In the summer of 1781, the British and Dutch Navies do battle in the English Channel. Parliament is still confident that it can outlast its enemies. European leaders attempt to get the combatants to negotiate a peace, that may or may not recognize American independence.Blog https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as pictures, and links related to this week's episode.Book Recommendation of the Week: The American Revolution and the Habsburg Monarchy, by Jonathan Singerton (also on archive.org). Online Recommendation of the Week: The Battle of the Doggersbank – 5 August 1781: https://morethannelson.com/battle-doggersbank-5-august-1781Join American Revolution Podcast on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/AmRevPodcastAsk your American Revolution Podcast questions on Quora: https://amrevpod.quora.comJoin the Facebook group, American Revolution Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/132651894048271Follow the podcast on Twitter @AmRevPodcastJoin the podcast mail list: https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy ARP T-shirts and other merch: http://tee.pub/lic/AmRevPodcastSupport this podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/AmRevPodcastor via PayPal http://paypal.me/AmRevPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices