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Special Event
Event
2019 Lecture Series, Southern Gambit
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Fee:
Free.Dates & Times
Date:
Friday, March 15, 2019
Time:
6:30 PM
Duration:
2 hours and 30 minutes
Type of Event
Talk
Lectures begin at 7 P.M. and are about 45 minutes long, with a short Q&A session followed by book signings in the lobby. Doors open at 6:30.
Description
“Southern Gambit: Cornwallis and the British March to Yorktown”
Distinguished scholar of military strategy Stanley D. M. Carpenter outlines the British strategic and operational objectives, devoting particular attention to the strategy of employing Southern Loyalists to help defeat Patriot forces, reestablish royal authority, and tamp down resurgent Patriot activity. Focusing on Cornwallis’s operations in the Carolinas and Virginia leading to the surrender at Yorktown in October 1781, Carpenter reveals the flaws in this approach, most notably a fatal misunderstanding of the nature of the war in the South and of the Loyalists’ support.
More information
Reservation or Registration: Yes
RESERVATIONS- This is a FREE event open to the public but due to limited space in the auditorium you must reserve your seat. Call the park visitor center at (336) 288-1776. Reservations limited to 6 per group.
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University of Oklahoma Press