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Sullivan-Clinton Campaign 1779 - Symposium

The Sullivan-Clinton Campaign Against the Iroquois 1779 - Symposium

The Fort Plain Museum presents the Sullivan-Clinton Campaign Against the Iroquois 1779 Symposium held on Saturday, November 2, 2019, pre-registration is recommended, walk-ins are welcomed. The lineup of topics and speakers include:

• Not Overrun but Destroy: The Iroquois Campaign of 1779 - Glenn F. Williams
• Total Destruction and Devastation: the George Washington We Remember - G. Peter Jemison
• Making the Most of a Little: The Evolution of an American Strategy for 1779 - Joseph R. Fischer
• Amateurs Talk About Tactics, but Professionals Study Logistics: Supplying the Sullivan Expedition of 1779 - Robert Mulligan
• Clinton's Dam: Colonial and Native Contexts - William A. Starna
• From the Mohawk to the Susquehanna: Clinton's Brigade route across the Portage in 1779 - Wayne Lenig

The symposium will end with a Panel Discussion where attendees can ask our panel of experts questions regarding the Sullivan/Clinton Campaign of 1779.

Book Talk and Signing

Join us on Thursday, October 3, 2019 at 6:30 pm as we celebrate the newly published book, Don Troiani's Campaign to Saratoga - 1777 by author/historian Eric Schnitzer. Eric Schnitzer also is one of the Museum's Featured Presenters at its annual American Revolution Mohawk Valley Conference.

This event starts at 6:30 PM and will be held at the Fulton-Montgomery Community College's Allen House located at 2805 NY-67, Johnstown, NY 12095.

There is a $10 admission fee and books will be available for purchase.

Walk-ins are Welcomed!

Refreshments will be Served!