Jul 30, 2026 · 51 min · 11 segments
in part two of our crossover with Ridiculous History, Ben and Pat join Ben Bowlin and Noel Brown to follow Louis-Antoine de Bougainville—a mathematician, soldier, explorer, and the first Frenchman to…
Ben BowlinGuest
Pat LarashHostNoel BrownGuestMax WilliamsPanelistSo let's talk, we were talking before about George Rogers Clark, and that's an interesting story.
And, you know, we are at a time where we're celebrating America 250 right now, and so we've been doing, uh, at least on our show, we've been doing a lot of American history characters, Revolutionary War characters.
And I think it's worth mentioning that a lot of America doesn't happen without the help of the French.
fact.Yeah, the, the, it is, uh, they, they, they played a very important role in the American Revolution.
This one is going to be a little bit more of an active role, um, with, with direct, direct fire engagement.
[laughs] Uh, so I guess in honor of, of America 250 and Bastille Day 237, we'll talk about the Battle of Chesapeake Capes.
Can I just say really quickly, I really appreciate you referring to it as America 250 and not the rebranded, uh, Freedom 250.
So let's talk, we were talking before about George Rogers Clark, and that's an interesting story.
And, you know, we are at a time where we're celebrating America 250 right now, and so we've been doing, uh, at least on our show, we've been doing a lot of American history characters, Revolutionary War characters.
And I think it's worth mentioning that a lot of America doesn't happen without the help of the French.
fact.Yeah, the, the, it is, uh, they, they, they played a very important role in the American Revolution.
This one is going to be a little bit more of an active role, um, with, with direct, direct fire engagement.
[laughs] Uh, so I guess in honor of, of America 250 and Bastille Day 237, we'll talk about the Battle of Chesapeake Capes.
Can I just say really quickly, I really appreciate you referring to it as America 250 and not the rebranded, uh, Freedom 250.
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