we will hear about the battle of bunker hill, the american invasion of canada and the eventual british evacuation of boston. okay everybody. so last class we were talking about the outbreak of the american revolution. tension is building and a spring of 1775 general thomas cage sends troops in the countryside fighting breaks out at lexington and concord at nightfall, about 20,000 americans descend on boston, lay siege to the city, this war that nobody really wants but has been brewing for probably 12, 13 years, has started. we are going to talk what s called raja military does anybody take? french raja many tear this is april 1775 right after lexington and concord through the declaration of independence. this is sometimes called the popular uprising phase. this is the year of the revolution, that probably more people supported the war than any other one. why do you suppose there s so much support for for the war this year? any ideas? they haven t started fighting it. gabrie
been brewing for 12, 13 years has started. so today we re going to talk what s called [ speaking foreign language ] anybody take french? this is april 1775, right after lexington and concord, through the declaration of independence. this is sometimes called the popular uprising phase. and this is the year of the revolution that probably more people supported the war than any other one. why do you suppose there s so much support for the war this year? any ideas? they haven t really started fighting yet. they haven t started fighting yet. they don t know what war is going to mean. anybody else, any ideas? some of it, this is like fury. and i have some images to show you. there s a historian named charles roister and he coined this phrase, rage militaire. and it says, the rage militaire has taken hold on the entire continent. the americans are fighting mad. it s a wild passion. what is rage? go ahead. anger. intense anger. the americans are really furious. all this stu
okay, everybody. last class we were talking about outbreak of the american revolution. we say all this. tension is building in the spring of 1775 in april, general thomas gage sends troops into the country side, fighting breaks out at lexington and concord. as night falls about 20,000 americans descend on boston, lay siege to the city in this war nobody wants, been brewing for 12, 13 years has started. so today we re going to talk what s call anybody take french? am i pronouncing it right? probably. okay. close enough. this is april 1775, so right after lexington and concord through the declaration of independence. this is sometimes called the popular uprising phase, okay? this is the year of the revolution that probably more people supported the war than any other one. why do you suppose there s so much support for the war this year? any ideas? go ahead, isabel? they haven t really started fighting it. they don t know what war is going to mean. anybody else? any ideas? o
good evening. i am the executive director of the society of the cincinnati. it is my pleasure to introduce our speaker this evening. i want you all to do me a favor. this is his book. he s going to talk to us about it. the book is the road to concord: how four stolen cannon ignited the revolutionary war. he will defend that premise for us a little bit later. i want to tell you what my reaction to this book is because i have had the opportunity to read it already. it is one of three books in the last 20 years i read cover to cover in one sitting. i don t read quickly. the reason i read it cover to cover in one sitting is it is extremely well written. it is graceful prose of an old-fashioned sort. and second, it is wonderfully researched, when i was taught in graduate school to refer to as a revisionist work in history. all good works of history if they are good are revisionist in some way, but he is telling us a new story about the coming of the revolution in massachusetts
good evening i m the exec difficult director of the society of the cincinnati. it s my inestimable is pleasure to introduce our speak this evening. this is his book, he is going to talk to us about it. the book is the road to concord. or how four stolen cannon ignited the revolutionary war. he will defend that premise for us a bit later, but i want to tell you what my reaction to this book is. i ve had the opportunity to read it already. it s one of three books i read cover to cover. i don t read it quickly. the reason is, first, it is extremely well written. it is graceful prose of an old-fashioned sort, and it is wonderfully researched, what i was taught in graduate school to refer to as a revisionist work of history, that is all good works of history if they re original are revisionist in some way, but he s telling us a new story about the coming of the revelation in massachusetts. this book is a reflection of two things. one really good old-fashioned history writing o