Saratoga National Park
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Thursday November 5 6:30pm - 7:30pm EST
When the Declaration of Independence Was News
Published for the 250th anniversary of the United States When the Declaration of Independence Was News focuses on the nation’s founding document at the moment of its creation in 1776 before anyone knew what the legacy of the Declaration would be or if the United States ......More
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Thursday November 12 6:30pm - 7:30pm EST
Did the Battle of Redbank bring France into the War of Independence?
Americans generally assume that the surrender of Sir John Burgoyne to General Horatio Gates at Saratoga on 17 October 1777 caused France to openly enter the American War of Independence. The American leadership interpreted the defeat at Saratoga within their military an......More
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Thursday November 19 6:30pm - 7:30pm EST
They Were Good Soldiers: African Americans Serving in the Continental Army
The role of African Americans free and enslaved in the regiments of the Continental Army is not well-known neither is the fact that relatively large numbers served in southern regiments and that the greatest number served alongside their white comrades in integrated uni......More
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Thursday December 3 6:30pm - 7:30pm EST
Morgan Lewis: The Making of a Patriot
This event is canceled. Morgan Lewis is an often-overlooked figure of the American Revolution but one who was at the center of some of the most pivotal moments in the formation of America. The son of a signer of the Declaration of Independence he defined a generation o......More