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#<strong>146</strong> • APRIL 19 TO MAY 10, 2024<br />
The Skirmish is coming (on Jun 1). But first ...<br />
› ... a series of lectures about Hessians and the American Revolution.<br />
In the summer of 2022, a remarkable discovery was made at Red Bank<br />
battlefield: The remains of at least 15 Hessian soldiers, buried for 245 years.<br />
During three lectures sponsored by the Friends of the Indian King Tavern<br />
Museum and Rowan University, you can learn about this archaeological finding,<br />
the individual soldiers whose remains were found, and the part that Hessians<br />
played in the American Revolution.<br />
• Mon Apr 22 – “’Naked and Torn by the Grapeshot’: History, Archaeology<br />
and Reactions to Red Bank’s Hessian Mass Burials.” Meet the team in charge<br />
of the 2022 archaeological dig at Red Bank battlefield. The team excavated the<br />
remains and sent them for forensic analysis, tried to identify the individuals to<br />
share their stories, and offered them the burial they did not receive in 1777.<br />
This lecture will be presented two professors at Rowan University:<br />
archaeologist Wade P. Catts, and Jen Janofsky, the director of Red Bank<br />
Battlefield Park.<br />
• Mon Apr 29 – “Who Were the Hessians Buried at Red Bank?” Learn about<br />
the painstaking efforts undertaken on both sides of the Atlantic to uncover the<br />
secrets of the recovered Hessian soldiers in Red Bank. Presented by historian<br />
Robert A. Selig.<br />
• Tue May 7 – “Conquered Little but Lost Much: German Soldiers in the<br />
American Revolution.” Learn how Hessian soldiers and accompanying civilians<br />
– including hundreds of women and children – described the American war, the<br />
land, and the people. Presented by Friederike Baer, professor at Penn State –<br />
Abington.<br />
The Haddon Fortnightly (Kings Hwy E at Grove Street), <strong>Haddonfield</strong>, is the<br />
venue for these lectures. The annual Skirmish on Kings Highway will take<br />
place on Sat Jun 1. Events throughout <strong>Haddonfield</strong> start at 9am. The skirmish<br />
battle will take place at 2pm in front of the Indian King Tavern Museum.<br />
<strong>Haddonfield</strong>Skirmish.com<br />
Connect with<br />
H’FIELD<br />
SKIRMISH<br />
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Connie Balis<br />
Broker/Manager<br />
connie@theromanoteam.net<br />
609-254-8274 (cell)<br />
225 Kings Hwy E, <strong>Haddonfield</strong> NJ 08033<br />
856-434-4050
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