ARP181 West Point Chain

Published: Dec. 27, 2020, 9 a.m.

The Americans construct a chain across the Hudson River to prevent further British incursions up into the Hudson Valley.\xa0To protect the chain, they build a series of forts, one in an island in the river and more on the western side of the river.\nVisit my site at\xa0https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com\xa0for more text, pictures, maps, and sources on this topic.\nBook Recommendation of the Week: The Peasant Prince: Thaddeus Kosciuszko and the Age of Revolution, by Alex Storozynski\xa0\xa0\nOnline Recommendation of the Week: The memoirs of Rufus Putnam and certain official papers and correspondence:\xa0https://archive.org/details/cu31924028847238\nFollow the podcast on\xa0Twitter\xa0@AmRevPodcast\nJoin the\xa0Facebook group, or follow the Facebook Page for American Revolution Podcast:\xa0\nEnter our raffle by joining the podcast mail list:\xa0https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy\nSupport this podcast on\xa0Patreon\xa0or via\xa0PayPal.\nFind more books at\xa0https://bookshop.org/shop/arp\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices