ARP227 Fort Laurens

Published: Nov. 28, 2021, 9 a.m.

The Continentals attempt to establish a fort in the Ohio region over the winter of 1778-79.\xa0Local tribes are unhappy with the deal and after a brief siege, force the Americans to withdraw back to Fort Pitt.\nBlog\xa0https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com\xa0includes a complete transcript, as well as pictures, and links related to this week's episode.\nFollow the podcast on Twitter @AmRevPodcast\nBook Recommendations of the Week: Fort Laurens, 1778-1779: The Revolutionary War in Ohio, by James B. Gidney & Thomas I. Pieper\xa0\nOnline Recommendation of the Week: History of the Girtys: being a concise account of the Girty brothers--Thomas, Simon, James and George, and of their half-brother John Turner:\xa0https://archive.org/details/historyofgirtysb00butt\nJoin the Facebook group, American Revolution Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/132651894048271\nJoin the podcast mail list: https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy\nARP T-shirts and other merch:\xa0http://tee.pub/lic/AmRevPodcast\nSupport this podcast on Patreon\xa0https://www.patreon.com/user?u=15621839\nor via PayPal\xa0http://paypal.me/AmRevPodcast\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices