March 2019 : The Southern Campaign
The Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War was the central area of operations in North America in the second half of the American Revolutionary War. During the first three years of the conflict, the largest military encounters were in the north, focused on campaigns around the cities of Boston, New York, and Philadelphia. After […]
April 9 2019 – Special Presentation: THE LIFE OF JOHN ANDRE
A new biography of John André, head of British secret services in the Revolutionary War, who was captured in 1780 and hanged as a spy. Join us on Tuesday, April 9th, 2019, as we welcome noted British author Douglas Ronald as he presents The Life of John Andre: The Redcoat Who Turned Benedict Arnold. Our […]
April 2019: Archaeology and the Exploration and Preservation of Revolutionary War Battlefields
This illustrated lecture will offer an overview of the current national and regional efforts for investigating and safeguarding Revolutionary War battlefields and military sites. Battlefields discussed will include Princeton, Brandywine, Red Bank, and Cooch’s Bridge. We will look at the history, archaeology, and preservation efforts at these important places, and discuss some of the new interpretations that […]
May 2019: Battle of Hubbarton: The Rear Guard Action that Saved America
British and German troops ran into stubborn American resistance in Hubbardton on July 7, 1777. After nearly four hours of intense fighting, Crown forces would win the day, but this contest would ultimately contribute to turning the tide for the Patriot cause. In the fields and hills around Hubbardton, a tenacious American rear guard of […]
June 2019: Valley Forge
December 1777. It is 18 months after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and some 12,000 members of America’s beleaguered Continental Army stagger into a small Pennsylvania encampment 23 miles northwest of British-occupied Philadelphia. The starving and half-naked force is reeling from a string of demoralizing defeats at the hands of King George III’s […]