Alamo of the Revolution: Author Lecture

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Join us for author Jerad Hurwitz, President Emeritus of the Princeton Battlefield Association, to discuss his book, the Alamo of the Revolution.

Before the British surrendered at Yorktown, Benedict Arnold led 1,800 British troops on a punitive expedition to destroy the American privateer base in New London. The result was a bloody assault by the British on Fort Griswold and the near massacre of its defenders. This is a story of that long forgotten stubborn defense by American patriots and the unusual and unforeseen circumstances that turned the assault into a bloodbath—the most sanguinary battle ever witnessed on the soil of Connecticut.

For more information, please visit www.fortgriswold.org.