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ARP288 Raid on Monticello

American Revolution Podcast
American Revolution Podcast
Episode • Nov 12, 2023 • 35m

After withdrawing from Guilford Courthouse, General Cornwallis moves to Wilmington, NC. Rather than chasing Greene's Continentals back south, the British opt to move north into Virginia. They take Richmond and raid Monticello and Charlottesville.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: Flight from Monticello: Thomas Jefferson at War, by Michael Kranish.

Online Recommendation of the Week: Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia: https://www.monticello.org/research-education/thomas-jefferson-encyclopedia

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