The NW Bergen History Coalition Luncheon & Presentation

THE MUD ROUNDS: THE BRITISH INVASION &
THE GREAT RETREAT ACROSS THE JERSEYS
Presented by Todd Braisted
Wednesday, October 28 at 12 noon
Ramsey Golf & Country Club
In their newly renovated and spacious ballroom
105 Lakeside Drive, Ramsey, NJ
Valet Parking

Remodeled Entrance Offers Handicap Ramp & Inside Elevator
$70 per person (cash bar)

In the fall of 1776, the British thought their campaign to take New York was at a close. George Washington had divided his troops primarily between Westchester County, New York and Fort Lee, NJ with Fort Washington situated between the two. In the course of four days in November, the British rapidly captured both fortifications, along with thousands of troops, dozens of cannon and numerous military stores. Washington, faced with expiring enlistments and dwindling morale, was forced to flee across New Jersey with thousands of Cornwallis’ troops on his heels. This is the story of some of the darkest days of the Revolution – told at a fast pace to match the fleeing Patriots.
Todd Braistead is an author and independent researcher specializing in American Revolution Loyalist studies. He has published over 60 books and journal articles. He is a past president of the Bergen County Historical Society and the Brigade of the American Revolution, a Fellow in the Company of Military Historians and former chair of their West Point Chapter. He serves as an advisory council member of RevolutionNJ. He is a consultant for the Museum of the American Revolution, and he wrote the 2017 National Park Service Battlefield Studies Preservation Plan for Fort Lee.

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