The New York Campaign of 1776: 250 Years Later

Just weeks after the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, the British Army and Navy conquered the New York City area in a sweeping campaign with a handful of hair-raising battles, testing the Continental Army with the full might of the British military. Site Historian Mike Sheehan will present a lecture with maps and illustrations on this gripping and dangerous year of the American Revolution, when the cause was almost lost before it could really begin.