http://www.ageofrevolution.netenHistoryCopyright Dave Ingleharthttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ed39f1799f7c7303017c7d45f2049058.jpghttp://www.ageofrevolution.netWed, 05 Apr 2023 20:04:58 +0000Dave InglehartDave Ingleharttrubadorint@gmail.comReadings from the Age of Revolution trilogy, beginning with BORN IN BATTLE: the American Revolution. Narration by Dave Inglehart, text by William Hillenbrand, with music by Dennis Kennedy. New episodes to be posted weekly.cleanepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fateful-lightning-3-3--47671115www.ageofrevolution.net.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47671115Fri, 26 Nov 2021 20:01:14 +0000Dave InglehartFollowing a succession of failed efforts in the East, Union forces score a narrow victory in the Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg, Maryland). Though the battle falls short of capturing Lee's army, its result boosts northern morale and provides President...www.ageofrevolution.net.]]>2864cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fateful-lightning-3-2--47525464www.ageofrevolution.net.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47525464Wed, 17 Nov 2021 20:46:27 +0000Dave InglehartMcClellan's Peninsula Campaign having come to nothing, President Lincoln calls upon John Pope to lead Union forces in a fresh advance upon Lee's army near Gordonsville. Outmaneuvered and befuddled, Pope eventually attacks Stonewall Jackson's corps...www.ageofrevolution.net.]]>1394cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fateful-lightning-3-1--47416139www.ageofrevolution.net]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47416139Thu, 11 Nov 2021 00:43:52 +0000Dave InglehartIn the wake of the Union defeat at First Bull Run, George B. McClellan turns the Army of the Potomac into a formidable fighting force yet reveals few instincts for field command. After advancing to the outskirts of Richmond via a round-about,...www.ageofrevolution.net]]>2477cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fateful-lightning-2-3--47298732https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47298732Wed, 03 Nov 2021 20:02:03 +0000Dave InglehartWith an army of 15,000 men, Ulysses S. Grant sets out from Cairo, Illinois, in an effort to end Kentucky's bid to remain neutral in the Civil War. Seizing Fort(s) Henry and Donelson, he next launches an even more ambitious campaign deep into...2984cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fateful-lightning-2-2--47181955https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47181955Wed, 27 Oct 2021 14:57:49 +0000Dave InglehartFollowing the Battle of First Bull Run, the war's center of gravity shifts westward to western Virginia (soon to become its own state), Kentucky, and Missouri. Though relatively obscure, these lesser engagements in the border states will play an...2076cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fateful-lightning-2-1--47047400https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47047400Tue, 19 Oct 2021 16:47:50 +0000Dave InglehartFollowing the attack on Fort Sumter, both North and South prepare for war, racing to redress the country's military complacency after a decade unthreatened by foreign wars. Responding to calls to prevent the first session of the Confederate Congress...2925cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fateful-lightning-1-1--46910411https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46910411Sun, 10 Oct 2021 18:07:49 +0000Dave InglehartIn Age of Revolution's first podcast to feature the text of "Fateful Lightning: the American Civil War" we trace the long history of slavery in America from its origins in the English settlement at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1619, to its central role in...3024american,civil,history,slavery,warcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/quest-for-empire-4-1--46261529www.ageofrevolution.net for access to entire series.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46261529Fri, 27 Aug 2021 14:50:58 +0000Dave InglehartFollowing the battle of Austerlitz, Napoleon confronts the two remaining great powers on the Continent, Prussia, and Russia. In hard-won victories at Jena/Auerstadt, Eylau, and Friedland, France's new dominance of Europe is affirmed, and a continental...www.ageofrevolution.net for access to entire series.]]>2827cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/quest-for-empire-3-2--45861369www.ageofrevolution.net for access to entire series.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45861369Tue, 27 Jul 2021 18:39:59 +0000Dave InglehartThis week's episode covers two of the most consequential engagements of the Napoleonic Wars: the battle of Trafalgar, in which the virtual annihilation of a combined Franco-Spanish fleet gave England undisputed mastery of the seas, and the battle of...www.ageofrevolution.net for access to entire series.]]>2038cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/quest-for-empire-3-1--45415609www.ageofrevolution.net for access to entire series.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45415609Wed, 23 Jun 2021 19:29:05 +0000Dave InglehartNapoleon returns from Egypt to stage the coup d'etat of 19 Brumaire (10 November 1799). Seizing control of the French Republic as First Consul, he takes up official residence in the Tuileries Palace in Paris, signaling a more centrist style of...www.ageofrevolution.net for access to entire series.]]>2070cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/quest-for-empire-2-2--45310587www.ageofrevolution.net for access to entire series.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45310587Tue, 15 Jun 2021 14:46:59 +0000Dave InglehartFollowing an initial brush with officials in Paris, Napoleon resumes his stunningly successful campaign in northern Italy, defeating a series of Austrian armies and eventually negotiating a peace settlement highly advantageous to French interests. In...www.ageofrevolution.net for access to entire series.]]>2439cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/quest-for-empire-2-1--45013242www.ageofrevolution.net for access to entire series.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45013242Mon, 24 May 2021 22:21:52 +0000Dave InglehartThe end of the Reign of Terror leads to a new constitution for France and the advent of a period of relative stability under the rule of an executive body known as the Directory. During this period, Napoleon meets Rose Beauharnais, a well-connected...www.ageofrevolution.net for access to entire series.]]>1616cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/quest-for-empire-1-2--44872143www.ageofrevolution.net for access to entire series.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44872143Mon, 17 May 2021 15:33:50 +0000Dave InglehartBurdened by heavy debts incurred in part from its role in the American Revolution, France undergoes a revolution of its own, setting the stage for a long period of conflict with the remaining monarchies of Europe. As a student at the national military...www.ageofrevolution.net for access to entire series.]]>2603cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/quest-for-empire-1-1--44734033www.ageofrevolution.net for access to entire series.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44734033Mon, 10 May 2021 13:05:35 +0000Dave InglehartFrance's entry into the American Revolution is seen to have far-reaching consequences in this week's episode, which jumps ahead in time to the French Revolution and the career of Napoleon Bonaparte. The first reading in the Quest for Empire series,...www.ageofrevolution.net for access to entire series.]]>1730cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/age-of-revolution-elevator-speech--44632429https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44632429Tue, 04 May 2021 20:52:24 +0000Dave InglehartElevator speech for Age of Revolution website (ageofrevolution.net)92cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/born-in-battle-5-2--44559857www.ageofrevolution.net for access to entire series.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44559857Thu, 29 Apr 2021 17:54:55 +0000Dave InglehartIncreasingly isolated and low on supplies with the campaigning season slipping away, General John Burgoyne gambles on a desperate bid to cut his way through to Albany, where General Clinton is expected to arrive by transport from New York. In an...www.ageofrevolution.net for access to entire series.]]>2296cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/born-in-battle-5-1--44443691www.ageofrevolution.net for access to entire series.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44443691Thu, 22 Apr 2021 21:47:16 +0000Dave InglehartWhen a British invasion force under General John Burgoyne arrives at Fort Ticonderoga at the foot of Lake Champlain, the fort's American garrison escapes under cover of darkness and flees southward with a British detachment in hot pursuit. A series of...www.ageofrevolution.net for access to entire series.]]>2334cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/born-in-battle-4-5--44346586www.ageofrevolution.net for access to entire series.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44346586Thu, 15 Apr 2021 16:01:34 +0000Dave InglehartWith the campaigning season seemingly over, General Washington plots a surprise attack against a Hessian garrison force at Trenton. On Christmas Day the army recrosses the Delaware to achieve complete surprise, routing the Hessians and consolidating a...www.ageofrevolution.net for access to entire series.]]>1627cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/born-in-battle-4-4--44276358www.ageofrevolution.net for access to entire series.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44276358Fri, 09 Apr 2021 19:30:09 +0000Dave InglehartFollowing his victory on Long Island, British general Sir William Howe drives the Continental Army the length of Manhattan and succeeds in capturing a large garrison force under Nathaniel Greene at Fort Washington. The fort's namesake, meanwhile,...www.ageofrevolution.net for access to entire series.]]>2173cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/born-in-battle-4-3--44145292www.ageofrevolution.net for access to entire series.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44145292Thu, 01 Apr 2021 13:33:10 +0000Dave InglehartIn his first major battle of the Revolution, General Washington takes half his army across the East River from Manhattan to Long Island in an effort to challenge the enemy's landings there. Nevertheless, under the cover of the Royal Navy, the landings...www.ageofrevolution.net for access to entire series.]]>1635cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/born-in-battle-4-2--44650955www.ageofrevolution.net for access to entire series.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44650955Fri, 26 Mar 2021 21:39:00 +0000Dave InglehartWith a British fleet on its way to attack New York, a 33-year-old member of the Continental Congress, Thomas Jefferson, works on a writing assignment in the seclusion of his rooms in a bricklayer's house in Philadelphia. The resulting document...www.ageofrevolution.net for access to entire series.]]>1361cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/born-in-battle-4-1--43922727www.ageofrevolution.net for access to entire series.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43922727Tue, 16 Mar 2021 20:21:24 +0000Dave InglehartUpon the departure of British forces from Boston in March 1776, General Washington leads the Continental Army to New York and prepares for an attack there. Meanwhile, in Philadelphia, evidence that King George has contracted with various German...www.ageofrevolution.net for access to entire series.]]>2072cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/born-in-battle-3-3--43816796www.ageofrevolution.net for access to entire series.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43816796Tue, 09 Mar 2021 22:22:49 +0000Dave InglehartWhile Patriot forces besiege Boston, a British attempt to seize Charleston, South Carolina, meets surprisingly strong resistance. When an amphibious assault goes forward against American defenses on Sullivan's Island, a number of British warships are...www.ageofrevolution.net for access to entire series.]]>2083cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/born-in-battle-3-2--43690747www.ageofrevolution.net for access to entire series.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43690747Mon, 01 Mar 2021 18:49:07 +0000Dave InglehartPatriot general Benedict Arnold and an army comprised of rugged frontiersmen take ship from Newburyport, Massachusetts on an ill-fated mission to seize the fortress city of Quebec. Following a harrowing journey through untracked wilderness, part of...www.ageofrevolution.net for access to entire series.]]>2151cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/born-in-battle-3-1--43604459www.ageofrevolution.net for access to entire series.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43604459Tue, 23 Feb 2021 19:18:36 +0000Dave InglehartGeorge Washington's long road to leadership of the Continental Army lands him in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he conducts a prolonged siege of Boston. Visit www.ageofrevolution.net for access to entire series.www.ageofrevolution.net for access to entire series.]]>2143cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/born-in-battle-2-2--43496467www.ageofrevolution.net for access to entire series.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43496467Tue, 16 Feb 2021 20:00:36 +0000Dave InglehartIn the first light of dawn on 17 June 1775, British ships open fire on a newly-constructed redoubt atop Breed's Hill in Charlestown, and by noon a force of some 2000 Regulars are on their way from Boston by boat to seize the enemy's makeshift...www.ageofrevolution.net for access to entire series.]]>3694cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/born-in-battle-2-1--43372437www.ageofrevolution.net for access to entire series.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43372437Tue, 09 Feb 2021 21:03:43 +0000Dave InglehartIn the aftermath of the skirmishing at Lexington and Concord, both sides prepare for a wider war. As militia forces grow in the outskirts of Boston, a makeshift command structure takes shape with General Artemas Ward assuming overall authority. By the...www.ageofrevolution.net for access to entire series.]]>3407cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/born-in-battle-1-3--43349002www.ageofrevolution.net for access to entire series.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43349002Mon, 08 Feb 2021 16:14:14 +0000Dave InglehartFrom Lexington, a British search-and-destroy mission proceeds to Concord, where its countermarch to Boston quickly becomes a bloody ordeal on Battle Road. Visit www.ageofrevolution.net for access to entire series.www.ageofrevolution.net for access to entire series.]]>2410cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/born-in-battle-1-2--43127171www.ageofrevolution.net for access to entire series.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43127171Tue, 26 Jan 2021 15:44:54 +0000Dave InglehartEpisode 2 of Born in Battle: the American Revolution details events leading up to the action on Lexington Green. Visit www.ageofrevolution.net for access to entire series.www.ageofrevolution.net for access to entire series.]]>2660cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/born-in-battle-1-1--43147883https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43147883Wed, 20 Jan 2021 17:32:00 +0000Dave InglehartA British search-and-destroy mission encounters the residents of Salem, Massachusetts, at the Northfield Bridge in what might have been an alternative opening to the American Revolution.1998cleanfull