George Washington, the Continental Army and Navy, and the Invasion of Canada, 1775
- rniles11495
- 14 hours ago
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Thank you for joining us last night for our latest presentation on the War of American Independence. Despite our video playback glitches, hopefully you gained something from Bill Davis's video work on our new secondary screen, and learned at least something new about the course of the war in 1775.
Speaking of video glitches, here are links to the three videos we intended to show last night:
On George Washington-
On the burning of Falmouth-
On Benedict Arnold’sMarch on Quebec-
Here is the presentation itself:
As always, we like to provide some follow-up reading material for your enjoyment. Here are our reading recommendations covering last night's topics:
More reading!
Here is an important article on the American powder shortage:
Here are two articles/excerpts on the Canadian invasion by Mark Anderson, probably the best historian currently writing on that subject:
Here is a link to the US Army’s Commemorative brochure on the Canadian invasion (recommended!):
Here is a link to an informative article on Arnold’s march:
Here is a link to an important book (available for download online) on the formation of the Continental Army:
Here is an excerpt from David Syrett’s book The Royal Navy in American waters 1775-1783 which does a good job covering naval developments in 1775:
Have a great holiday season! Hope to see you all at our next presentation in 2026 (date to follow).
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