Greetings. Our next meeting is to be a hybrid meeting on Wednesday, March 12. We will be meeting in person at the Mount Vernon Inn at 6 p.m. (social hour) and 6:40 p.m. (dinner). We need to give the Mount Vernon Inn the dinner count by Friday, March 7. Please let Richard Rankin know by completing and mailing in the reservation sheet (at right of webpage) or by responding to this email (brandywinecreek@aol.com). You can also pay at the door. Either way, please let us know if you would like meatloaf or salmon for your dinner entree.
For those who want to attend remotely, the Zoom meeting will start at bit after 7 p.m. If you can only attend by Zoom, I will email you a Zoom link to the meeting the day of the meeting. Feel free to share this email with a friend who or family member whom you think may be interested.
Our next speaker will be our own John Maass, who will be speaking on his recent book, From Trenton to Yorktown: Turning Points of the Revolutionary War. In this masterful narrative of America's fight for liberty, John R. Maass identifies the five decisive events that secured independence for the 13 hard-pressed but determined colonies. These include not only the obvious military victories such as Trenton, Princeton, and Yorktown but also the leadership and reforms that ensured Washington's forces were capable of enduring the harsh conditions of the winter of 1778. Similarly, King Louis XVI's decision to supply Continental troops during the Saratoga Campaign with desperately needed soldiers, arms, money, and fleets is also detailed as a key factor.
John R. Maass, Ph.D., is a historian at the National Museum of the United States Army, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. A former Army officer, he is also the author of The Battle of Guilford Courthouse: A Most Desperate Engagement; The Road to Yorktown: Jefferson, Lafayette and the British Invasion of Virginia; and The French & Indian War in North Carolina: The Spreading Flames of War.
To purchase this book prior to our meeting, here is a link to the online Fort Plains Museum Bookstore: https://fortplainmuseum.square.site/product/from-trenton-to-yorktown-turning-points-of-the-revolutionary-war/1297?cp=true&sa=false&sbp=false&q=true
The sale price is just $25, which is $5 less than on amazon.com! John will also bring books to sell and for signing. John's recently published book has already received some nice reviews.
12th Annual Conference of the American Revolution – March 28-30, 2025
Bruce Venter's annual American Revolution conference is coming soon, March 28-30! It looks like another great session. Here is the lineup:
Edward G. Lengel – Head of Faculty – Independent Scholar
Alex Cain – “The Shot Heard Round the World: New Interpretations on Lexington and Concord”
Gary Ecelbarger – “Howe vs. Washington in the First Six Weeks of the Philadelphia Campaign: An Updated Perspective on Leadership”
Jared Frederick – “Defending the Lead Mine: Fort Roberdeau, An Untold Story of the Revolution”
Phillip Hamilton – “Beyond the Noble Train of Artillery: Henry Knox as Washington’s Chief Artillerist”
Paul Lockhart – “Whites of Their Eyes: Battle of Bunker Hill”
John Maass – “From Trenton to Yorktown: Turning Points of the Revolutionary War”
Holly Mayer – “Taking Fire: The Battle of Fort Washington and Margaret Corbin’s Heroic Stand at the Guns”
Larry Nelson – “George Rogers Clark and the American Revolution in the Old Northwest.”
Andrew O’Shaughnessy – “Republic and Empire: The American Revolution and the British Imperial Crisis”
Eric Schnitzer – “Breaking Convention: How a Fussy Detail about British Uniforms Doomed Burgoyne’s Army to Captivity”
Spaces are running low. To register, click on this link: https://americashistoryllc.com/2024/12th-annual-conference-of-the-american-revolution-march-28-30-2025/
The conference will be held for the second year at the lovely Virginia Crossing campus at Glen Allen, Virginia, outside of Richmond. Unfortunately, the hotel is now booked that weekend. I signed up for the conference back in December but like an idiot forgot to get the hotel reservation. I called the Virginia Crossing number (877-214-9174) and it said it had a sister hotel Comfort Suites just .7 miles away and could give me the conference discount, so I went for that.
The Second Annual NJARRT Symposium—Saturday, May 3, 2025
[Message from Christian: Our NJARRT friend Bob Wong asked me to post this. I spoke at the first one last year and enjoyed listening to the other speakers. It was a good day!]
The Second Annual NJARRT Symposium is scheduled for Saturday, May 3, 2025, at Drew University. The theme of the one-day symposium is "American Revolutionary War Events in New Jersey". We will have 5 speakers, and lunch is included. Cost is $50. Here are the 5 speakers:
1) Todd Braisted: The New Jersey Volunteers, 1776-1783
2) Kevin Vancio: Battle of Springfield and the Revolutionary Spirit of 1780
3) Richard Bell: William Franklin: Divided Loyalty
4) Jim Gigantino: William Livingston’s American Revolution
5) Todd Braisted: Historic New Bridge Landing — a Bergen Battleground
We will be forwarding Registration information shortly (deadline is April 15). The symposium will be In-Person only and not recorded. If there are any questions, please call Bob Wong at 908-630-9614 or send an e-mail to arrt.nj@gmail.com (or to Bob at wongrl@verizon.net).
New George Washington American Revolution Round Table of the District of Columbia Book Award!
Doug Bonforte, Gene Procknow and Gary Ecelbarger at the beginning of last year started a book award committee to select the best book on the American Revolution for 2024. The committee has selected a winner and a runner-up. The awards will be announced at the American Revolution Conference at Glen Allen on March 28-29. The information is highly confidential, but I can say the winners are worthy indeed. (FYI, no one associated with our ARRT is eligible to win. Sorry Glenn, etc.) After the announcement, the winners will be posted on our DC ARRT website, which is maintained by Doug Bonforte (the link to which is after my name below).
Thanks!
- Christian McBurney Christian McBurney (mcburneyc1@gmail.com)
President, George Washington American Revolution Round Table of the District of Columbia
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