Community Announcement: “‘Dreadful Were the Vestiges of War’ – Arms and Battle Damage from the First Day of the American Revolution”

by Linda Dixon, Community Contributor March 29, 2024April 4, 2024

Presented by Joel Bohy, Military Historian and Director of Historic Arms & Militaria for Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers

MONDAY, APRIL 8 at 1:15 pm at Cary Library and by Zoom

Military arms expert Joel Bohy will present a study of the arms and ammunition used by both British and provincial forces on April 19, 1775, as well as the battle damage that remains. Using modern shooting incident reconstruction, archaeology, live fire studies, and new research, we can shed new light on the heavy fighting along the route of the British retreat back to Boston. If attending by Zoom, please register at carylibrary.org/events.

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