ARP289 Green Spring

In the summer of 1781, after raiding Virginia, General Cornwallis obeys orders from General Clinton to retreat to the coast. General Lafayette, after getting reinforcements under General Anthony Wayne, attacks the British rear near Green Spring, Virginia. 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: Unlikely General: "Mad" Anthony Wayne and the Battle for America, by Mary Stockwell. Online Recommendation of the Week: The ‘Affair Near James Island’ (or, ‘The Battle of Green Spring’): https://leefamilyarchive.org/reference/essays/hatch/index.html 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