History in 6 Minutes Podcast
1) Lafayette's Impossible Escape: The Battle of Barren Hill
On the night of May 19, 1778, 16,000 British soldiers marched through the dark to crush just 2,000 rebels. Their target was the 20-year-old Marquis de Lafayette, and their trap was perfect: the Americ...Show More
2) Simcoe’s Ruthless Raid: The Battle of Crooked Billet
Major John Graves Simcoe wanted a "grand stroke" to destroy the Pennsylvania Militia. On May 1, 1778, his ruthless surprise attack caught a sleeping American camp in a trap that ended in the horrific ...Show More
3) The Trap That Turned a Creek Red: Battle of Quinton's Bridge
It was a trap that turned a frozen creek into a killing field. In March 1778, the Queen's Rangers used a "feigned retreat" to lure American militia into a deadly massacre at Quinton's Bridge.While Geo...Show More
4) Friedrich von Steuben & The Rebirth of the Continental Army (Valley Forge)
They were starving, freezing, and dissolving into a "wrecked army". The Continental Army at Valley Forge was on the brink of collapse, facing famine, disease, and its own disorganization. Enter a down...Show More
5) Battle of Matson's Ford: The Forgotten Trial on the Road to Valley Forge
Before the legend of Valley Forge, there was Matson's Ford – a chaotic, accidental battle that nearly brought Washington's Continental Army to its knees. Discover the untold story of the desperate riv...Show More
6) How Washington's Trap Became Howe's Final Failure
General Howe had one last chance to destroy Washington's army before winter. He planned a massive surprise attack to crush the Continental Army in its sleep. But he didn't count on one thing: a Quaker...Show More
7) Skirmish of Gloucester: The Rise of Lafayette
He was 20 years old, wounded, and desperate to prove himself. When the Marquis de Lafayette spotted a column of elite Hessian soldiers, he didn't hesitate. The resulting skirmish would change his life...Show More
8) Battle for the Delaware: The Fort That Had to Fall
magine the most intense bombardment of the entire American Revolution. For six weeks, a few hundred American defenders inside a small mud fort held out against the full might of the British Royal Navy...Show More
9) The Impossible Victory: The Battle of Red Bank
They were the Hessians, the most feared professional soldiers of the 18th century, and they had come for blood. On October 22, 1777, an army of 1,200 mercenaries marched on a small, muddy fort defende...Show More
10) Fog of War: How Chaos Lost the Battle of Germantown
It was the battle George Washington should have won. A bold, four-pronged surprise attack had the British reeling, and a stunning American victory was within grasp. So how did it all descend into a ch...Show More