battlefield Site Tour
114 – The Battle of White Marsh
114A – On Location – White Marsh, PA
White Marsh Battlefield Site Tour
Freedom’s Gateway – Saratoga Prepares for Conflict
115 – Kosciusko Fortifies Bemis Heights
115A – On Location – Schuylerville, NY
Saratoga Battlefield Kosciusko Works Tour
116 – Ebinezer Learned – Spoiling for a Fight
117 – The Devotion of Philip Schuyler
117A – On Location – Schuylerville, NY
Schuyler Saratoga Home Tour
Freedom’s Gateway – Saratoga Combat Begins
118 – 1st Battle of Saratoga (Freeman’s Farm)
118A – On Location – Schuylerville, NY
Saratoga Battlefield Tour (Freeman’s Farm)
119 – Interlude – Burgoyne’s Army Begins to Falter
120 – The Impertinence of Benedict Arnold
Freedom’s Gateway – The Hudson Highlands
121 – Preparing for Intercept at the Lower Hudson
122 – The Battle of the Hudson Highlands
122A – On Location – Fort Montgomery, NY
Fort Clinton and Fort Montgomery Tour
123 – The Burning of Kingston
123A – On Location – Kingston, NY
Kingston Historic City Tour
Freedom’s Gateway – Back to Saratoga
124 – 2nd Battle of Saratoga (Bemis Heights)
124A – On Location – Schuylerville, NY
Saratoga Battlefield Tour (Bemis Heights)
125 – The Burial of General Fraser
126 – Negotiating a Convention
127 – Hoping For Re-enforcements and Re-supply
128 – The Surrender of General Burgoyne
128A – On Location – Schuylerville, NY
Saratoga Surrender Site Tour
129 – Philip Schuyler – Unsung Hero of Victory
Part Four – The Effect of Victory
The Effect of Victory – The War Continues
130 – A New National Government – Articles
130A – On Location – York, PA
US Capitol Site Tour
131 – Winter Quarters at Valley Forge
131A – On Location – Valley Forge, PA
Valley Forge Encampment Tour
132 – Franklin Makes France Step Up
133 – Von Steuben Transforms the Army
134 – John Cadwalader – Defeating the Coup
135 – France Signs Treaty of Alliance
136 – British Withdraw from Philadelphia
137 – Benedict Arnold Turns Traitor
137A – On Location – West Point, NY
West Point Site Tour
138 – The War Continues – Valley Forge to Yorktown
139 – Yorktown – The Final Battle
139A – On Location – Yorktown, VA
Yorktown Battlefield Site Tour
The Effect of Victory – Finding A Peace
140 – Negotiating A Peace
141 – The Newburgh Address
141A – On Location – Newburgh, NY
Washington’s Headquarters Site Tour
142 – Farewell to Comrades in Arms
142A – On Location – New York, NY
Fraunces Tavern Site Tour
143 – Washington Surrenders His Commission
143A – On Location – Annapolis, MD
Maryland Statehouse Tour
143B – On Location – Mt. Vernon, VA
George Washington Homestead Tour
The Effect of Victory – A New Nation
144 – A New Nation – Maybe
145 – Shay’s Rebellion
145A – On Location – Springfield, MA
Springfield Armory Site Tour
146 – Convincing George Washington
147 – The Constitutional Convention
147A – On Location – Philadelphia, PA
The Constitutional Convention Tour
146 – Ratification
147 – The First National Elections
148 – Return to New York
148A – On Location – Manhattan, NY
Federal Hall Tour
149 – The State Upon Which to Build an Empire
149A – On Location – Albany, NY
New York State Capitol Tour
The Present Day – Discussion
150 – The Future of Freedom
Part Five – Biography Characters
Biography Characters – American – Political
B001. John Adams
Member, Continental Congress
B002. Benjamin Franklin
American Statesman and Diplomat
B003. John Hancock
President, Continental Congress
B004. John Jay
Attorney – Drafter – NYS Constitution
B005. Robert R. Livingston
Delegate – NYS Constitution Convention
B006. Gouverneur Morris
Delegate – NYS Constitution Convention
B007. Jane McCrea
Victim of Indian Atrocities
B008. Thomas Jefferson
Drafter – Declaration of Independence
Biography Characters – American – Military
B009. Alexander Hamilton
Aid to Gen Washington, Son in Law Gen Schuyler
B010. Ethan Allen – Brigadier General
First Commander of the Green Mountain Boys
B011. Benedict Arnold – Major General, CA
Northern Department, Wing Commander
B012. John Caldwalader – Brigadier General, CA
Commander Light Brigade, NJ Campaign
B013. George Clinton – Brigadier General
First Governor of New York
B014. James Clinton – Colonial
Gen Clinton’s Brother, Commander Fort Clinton
B015. Henry Dearborn – Major, CA
Regimental Commander at Saratoga
B016. Ebenezer Francis – Colonel, 11th Mass Regiment
Commander, Battle of Hubbardton
B017. Peter Gansevoort – Brigadier General, CA
Commander of Fort Stanwix
B018. Horatio Gates – Major General, CA
2nd Commander of the Northern Department
B019. John Glover – Brigadier General, CA
Marine Transport Specialist, Brigade Cmdr
B020. Nathan Hale – Colonel, 2nd New Hampshire
Regimental Commander, Battle of Hubbardton
B021. Nicholas Herkimer – Brigadier General
Tryon County Militia, Commander at Oriskany
B022. Henry Knox – Brigadier General, CA
Commander of Artillery – Continental Army
B023. Andrew Thaddeus Kosciuszko – Colonel, CA
Military Engineer/Architect – Continental Army
B024. Ebenezer Learned – Brigadier General, CA
Brigade Commander at Saratoga
B025. Charles Lee – Major General, CA
Court Marshaled by George Washington
B026. Benjamin Lincoln – Major General, CA
Northern Department, Wing Commander
B027. Henry Brockholst Livingston – Lt. Col, CA
Staff Officer to Gen Schuyler and Gen Gates
B028. James Livingston – Colonial, CA
Regimental Commander Saratoga/Ft. Stanwix
Biography Characters – American – Military
B029. Alexander McDougall – Brigadier General, CA
Regimental Commander at Saratoga
B030. Richard Montgomery – Major General, CA
Deputy Commander of Northern Department
B031. Daniel Morgan – Colonial (Brigadier Gen), CA
Commander Colonial Rifle Company
B032. Timothy Murphy – Colonial, CA
Sharpshooter – Morgan’s Rifle Company
B033. John Nixon – Brigadier General, CA
Brigade Commander at Saratoga
B034. John Paterson – Brigadier General, CA
Brigade Commander at Saratoga
B035. Enoch Poor – Brigadier General, CA
Brigade Commander at Saratoga
B036. Israel Putnam – Brigadier General, CA
Commander, Bunker Hill and Hudson Highlands
B037. Philip Schuyler – Major General, CA
First Commander of the Northern Department
B038. Arthur St. Clair – Major General, CA
Commander of American Forces at Ticonderoga
B039. John Stark – Brigadier General, NH State Militia
Commander, Bunker Hill and Bennington
B040. John Sullivan – Brigadier General, CA
Commander, Battle of Long Island
B041. Abraham Ten Broeck – Brigadier Gen, NY Militia
Brigade Commander, Battle of Saratoga
B042. Jonathan Warner – Brigadier General , CA
Brigade Commander, Battle of Saratoga
B043. Seth Warner – Brigadier General – VT Militia
2nd Commander of the Green Mountain Boys
B044. George Washington – Commanding General, CA
Pres Constitutional Convention, 1st US President
B045. “Mad” Anthony Wayne – Brigadier General, CA
Commander, Quebec, Pennsylvania, Yorktown
B046. William Whipple – Brigadier General, NH Militia
Brigade Commander, Battle of Saratoga
Biography Characters – British – Political
B047. George William Frederick (George III)
King of England
B048. Lord Fredrick North, MP (Whig) Prime Minister
Earl of Guilford, Chancellor of the Exchequer
B049. Lord George (Sackville) Germain
Secretary of State for the American Colonies
B050. John Montagu – First Lord of the Admiralty
4th Earl of Sandwich, Sec of State Northern Dept
B051. Charles James Fox – MP (Whig)
Opponent of Revolutionary War
B052. William Tryon – Lieutenant General
Royal Colonial Governor of New York
Biography Characters – British – Military
B053. John Dyke Acland – Major
Commander of the Grenadiers
B054. Lady Harriet Acland – Wife of John Acland
Nobel Woman, Nurse, Diarist
B055. Friedrich Baum – Lt. Colonel – Dragoons
German Commander, Battle of Bennington
B056. Joseph Brant – Native American Leader
Commander Oriskany and St. Ledger Campaign
B057. Edward Braddock – Major General
French & Indian War – Monongahela Campaign
B058. John Burgoyne – Lieutenant General
Commander of Upstate New York Forces
B059. John Butler – Lt Colonel, Loyalist Militia
Commander of Butler’s Rangers – Upstate NY
B060. John Campbell – Brigadier General
Commander – Hudson Highlands Campaign
B061. Guy Carleton – Major General
Military Governor of Quebec
B062. Henry Clinton – General
Commander of British Forces – New York City
B063. Luc de la Corne – French Canadian
Indian Commander / Native Language Interpreter
B064. Charles Cornwallis – Lieutenant General
Staff Officer to William Howe in New York City
B065. William Erskine – Brigadier General
Commander 80th Foot Connecticut Campaign
B066. Alexander Fraser – Captain
Commander Select Marksmen Saratoga Campaign
B067. Simon Fraser – Brigadier General
Commander Advance Forces Burgoyne Invasion
B068. Thomas Gage – Major General
Commander of British Forces in America – Boston
B069. James Inglis Hamilton – Brigadier General
Commander Center Forces Burgoyne Invasion
B070. Richard Howe – Admiral
Chief of North American Naval Forces
B071. William Howe – Major General
Commander in Chief of North America Forces
B072. Guy Johnson – Colonel – NY Loyalist Militia
Upstate / Central New York
B073. Sir William Johnson – Major General
Superintendent of Indian Affairs
B074. David Jones – Lieutenant
Simon Frasier’s Staff, Jane McCrea’s Finance
B075. Roger Lamb – Sergeant
Burgoyne’s Upstate New York Campaign
B076. Alexander Lindsay, Earl of Balcarres, Major
Commander Light Infantry, Burgoyne Campaign
B077. William Phillips – Major General
Artillery Commander Burgoyne Campaign
B078. Henry Watson Powell – Brigadier General
Commander Burgoyne Campaign
B079. Philip Skene – Colonial, Loyalist Militia
Commander Burgoyne Campaign
Biography Characters – British – Military
B080. Johann Specht – Brigadier General
Commander Burgoyne Campaign
B081. Barry St. Leger – Brigadier General
Commander Mohawk Valley Forces
B082. Heinrich Von Breymann – Brunswick Lt. Colonel
Commander Burgoyne Campaign
B083. Friedrich Adolph Von Riedesel – General
German Force Commander Burgoyne Campaign
B084. Frederika Charlotte Von Reidesel
Wife of German Force Commander
B085. James Wolfe – Major General
French and Indian War – Conqueror of Canada