The Fort Plain Museum Presents The Revolutionary War Conference 250 in the Mohawk Valley • June 9-11, 2023

Conference 250 Speakers for 2023:

• Fireside Chat - James Kirby Martin with Guest Host Mark Edward Lender (Sponsored by Westholme Publishing and the Journal of the American Revolution) - Professor and Student Discuss the American Revolutionary War, the Upcoming 250th Anniversary and Their Legacies
• Friederike Baer - Hessians: The German Soldiers in the American Revolutionary War
• John “Jack” Buchanan - The Battle of Musgrove's Mill, 1780
• Benjamin L. Carp - The Boston Tea Party at 250: Reflections on the Radicalism of the Revolutionary Movement
• Vivian E. Davis - Over 250 Years Ago! The Battle of Golden Hill, January 19, 1770
• Holly A. Mayer - Congress's Own A Canadian Regiment, the Continental Army, and American Union
• Steven Park - 250 Years of Remembering: The Changing Landscape of Gaspee History
• Nina Sankovitch - The Abiding Quest of a Forgotten Hero: How Josiah Quincy Battled Overwhelming Odds to Bring Together the Northern and Southern Colonies in 1773, Fanning the Flames of Revolution and Laying the Groundwork for Independence from England
• Eric H. Schnitzer - Picturing History: The Images of the American War for Independence
• Sergio Villavicencio - St Eustatius and the American Revolution
• Mohawk Valley Resident Historian - Terry McMaster - A Revolutionary Couple on the Old New York Frontier: Col. Samuel Clyde & Catharine Wasson of Cherry Valley 
• New York State and the 250th: Where Things Stand - Presenters: Devin R. Lander, New York State Historian, Phil Giltner, Director of Special Projects, NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, and Lauren Roberts, Saratoga County Historian  
• The Fort Plain Museum Board Chairman, Norman J. Bollen - The Fort Plain Museum & Historical Park’s Grand Enhancement Plan – Rebuilding the Blockhouse for the 250th

Bus Tour

Forts and Fortified Homes of the Mohawk Valley - Join Tour Leaders Bruce Venter, Wayne Lenig and Norm Bollen as they guide you through the Mohawk River Valley touring the many sites that housed troops during the Revolutionary War. This is an in-depth, never done before tour of the historic forts, fortified homes and sites that formed the defensive perimeter around Fort Rensselaer (Fort Plain).

Site visits

Site visits will include Fort Failing, Fort Ehle, Fort Clyde, Fort Plank, Fort Rensselaer, Fort Kayser, Fort Paris, Fort Nellis, Fort Klock and more. Lunch and a Bus Tour Booklet are included. This Bus Trip will start at the Fulton-Montgomery CC - 2805 NY-67, Johnstown, NY 12095 - Parking Lots B & C - Please wear comfortable walking shoes and bring snacks/beverages. This is a rain or shine Bus Tour.

Registration: 

Mail: Please Print and Complete the Form, Instructions are Included on the Form: https://fortplainmuseum.org/content/2023%20Rev%20War%20Conference%20Registration%20Form1.pdf
Online: https://fortplainmuseum.square.site/conference
Lodging - https://fortplainmuseum.org/content/2023%20Hotel-Lodging%20Information%20-%20Rev%20War.pdf

Conference Location

The Fulton-Montgomery Community College's Theater - The Visual Arts & Communications Building (Campus Map Building #2) - 2805 NY-67, Johnstown, NY 12095 (Please Park in Lots 5, 4 or Visitor's Lot)

The Hessian Repulse at Red Bank October 22, 1777

Monday, July 18, 2022

This is a free Zoom Event and Registration is Required.

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Most histories of the 1777 campaign in the Philadelphia are dwell on the great clashes at Brandywine and Germantown. In doing so they focus on a series of American defeats. Often neglected in the narratives of the overall campaign is the Hessian repulse at Red Bank, New Jersey—Fort Mercer.

At this small post, a determined group of Rhode Islanders under the command of Colonel Christopher Greene turned back an assault by a Hessian column some 1,200 strong under Colonel Count Carl Emil von Donop. While often overlooked in the pages of subsequent histories, this presentation will argue that, for contemporaries the success at Red Bank was on par with the British surrender at Saratoga.

About the Presenter

Jim Mc Intyre received his Bachelors degree in History from Temple University in 1996 and his Masters from the University of Illinois in 1999. His main interest is the American War of Independence, on which he has written numerous articles and papers. He is the author of The Development of the British Light Infantry, Continental and North American Influences 1740-1765 and Johann Ewald: Jäger Commander, and translator/editor of Johann Ewald, Thoughts of a Hessian Officer on What has to be done During a Tour with a Detachment in the Field. He teaches History at Moraine Valley Community College near Chicago, Illinois and serves as a Fleet Professor in the United States Naval War College’s College of Distance Education, Strategy and War Department.

This event is made possible through an Anonymous Donor - Thank you all for your support!