Counterfactuals: The Mutiny That Almost Lost the Revolution
From The History Guy by Lance and Josh Geiger
December 30, 2025 · 1h 5m · Season 2 · Episode 123
About this episode
The episode discusses the mutiny of the Pennsylvania Line and its potential impact on the American Revolution.
On today’s episode, we talk about the mutiny of the Pennsylvania Line on New Years Day, 1781, and how it might have altered the trajectory of the American Revolution, and everything after.
People in this episode
Hosts: Lance Geiger, Josh Geiger
Topics covered
- American Revolution
- mutiny
- historical events
- counterfactuals
- military history
Keywords
- Pennsylvania Line
- mutiny
- American Revolution
- historical impact
- New Years Day 1781
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