Next on American History tv, from the u. S. Naval academy in annapolis, maryland, for historians discuss the challenges of naval logistics for the Fledgling Navy during the revolutionary war. The scholars detail how the American Navy successfully cooperated with a much larger french navy to help defeat the british by 1781. This u. S. Naval Academy Program is about one hour and 20 minutes. Professor smith good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for being here today. This is a session on naval logistics and the American Revolution. My name is gene smith and i will be the chair. Today we have three papers and comments by dr. Glenn williams. Our first paper is by tom long, who is an assistant professor and coordinator of history in the department of George Washington university. He joined the u. S. Navy. He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1970 in practice Corporate Banking law until he retired. Afterwards, he went back and got a phd in history from George Washington university. He teaches
And coordinator of history in of georgement washington university. He joined the u. S. Navy. He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1970 in practice Corporate Banking law until he retired. Afterwards, he went back and got a phd in history from George Washington university. He teaches courses in early American History, constitutional history, military and naval history, and today he is going to offer you a paper. Water everywhere istics of the 1975 17751776 campaign. Professor long is a pleasure to be here with you today. Im going to do this a little awkward. Before dawn in 1775, john murray, the fourth earl of dunmore was forced by rebellious virginians to abandon the capital in williamsburg and flee with his family. He fled to the protection of the British Royal navy. The Chesapeake Bay watershed, his territory, was critical to the war effort. The American Revolution interrupted in april of 1775. Virginia was the most populous and profitable of all the colonies in british north ameri
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