American Revolution Podcast

ARP308 McDougall Court Martial

04.21.2024 - By Michael TroyPlay

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British General Henry Clinton finds himself under increasing pressure from his own officers to resign command. General Washington approves an attempt to kidnap King George III's son in New York. Continental General Alexander McDougall faces a court martial.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: American Revolutionary: A Biography of General Alexander McDougall, by William MacDougall.

Online Recommendation of the Week: “General Orders, 28 August 1782,” Founders Online, National Archives [findings of court martial], https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/99-01-02-09275

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