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Special Event
Event
Revolutionary Lecture Series: Dr. Alexander S. Burns, author of Infantry in Battle
Fee:
Free.Location: LAT/LONG: 36.131211, -79.846285
The Theater is located in the park visitor center at 2332 New Garden Rd. Greensboro, NC 27410
Dates & Times
Date:
Saturday, March 7, 2026
Time:
4:00 PM
Duration:
1 hour
Type of Event
Talk
Description
Come join us in the Visitor Center Theater at 4:00 P.M. on Saturday, March 7 for the kick off of the park's 2026 Revolutionary Lecture Series. Dr. Alexander S. Burns will discuss his book, Infantry in Battle.
Dr. Burns joined Franciscan University of Steubenville in August 2022, after a year of teaching for West Virginia University. A scholar of eighteenth-century conflict in North America and Europe, he has recently edited a volume: The Changing Face of Old Regime Warfare: Essays in Honour of Christopher Duffy. Alex has previously taught at Indiana Wesleyan University and Montreat College. In fall 2025, he published his first monograph: Infantry in Battle, 1733-1783. This project re-examines the nature of infantry combat during the high eighteenth century, particularly focusing on the War of Polish Succession and American War of Independence. Infantry in Battle rewrites the story of combat in the eighteenth century by placing enlisted infantrymen and their experiences at center stage. While popular memory and film portray these men as robotic automata they fought in flexible and adaptable ways, and they left their mark on eighteenth-century warfare.
This program is free, and seating is available first come first served in the Visitor Center Theater.
This program is free, and seating is available first come first served in the Visitor Center Theater.
Reservation or Registration: No
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