The Battle of Brandywine in Four Minutes

The Battle of Brandywine in 4 Minutes, with Tom McGuire, from Campaign 1776.

http://www.campaign1776.org/videos/in4/brandywine.html?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email_update&utm_campaign=91316

"American Revolutions: A Continental History," Alan Taylor, October 5, 2016

On October 5, Alan Taylor will speak at the University of Richmond on “American Revolutions: A Continental History,” the subject of his new book.  This is a Society of Cincinnati Lecture.  Check here.  http://history.richmond.edu/major-minor/lectures.html

Site of Revolutionary War Battlefield Located

Thanks to Bruce Venter for the following:

BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) _ Historians say they've found the site of the Revolutionary War Battle of Grays Hill on the South Carolina coast.

There's a roadside marker on U.S. 21 north of Beaufort generally describing the battle, but The Beaufort Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/2bBAdrX ) the exact site of the 1779 encounter was only recently discovered.

During the battle, continental regulars, South Carolina militia and volunteers turned back a British attempt to capture nearby Port Royal.

Historians Daniel Battle and John Allison found the site using metal detectors. The location won't be revealed until the property can be purchased. The battlefield spans 12 acres and is owned by three property owners. The historians will present their findings and artifacts during a talk in Beaufort in October.

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Information from: The Beaufort Gazette, http://www.beaufortgazette.com

The Road to Yorktown, John Maass, September 28, 2016

When Polegreen Church was formed in the mid-18th Century, revolution was in the air. And the next speaker in our popular lecture series, Dr. John Maass, will join us September 28 from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. to explore the drama that unfolded.

To be held at the University of Richmond's Jepson Hall, Dr. Maass' presentation will explore the British invasion of Central Virginia in the campaign leading up to the Siege of Yorktown in October 1781.

A military historian with broad experience, Dr. Maass will have copies of his latest book -- The Road to Yorktown: Jefferson, Lafayette and the British Invasion of Virginia -- available for signings.

Admission is free, and the event will be held in Lecture Hall 120 - just inside the main entrance to UR's Jepson Hall School of Leadership Studies (not the Alumni Center).

"The Swamp Fox Rides Again," October 27-30, 2016

Lynne and Bruce Venter, America's History LLC, presents "The Swamp Fox Rides Again,” led by our friend Charles Baxley from October 27 - 30, 2016. 

For more information:
http://americashistoryllc.com/2015/the-swamp-fox-rides-again-francis-marions-war-in-south-caroline/

14th Annual Francis Marion Symposium, October 21-22, 2016

Save the date & plan to come, register within the month for the early-bird discount. Please share with those interested. We’ve planned the presenters and two dinner theaters.

14th Francis Marion/Swamp Fox Symposium  -  Oct 21-22, 2016, Manning, SC

Explore the Revolutionary War Southern Campaign with General Francis Marion.

Immerse yourself in Francis Marion's world and the and the significance of the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution.

Francis Marion and the Southern Campaign of the Revolutionary War, topics to be included:

Agenda is in-progress, & starts about 2:00 on Friday, Oct  21

Includes presentations & Friday dinner theater & Saturday dinner theater:
Mike C: Marion & Fort Fair Lawn

John O: "A patriot (but not ‘The Patriot')“

Randell J: Routes to what became the Battle of Kings Mountain

Larry B: The Bullets They Fired

Bill S:  SC Churches burned during the American Revolution

John A:  The Battle of Shubrick's Plantation, Marion & Sumter Fight Together for the Last Time

Steven S:   Col. Hezekiah Maham, The Soldier

Steve S: “New Interpretations of the Siege of Fort Motte”

Mark M: Folksinger/Songwriter/Guitarist, with Rev. War songs

Janet D & Bob M: A one-act play:  “Bloody Ribbons ... The Women …”

Site: FE DuBose Campus, Central Carolina Technical College, I-95, Exit 122, Manning, SC

- Register Soon.

(Lectures, reception, lunch & dinner theater)  Price: $ 95     ($175 / couple)

(Early bird $90/$165 by Sept 19)  Registration closes 10/14/16
The Swamp Fox Murals Trail Society is a 501(c)(3), non-profit.

Latest details at  www.FrancisMarionSymposium.com

Interview with Mark Lender

Visit the Mount Vernon website for an interview with our own Mark Lender about his new book Fatal Sunday: George Washington, the Monmouth Campaign, and the Politics of Battle, the new Monmouth standard.  http://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/the-revolutionary-war/fatal-sunday-george-washington-and-the-monmouth-campaign-of-1778/  Mark and Garry’s book has been nominated for the George Washington Award.  Congratulations!

American Revolution Museum at Yorktown Tours

We’ve arranged two tours of the new American Revolution Museum at Yorktown, our 2016 Preservation Partner.  The first will be Saturday, October 22, at 10:30.  The second will occur in conjunction with the WYARRT November conference.  Details will be available at our September meeting.

Southern Campaigns of the American Revolution Symposium, November 11-13, 2016

The Williamsburg/Yorktown ARRT will be holding a Southern Campaigns of the American Revolution Symposium in Yorktown from November 11-13, 2016. Below is information that outlines the speakers, the tentative schedule, and a sign-up form in case you want to participate. Also, please spread the word about the symposium to others who may be interested.  Space is limited so sign up today!  If you have any questions, please contact the WYARRT President, Jeff Lambert, at  gssr1776@sbcglobal.net

Friday November 11, 2016:

Evening reception at Watermens' Museum Yorktown for Fellowship (7 PM)  

Saturday Nov 12, 2016:

Symposium at American Revolution Museum at Yorktown (8 AM ~ 5 PM)  

Pre-Declaration of Independence and First Blood:

Colonial Provincial Governments        

Governor Dunmore's Proclamation (Nov 75) 

First Siege of Ninety-Six, SC (Nov 75) Great Bridge, VA (Dec 75), Great Cane Break, SC (Dec 75) , Moores Bridge (Feb 76) Yamacraw Bluff (Rice Boats), GA (Mar76), Sullivan's Island, SC (Jun 76)  

1778-1779 ~ British Transition to Southern Theater:

Fall of Savannah, GA (Dec 78)         

Kettle Creek, GA (Feb79)  

Siege of Savannah, GA (Sept-Oct 79)                   

1780 ~ Civil War Erupts:  

Fall of Charleston, SC (Apr-May 80) 

Clinton Proclamation (June) Formation of Partisans and Loyalist 

Waxhaws + Williamson Plantation (Huck's Defeat) = Civil War  

Camden, SC (Aug) 

King's Mountain, SC (Oct)               

1781 ~ World Turned Upside Down....:

Cowpen's, SC  (Jan)  

"Race to the Dan" NC & VA (Jan-Feb)    

Guilford Courthouse, NC (Mar) 

Hobkirk's Hill, SC (Apr) 

Eutaw Springs, SC   (Sept) 

Siege of Yorktown, VA (Sept-Oct)  

1782  ~ Epilogue        

 Sunday November 13, 2016:

  Tour of Yorktown Battlefield from behind the Siege Line ~ NPS  

Presenters:

John Buchannan, Historian, Road to Guilford Courthouse 

Carl Borick, Director, Charleston Museum, Author, A Gallant Defense /  Relieve US of This Burthen     

Bert Dunkerly ~ NPS 

Jason Baum ~ NPS 

Olivia Williams Black~ NPS 

Ginny Fowler ~ NPS 

Tyler Smith ~ NPS 

David P. Reuwer ~ President American Revolution Association 

Charles Baxley ~ President Southern Campaign of the American Revolution (SCAR)  and others.....   

Symposium will include

 Tours of the: 

American Revolution Museum at Yorktown by Peter Armstrong Dir Museum Operations 

Yorktown Battlefield by Kym Hall, Supervisor Colonial National Historical Park NPS     

Reception Friday evening at: 

The Watermen's Museum waterside Carriage House              

Lodging is available 

This classic family-run hotel is across the street from Yorktown Beach. Between the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown (2.6 miles) and the Yorktown Battlefield (1 mile) Address: 508 Water St, Yorktown, VA 23690 Phone: (757) 898-3232 Website: www.dukeofyorkmotel.com   

Registration: 

Seating is limited ~ first come first served   

Name: ______________________________________________________  

Address:_____________________________________________________  

City/State/Zip:_________________________________________________  

Phone:________________________________________________________  

email:_________________________________________________________   

Send check for $125 per person made out to:  

Williamsburg-Yorktown American Revolution Round Table (W-Y ARRT) 412 West Francis Street Williamsburg, VA 23185   

Southern Campaigns 1775-1782 November 11-13, 2016 

 Book Signings 

John "Jack" Buchanan  ~The Road to Guilford Courthouse  

Carl Borick     ~A Gallant Defense - The Siege of Charleston, 1780     ~Relieve Us of This Burthen -American Prisoners of War         in the Revolutionary South 1780-1782  

Robert "Bert" Dunkerly  ~The Battle of Kings Mountain: Eyewitness Accounts   

"George Washington's Secret Spy War," John Nagy

George Washington’s Secret Spy War is the untold story of how George Washington took a disorderly, ill-equipped rabble and defeated the best trained and best equipped army of its day in the Revolutionary War. Using George Washington’s diary as the primary source, author John A. Nagy reveals a surprising chapter in George Washington's life, one spent steeped in espionage. Before passing away in 2016, Nagy had become the nation’s leading expert on the subject, discovering hundreds of spies who went behind enemy lines to gather intelligence during the American Revolution, many of whom are completely unknown to most historians. George Washington's Secret Spy War will be published September 20th from St. Martin's Press.