About this episode
The Massachusetts Militia, with assistance from the Continental Navy, attempt to dislodge a Loyalist base being established near modern day Castine, Maine. The American failure led to several courts martial, including that of Lt. Col. Paul Revere. Blog https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as pictures, and links related to this week's episode. Follow the podcast on Twitter @AmRevPodcast Book Recommendation of the Week: The Penobscot Expedition: Commodore Saltonstall and the Massachusetts Conspiracy of 1779 , by George Buker (or read on archive.org ). Online Recommendation of the Week: The Siege of Penobscot by the Rebels , by John Calef: https://archive.org/details/siegepenobscot00calerich Join the Facebook group, American Revolution Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/132651894048271 Join the podcast mail list: https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy ARP T-shirts and other merch: http://tee.pub/lic/AmRevPodcast Support this podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/user?u=15621839 or via PayPal http://paypal.me/AmRevPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices