ARP179 Prisoner Exchanges

Over the winter of 1777-78. General Washington and General Howe try to come to an agreement to exchange prisoners of War. While an agreed cartel proves elusive, their efforts see the return of General Charles Lee and Colonel Ethan Allen. Visit my site at https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com for more text, pictures, maps, and sources on this topic. Book Recommendation of the Week: Captives of Liberty: Prisoners of War and the Politics of Vengeance in the American Revolution, 2019 by T. Cole Jones  Online Recommendation of the Week: The Exchange of Major-General Charles Lee, https://archive.org/details/exchangeofmajorg00boud   Follow the podcast on Twitter @AmRevPodcast Join the Facebook group, American Revolution Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/132651894048271 Enter our raffle by joining the podcast mail list: https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy Support this podcast on Patreon or via PayPal. Find more books at https://bookshop.org/shop/arp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices