The Battle of Brooklyn: A virtual lecture about the “Maryland 400”

Please join a virtual lecture to commemorate the anniversary of the 1776 Battle of Brooklyn, given by Owen Lourie, who has been heading the project at the Archives to identify the names of these brave Revolutionary War soldiers from Maryland. This talk chronicles the Maryland 400, the soldiers who saved George Washington’s army at the Battle of Brooklyn in August 1776. It describes their actions, including their famous last stand against the British. It also follows the lives of some to the soldiers after the war, including a number from Baltimore.

This event is co-sponsored by the Archives, the Enoch Pratt Free Library and the not-for-profit group from the Maryland Four Centuries Project. You can find dial-in information, and the link to join in Crowdcast here:

https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/battle_of_brooklyn_lecture#.XysK2yhKjIV