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Show Notes
1778 | With the French Navy no longer able to support the retaking of Newport, the American army on Aquidneck Island must hold their ground so that they can safely retreat back to the Rhode Island mainland.
My Favorite Books on this Topic:
The Rhode Island Campaign: The First French and American Operation in the Revolutionary War by Christian M. McBurney
Colonial Rhode Island: A History by Sydney V. James
Washington's General: Nathanael Greene and the Triumph of the American Revolution by Terry Golway
*Map image from Rhode Island Boundaries by John H Cady.
To learn more about this episode go to The Story of Rhode Island website