ARP282 Lafayette in Virginia

Following the British raid on Richmond by in early 1781, the Americans target its commander, former American General Benedict Arnold. Washington deploys General Lafayette to check the British in Virginia. Lafayette has trouble getting his army into the state, and gets no help from Governor Jefferson or other leaders in Virginia.  After the French lose a naval battle off the Virginia coast, the British position becomes more secure. British General William Phillips brings a larger army into the state with hopes of taking control. Blog https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as pictures, and links related to this week's episode. Book Recommendation of the Week: General Von Steuben, by John M. Palmer (borrow on archive.org)  Online Recommendation of the Week: The Life of Major-General Peter Muhlenberg, of the Revolutionary Army: https://archive.org/details/lifemajgenpeter00muhlrich Join American Revolution Podcast on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/AmRevPodcast Ask your American Revolution Podcast questions on Quora: https://amrevpod.quora.com Join the Facebook group, American Revolution Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/132651894048271 Follow the podcast on Twitter @AmRevPodcast Join the podcast mail list: https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy  ARP T-shirts and other merch: http://tee.pub/lic/AmRevPodcast Support this podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/AmRevPodcast or via PayPal http://paypal.me/AmRevPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices