i'm henry knox, i was already a general in the american revolution. i have to serve of under hamilton? again, a testament to how high hamilton had climbed and deservedly so in the eyes of former president george washington. here's hamilton's letter around that same time. we're talking late 1798 to oliver w olc ott jr. of connecticut who succeeded hamilton as treasury secretary. hamilton says to wolcott, u.s. should boost taxes, and by the way while you're preparing for war, take out a large loan and finally, quote, establish an academy for naval and military instruction. wow. that's a lot. okay. wolcott's got his hands full. around the same time, speaking of people who are jockeying for position, aaron burr, aaron burr wanted to be a brigadier general. he's politicking for position. he's playing footsie with the federalist. yeah, make i don't like the jeffsonnian republicans so much after all. yeah, i'd like to be a brigadier general. problem is he'd been so critical of george washington that that effort did peter out. there's a portrait of major gene

henry knox, matt anthony wayne, jedediah and the just mentioned due por ta. that's quite a list and to top it off who's taking notes and making suggestions off the record, alexander hamilton who himself will become a major general later in life. it's a who's who. that is the moment i would pick if i had to go back in time in the american revolution. i would pick being in that room at that time to think of who was in there. so they're meaning to figure out the strategy for the summer of 1778. eventually of course it becomes what we famously know here in new jersey as the battle of monmouth. alexander hamilton not well-known, he rides out in advance of the battle and is doing reconnaissance. he's doing an advanced intelligence operation on horseback for several days for washington and lafayette. this is long before any encounters with charles lee on the battlefield, okay? several days. and it's very help. in order to set up the placement of lee, lafayette and eventually washington. and yes, in the famous confrontation between lee and washington it was just prio

so he will only take it to his friend, another officer, henry knox. so arnold set up as military governor and what is his first act? he throws himself a party where he invites no members of the continental army and he ends up marrying who is right there in the corner peggy shippen who is from a loyalist family and it's through her that he may or may not make the acquaintance of a british major named john andre, potentially start a correspondence that will ultimately lead to treason. arnold obviously gives himself the code name of gustavos after who we read earlier, adolfus, named swedish king in general. meanwhile, the british have a new plan, go south, young man. so the british are going to turn their attention to the south. they are constantly chasing loyalists, they feel that if they could link up with sort of loyalists in america it will help turn the tide of the war. they really have faulty intelligence, some even dating back to 1774 from massachusetts governor thomas hutchinson that it's really only a few ravel rousers, it's most of the colonies

lafayette, hamilton, henry knox there at the hartford conference. in downtown hartford, conferring for three days with general, french general russian bow. and his right to do. this is in 1780. same stretch of time, those three days. it's around the 21st, 22nd, 23rd. the same 22nd is when alexander hamilton, benedict arnold, rather. is meeting with john andre, aka john anderson. and they are meeting just south of west point. it's on the same day. so, uncanny timing. after that conference in hartford, washington is returning to lafayette, to meet with -- arnold, rather. to go over the fortifications at west point. arnold is absent. he is gone. washington is trying to figure out why is he not here inspecting this with me. something is amiss. now, it is very clear that arnold has already decided that he's going to escape on the aptly named hms vulture. it's a great one for a traitor. and hamilton decides immediately that the quick thinking officer that he is that he must prepare the army for possible counterattack. first he attempts to capture arnold h

then henry knox search other he general takes the stage asking the men to sign a document showing support of washington so that is the so-called conspiracy washington brilliantly puts it down but then when he realizes is this new government, this new country will be weak and fragile. it could be harder to frame a government and run a government than the opportunity to frame a government after newburgh he doesn't have long to wait this is a philadelphia mutiny just weeks later a group of several hundred unpaid disgruntled veterans march on philadelphia to constitution hall the assembly and elected officials are inside the building. it is surrounded by a angry and unpaid mutineers. citizens of philadelphia come out drunk and now the drunken unruly mob and angry unpaid soldiers ready to take legislators hostage congress is worried they have to flee for their lives and ask washington to put down the mutiny. washington tells them to go home. just go home. and for a second time he brilliantly handles a near mutiny. by this time washington realizes this new experiment will be very difficult. was

after you does general henry knox's artillery general takes the stage and asked the men if they would sign a document showing their support of washington and they charge the stage and sign the document. that's a so-called new burr conspiracy almost an uprising at the end of the war. washington theatrically puts it down but what he realizes is this new government this new country is going to be weak and fragile. it could be harder to frame the government and run a government that was to win the war for the opportunity to frame the government. he doesn't have long to wait for another challenge. next slide. june 20 of 1783 just weeks later a group of several hundred unpaid disgruntled veterans merge on philadelphia to the building we know today as constitution hall and some of our nation's elected officials are inside the building. it is surrounded by angry unpaid mutineers. citizens of philadelphia come pouring out of taverns drunk and now you have a drunken unruly mob angry soldiers. they are ready to take legislators hostage. congress is worried and the pennsylvania assembly is worrie

after he does, general henry knox, his artillery general, takes the stage and ask them if they would sign a document showing their support of washington. they charge the front of the stage and signed the document. the so-called newburgh mutiny or conspiracy, almost an uprising at newburgh at the end of the war. washington really early and theatrically puts it down but when you realize it is this new government, this new country is going to be weak and fragile. it could be harder to frame a government and run a government that it was to fight and win a war for the opportunity to frame a government. and after new burkey doesn't have long to wait for another challenge. next light. this is the philadelphia mutiny, june 20 of 1783 just weeks later a group of several hundred unpaid, disgruntled veterans march on philadelphia to the building we know today as constitution hall. the pennsylvania assembly, and some of our nation's elected officials are inside the building. it is surrounded by angry, unpaid mutineers. as citizens of philadelphia, point at a tavern stroke and they made drunken,

after he does, general henry knox and his artillery general, takes the stage and asked the men to signocument showing support of washington. they charge to the stage and sign the document here so, that's the so-called newburgh mutiny orchestra for your savior almost an uprising at newburgh at the end of the war. washington brilliantly and theatrically sits down. what he realizes is this new government, this new country is going to be weak and fragile. it could be harder to frame a government and run a government than it was two-part and win a war for the opportunity to frame a government here after newburgh he doesn't want to wait for another challenge appeared next slide to philadelphia mutiny. june 20, 1783, just weeks later. a group of several hundred unpaid disgruntled veterans march on philadelphia to the building we know today as constitution hall. pennsylvania assembly, some of our nation's elected officials are inside the building. it is surrounded by angry unpaid mutineers. citizens of philadelphia come pouring out of taverns a drunk and now you have a drunken unruly mob and a

so in the wind of 1776, george washington sends a man named henry knox who will be the chief of his artillery eight weeks. one of the forgotten events of the american revolution but an important one. the continental army is getting artillery. and that goes to washington and the map. can't do anything with the charlestown peninsula because the british are occupying it. doesn't do anything to put it here but you've got this place called dorchester heights. dorchester heights overlooks boston and the harbor. and looks a lot like breed's hill. in an early march 1776, george washington puts his heavy artillery on dorchester heights making boston untenable. american artillery can sink any ship in boston. william howell, british commander, wakes up and finds heavy american cannons overlooking the city. william howell could fight. he could land troops here. he could line them up and do bunker hill all over again. william howell, though, mass lost his stomach for bloody linear combat. and what william howell does, on st. patrick's day 1776, william howell evacuates boston. the british army leaves bost

in the winter of 1776, george washington since a man named henry knox who will be the chief of his artillery load these 60 heavy cannons onto sleds, driven by oxen and they drag them from lake sham plane to boston. about 200 miles. takes about eight weeks. one of the forgotten events of the american revolution revolution, but they're getting these big heavy cannons the continental army. and knocks arrives back in boston sometime in late february or early march and that gives washington an idea. so let's go back to our first map. so can't do anything with the charleston peninsula, the british are occupying it. but you've got this place called dorchester heights. it overlooks boston harbour, the city and it's got high ground. it looks a lot like reads hill. in early march, 1776 george washington puts his heavy artillery on dorchester heights. making boston untenable. american artillery can sink any ship in the boston harbour, and they can shell the city. so william howe wakes up and finds heavy american cannons overlooking the city. and william howe could fight. he could land troops here, he c