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Plymouth in the Revolution In-Person
Please join us for a five-part series celebrating Plymouth in the Revolution!
Two hundred and fifty years ago, on April 19, 1775, American history changed. Colonial forces faced the British army at Lexington and Concord...and won. Word spread rapidly, and two regiments of Plymouth "Minute Men", led by Colonel Theophilus Cotton, rallied to the Patriot cause. For the next six years, Plymoutheans participated in America's battle for independence.
Part 4 - Choosing Sides: Loyalists in the American Revolution - Edward Winslow was a prominent Plymouthean who, unlike most of his fellow citizens, did not choose independence. What happened to Plymouth's Loyalists when their side did not prevail?
Speaker: Mark Schmidt, Executive Director, General Society of Mayflower Descendants