Lecture—Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution – DC
Independent historian Eric Jay Dolin explores American privateers during the American Revolution.
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From the Vault—Henry Knox and the Artillery of the American Revolution – DC
The Society of the Cincinnati Anderson House 2118 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC, United StatesJoin us for a special program honoring Maj. Gen. Henry Knox, chief of artillery of the Continental Army and one of George Washington’s most trusted officers.
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Author’s Talk—The Home Front: Revolutionary Households, Military Occupation, and the Making of American Independence – DC
The Society of the Cincinnati Anderson House 2118 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC, United StatesHistorian Lauren Duval of the University of Oklahoma discusses her new book that vividly captures daily life during the American Revolution through the eyes and ears of those who intimately experienced it.
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The 2024 Society of the Cincinnati Prize Presentation & Reception
The Society of the Cincinnati Anderson House 2118 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC, United StatesIn this special event, Dr. Eli Merritt will receive the 2024 Society of the Cincinnati Prize and draw from his book: Disunion Among Ourselves.
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Panel Discussion—Waging War in America: Operational Challenges of Armies During the American Revolution
The Society of the Cincinnati Anderson House 2118 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC, United StatesPresented by the American Revolution Institute, Historian Don Hagist moderates a panel of contributors to the recent anthology Waging War in America 1775-1783, exploring the significant operational challenges faced by American, Loyalist, French and German forces during the Revolution.
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Lecture – “A Perilous Voyage for our Company”
The Society of the Cincinnati Anderson House 2118 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC, United States +1 moreHistorian and documentary editor Robb Haberman examines the perilous voyage of Sgt. James Selkirk and the Second New York Regiment on their way to Yorktown in September 1781, when their transport schooner was separated and ran aground while sailing from Baltimore to Williamsburg. Using Selkirk’s unpublished papers, this talk examines his harrowing experience and the endurance of the Continental forces during the Yorktown campaign.
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Author’s Talk Glorious Lessons: John Trumbull, Painter of the American Revolution
The Society of the Cincinnati Anderson House 2118 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC, United States +1 moreDrawing on his new book, historian and biographer Richard Brookhiser focuses our attention on the complicated life and legacy of Trumbull, whose paintings portrayed both the struggle and principles that distinguished America’s founding moment.
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A Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution
The Society of the Cincinnati Anderson House 2118 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC, United StatesHistorian and best-selling author Mike Duncan discusses the remarkable life of the marquis de Lafayette and the thrilling story of his lifelong quest to defend the principles of liberty and equality.
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Upcoming Lecture – The Surveyor’s Eyes: Mapping Empire in the Era of the American Revolution
The Society of the Cincinnati Anderson House 2118 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC, United StatesPrior to the outbreak of war in 1775, British surveyors came to North America and the West Indies in unprecedented numbers. Their images of coastlines, forts, and frontiers helped win the French and Indian War and pictured a triumphant British Atlantic world. The American Revolution shattered this vision of peace, commerce, and settlement.
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Art in Bloom DC 2023 at the Anderson House
The Society of the Cincinnati Anderson House 2118 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC, United StatesArt in Bloom DC, hosted by the American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati, opens today! This unique experience will dazzle visitors to Anderson House over the next four days.
Free – $36