In August 1776, the month after America’s Continental Congress had formally declared independence from Britain, George Washington’s troops had been outmanned and outmaneuvered. Fortunately for the young nation, a series of desperate charges by 400 men in the 1st Maryland Regiment, famously known as the “Immortal 400,” enabled the Continental army to fight on. In Washington’s Immortals: The Untold Story of an Elite Regiment Who Changed the Course of the Revolution, O’Donnell revives the forgotten story of these remarkable merchants, tradesmen, indentured servants, and free blacks. A book signing will follow the presentation.
American Revolution Lecture Series featuring Andrew Waters
Waters discusses his latest work, To the End of the World: Nathanael Greene, Charles Cornwallis, and the Race to the Dan. He shares the dramatic story of the Southern Campaign’s “Great Escape” while providing insights into the psychological and intellectual distinctions between its two great generals, Greene and Cornwallis.
Andrew Waters is the author of The Quaker and the Gamecock: Nathanael Greene, Thomas Sumter, and The War for the Soul of the South and editor of Battle of Cowpens: Contemporary and Primary Accounts. He currently lives in South Carolina.