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Matthew Keagle
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Revolution 250 Podcast
Fort Ticonderoga & Henry Knox with Dr. Matthew Keagle
This week t Professor Robert Allison welcomes Dr. Matthew Keagle, Curator at Fort Ticonderoga, for a vivid exploration of one of the most audacious logistical feats of the American Revolution: Henry Knox’s Noble Train of Artillery. Together they trace Knox’s remarkable mid-winter journey of 1775–1776—300 miles across frozen rivers and lakes, treacherous terrain, and sometimes snow-choked roads—to deliver more than 60 tons of captured British artillery to General George Washington. He also tells us about Real Time Revolution, Ticonderoga's plans for commemorating the 250th!Tell us what you think! Send us a text message!
2025-11-18
48 min
The Historians
Matthew Keagle
2023-06-02
00 min
Revolution 250 Podcast
Fort Ticonderoga with Matthew Keagle
Originally built as Fort Carillon by the French army between 1755 - 1757, Fort Ticonderoga sits at a strategic junction of Lake Champlain, La Chute River, and Lake George. British forces--including soldiers from Massachusetts--captured it in 1759, and then in May 1775 forces from Massachusetts and Connecticut, and from what is now Vermont took it from the British. Henry Knox brought sixty tons of artillery from Ticonderoga to help General Washington drive the British from Boston. Fort Ticonderoga is one of the great historical sites--and museums--in the country, and we talk with its curator, Matthew Keagle about its history and its collections. Tel...
2021-07-13
34 min
The Historians
Matthew Keagle/Fort Ticonderoga
2017-05-28
00 min