4th Conference on the American Revolution, 20-22 Mar.

On 20-22 March, America’s History, L.L.C., will host its fourth annual Conference on the American Revolution in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Scheduled speakers include:

• Edward G. Lengel, Head of Faculty: “Enigmatic Warrior: Light-Horse Harry Lee [shown here] at the Battle of Eutaw Springs”
• Rick Atkinson: “Bringing Back the Dead: History, Memory, and Writing About War”
• John “Jack” Buchanan: “‘A Great and Good Man’: Nathanael Greene and the Road to Charleston”
• Don N. Hagist: “The Revolution’s Last Men: The Soldiers Behind the Photographs”
• James Kirby Martin: “The Man Who Wouldn’t Be King: George Washington and the Newburgh Conspiracy”
• Holly Mayer: “Command and Control of Congress’s Own: Hazen’s 2nd Canadian Regiment”
• Andrew Jackson O’Shaughnessy: “Hot Weather and Heavy Casualties: The Revolutionary War in the Caribbean”
• Julia Anne Osman: “From Greatest Enemies to Greatest Allies: France and America in the War for Independence”

There are two panel discussions planned:

• What are the most overrated and underrated battles or campaigns of the Revolutionary War?
• Who is the most underrated or overlooked individual (on either side) who had an impact on the American Revolution?

The conference package, including lunch and refreshments, costs $225. The conference has arranged for a block of rooms at the Colonial Williamsburg Woodlands Hotel and discounted tickets to the Colonial Williamsburg Historic Area. For more information, call America’s History at 703-785-4373 or check its website. Featured sponsors include Westholme Publishing Company and Tim Sampson’s Battlemaps.us.