benedict arnold actually raids canada. the americans are taking the war to the champlain valley, taking the war to the british. okay? that's rage militaire. the second place you see is boston. what's going on in boston? we said these 20,000 americans descend on the city of boston and the city is under siege. this is the governor of massachusetts. he's british commander in north america. his name is thomas gage. gauge is an interesting guy. gage is married to an american. may be a spy. he somewhat sympathizes with americans. he bloefts in liberty but not the american sense of what liberty is. throughout the fall of '74 and the spring of 1775, gage keeps asking for reinforcements. keeps send letters to linkengla it's pretty bad, send reinforcements. instead of reinforcements they send three more generals, a guy by the name of william howell. we'll talk about him later today. he'll feature prompt naeinently clinton and another we'll talk about later in this course. what do you think the significance is gage asks for reinforce

they are not actually of benedict arnold. this was done by a french portrait painter while he was military governor in philadelphia. and washington is with lafayette, hamilton, and henry knox and others at the hartford wadsworth in jeremiah of the house -- jeremiah wadsworth's house in downtown hartford conferring for three days with french general rochambeau. it is the same stretch of time, the three days, the 21st, 22nd, 23rd, the same 22nd is when alexander hamilton -- benedict arnold, rather, is meeting with john andre, a.k.a. john anderson, and they are meeting south of west point. it is on the same day. so uncanny timing. after that conference in hartford, washington is returning with hamilton and lafayette and others back to west point to meet with them to -- to meet with arnold to go over the fortifications at west point. arnold is absent, he is gone. washington is trying to figure out, why isn't he here? -- here inspecting this with me? something is amiss. now, it is very clear that arnold has decided he is going to

treason, asamous hamilton called it, of benedict arnold. arnold isral benedict of course from connecticut, born in norwich, lives as a wealthy merchant in new haven. he is beginning his communication -- one of the common misunderstandings is that his trader activities are confined to 1780. that is not the case. it had been going on for 16 months, beginning in may of 1779. months.on for 16 this portrait to the right is the only known proven portrait of benedict arnold from life. all the other portraits you have seen are based on this one, or just simply fix. they are not actually of an addict arnold. this was done by a french portrait painter in philadelphia. lafayette,is with hamilton, and henry knox and others at the hartford conference in downtown hartford conferring for three days with french journal -- french general rochambeau. it is the same stretch of time, the three days, the tony first, 22nd, 23rd, the same 22nd is --n alexander hamilton benedict arnold, is meeting with johnandre, a.k.a. anderson, and they are meeting south on the s

handedly won the victory but there is another man who says he single-handedly done it and that is benedict arnold, american hero. okay. so arnold despite defying orders horatio gates and arnold have had this ongoing feud about command and rank, largely arnold had been loyal to general phillip skylar, you probably remember his daughters from again another musical. he's really resistant to gates. arnold is actually going to be ordered by gates to leave the battlefield, but he defies orders and single-handedly charges in and stops a potential retreat and he pushes it forward and ultimately there is a victory in saratoga and arnold is going to be wounded, he's going to be shot in the leg and he's going to fall back and his horse is going to fall on top of him and his men are going to rush to him and carry him off the field as if he was a spartan soldier and he is asked, general, how are you? he goes, you're wounded in the leg. and he says, i had rather it been my heart. so he's looking for this glory yus end, this romantic sort of classical death. had he died right there he is probably one of the gre

benedict arnold, we will talk about benedict arnold later today. they storm fort ticonderoga, because it is loaded with cannons and military equipment. this attack is not authorized by congress. they are just meeting for the first time. we will put that up a little later. it is authorized to a bunch of angry guys in vermont. they are taking the war to the english. there is no reason this should happen, but it does. over the next couple of days, and we will see a map in a minute that expands on this. they sees a second fort called crown point, that we don't need to worry about. and benedict arnold actually raids canada. they are taking the war to the british. okay. that is rage militaire. the second place you see is boston. what is going on in boston? 20,000 americans descend on the city of boston and the city is under siege. well, this is the governor of massachusetts. also british commander in north america. his name is thomas gage. he is an interesting guy. he is married to an american. his wife is an american and maybe even a spy. for female spi

he's the greatest terrible ever and he has the perfume of benedict arnold, one of the kind because he continues to create hairballs and one of a kind. and i have run out... >> okay, any other speakers in seeing none, then public comment is now closed. madam clerk, call the committee agenda. items 22 and through 24. >> clerk: items 22 through 24 were for adoption without reference to committee and a unanimous vote is required for a resolutions on first reading today. alternatively any supervisor may require to go to committee. >> any of my colleagues like to sever any items? supervisor mar? >> yeah, i'd like to sever item number 23. >> okay. clerk, on the remaining balance of the items call the roll. >> clerk: this is for 23? 23 and 24. >> i'm sorry. supervisor fewer? >> i'm sorry president yee and i forgot the protocol and i would like to add to sponsor item number 23 and item number 24. should i do it at this time? >> president yee: right now we have severed item number 23. somebody want to sever item 24? so that you can add your name? >> thank you very much, president. >> president

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he sent benedict arnold off on a mission to try to woo the catholics in quÉbec.benedict arnold decides to stop off at the grave of george whitfield, the minister who led the great revival of the 1740s. they exhumed the poor guy, opened his casket and cut off a piece of his clothing as a keepsake to take with them on the trip to canada because he was a revolutionary and effect. he was a fighter for freedom. we tend to learn of them as a religious figure but he has really revolutionary impact. so he in effect at lead, a kind of proves that point back, that there's often been this case where in american history religious revivals have actually led to more political freedom. that may seem odd in the modern context but throughout american history religious states have led to more religious than. >> maybe that's what were going to have now. steve, thank you so much. your terrific. thank you all for coming. [applause] copies of "sacred liberty" are available at the checkout desk. steve will be appear up your cy to sign. our staff would appreciate it if you would fold up