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Battlecast is the world’s foremost podcast about war and it’s sociopolitical impact. Each month Dr. Luke Wolf works to bring you an unfiltered understanding of the most important battles and wars of mankind’s history. The official motto of the show: “not left, not right: above,” provides a fresh look at the conventional understandings found in history books. So pull up a chair, grab a beer, and join the conversation.
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The Battle of Cowpens destroyed British mobility in the American south during the Revolutionary War. It was an upset, that sent the greatest Empire the world had ever seen reeling back on its heels. Cowpens didn’t win the war for the Americans, but it did contribute to the final victory. After Cowpens, Cornwallis bit his… Continue reading The Battle of Cowpens /// 118
This the story of the Battle of Kings Mountain – one of many turning points of the American Revolution. This is part eleven of an ongoing military history of the American Revolution. You can find episode ten here, nine here, eight here, episode seven here, episode six here, episode five here, episode four here, episode… Continue reading The Battle of Kings Mountain /// 117
If you saw the man who inspired Mel Gibson’s The Patriot you would never think he’d be the man to inspire a Hollywood blockbuster. Short, of noticeably French stock, Francis Marion was the epitome of a real soldier: enduring and wiry – not huge and bulky. He looked like the animals of the swamps he… Continue reading The Patriot: Francis Marion – The Swamp Fox of the Carolinas /// 116
The Battle of Camden was not one of the most important battles in human history. It was not the most decisive battle of the Revolutionary War. It was important – and it destroyed the careers of important American leaders – but it didn’t come close to solving the war. If one word could characterize the… Continue reading The Battle of Camden and the American Revolutionary War /// 115
The Siege of Charleston was one of the greatest military defeats of the United States in history. Starvation stalked the city. A miasma of fetid smoke choked the lungs. The water ran low. The bombardments ran high. Death and sickness were everywhere. Wild dogs took over whole blocks of the gridded city. This is the… Continue reading The Reversal: The Siege of Charleston and the American Revolution /// 114
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