{"podcast":{"title":"History Distilled","slug":"history-distilled-6743970","podcast_index_feed_id":6743970,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/history-in-6-minutes","website_url":"https://teamelendil.com","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/m9G-JyA71_qVCCKWzirvYW8EmQzjbMwzDeLwtiyzKaU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84NmIw/NTcwYzhiMzAyOTNm/OGZjNzZjY2Y1YTNk/ZjkwNi5wbmc.jpg","author":"Team Elendil","episode_count":131,"summary":"A quick shot of history.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T20:17:40.068429+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-distilled-6743970"},"episode":{"title":"The Trap That Turned a Creek Red: Battle of Quinton's Bridge","slug":"the-trap-that-turned-a-creek-red-battle-of-quinton-s-bridge","published_at":"2025-12-04T01:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-distilled-6743970/the-trap-that-turned-a-creek-red-battle-of-quinton-s-bridge","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-distilled-6743970","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/29730a8a","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/29730a8a/5a04dc6b.mp3","summary":"It was a trap that turned a frozen creek into a killing field. In March 1778, the Queen's Rangers used a \"feigned retreat\" to lure American militia into a deadly massacre at Quinton's Bridge. While George Washington’s army teetered on the brink of starvation at Valley Forge, a gritty \"Forage War\" erupted in the marshes of New Jersey. We dive into the brutal British expedition led by Colonel Charles Mawhood and Major John Graves Simcoe , designed to strip Salem County of its cattle and crush the rebellion Discover how a local militia commander was tricked into crossing a bridge into a wall of musket fire , the horrific slaughter at Hancock’s Bridge , and the blistering letter from American Colonel Elijah Hand that compared a British officer to a \"barbarous Attila\". Episode 75 in American Revolutionary War Series Thanks to our monthly supporters Dan","meta_description":"It was a trap that turned a frozen creek into a killing field. In March 1778, the Queen's Rangers used a \"feigned retreat\" to lure American militia into a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1300,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/history-distilled-6743970/episodes/the-trap-that-turned-a-creek-red-battle-of-quinton-s-bridge/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-distilled-6743970/the-trap-that-turned-a-creek-red-battle-of-quinton-s-bridge.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}