The Powder Barrels That Kept Washington Armed

Added: 2026-05-20

[00:00:00]America almost lost because the powder barrels were almost empty.

[00:00:03]>> [music] >> In 1775, Washington was trying to hold Boston with an army that could barely fire. A musket without powder [music] was just a stick with metal on it.

[00:00:11]Cannon could not scare ships if the guns had nothing to speak with. Every report said the [music] same thing. The revolution was short on powder. Then patriots looked at South to Bermuda where stores of gunpowder sat under guard. Follow before freedom for the parts of American history they skipped.

[00:00:25]Under cover of night, barrels were moved toward waiting boats. The cargo crossed water because one missing supply could decide whether the siege survived. Those barrels did not [music] win the war by themselves, but they helped keep Washington from standing in front of Britain with empty hands. The thing smaller than a [music] speech and heavier than a promise was a barrel of powder. America survived because people found [music] the missing thing before the enemy found the weakness. A revolution can depend on