Revolutionary Leader – Colonel John Glover and His Crucial Leadership in 1776

Learn about the crucial leadership of John Glover during his time as Colonel of the Marblehead Regiment in this talk on Wednesday, Aug. 26 at 7 p.m., presented by Larry Sands, captain of the Glover’s Marblehead Regiment reenactment unit. Celebrated as the most famous of Marblehead’s hundreds of Revolutionary servicemen, Glover’s capable and resolute leadership of his Continental Army regiment during the war’s first year and a half saved the war effort itself. Despite many soldiers leaving to serve as captains and crews on privateer vessels, nearly 600 men and teenaged boys signed up to serve in the rebel Patriot army in June 1775. This talk will primarily discuss Colonel Glover’s time as commander of the so-called “Marblehead Regiment,” and it will also focus on the pivotal last four months of 1776 - from the crucial evacuation of Long Island that saved Commander-in-Chief George Washington’s entire army of 9,000 men and equipment, to the pivotal December Crossing of the Delaware River in dangerous conditions. Sands will also discuss the years following the war, including Glover’s promotion to General in February 1777. This program will be hybrid. Sign up for Zoom at tinyurl.com/M250-Glover or join us in person, no registration required! If registering for Zoom, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting online. Larry Sands is the captain of Glover’s Marblehead Regiment, a reenactment unit established in 1974. A member for over 35 years, he has filled all leadership roles and has participated in reenactments of every engagement in which the original regiment served. This event is presented in collaboration with the Marblehead 250 Committee and Abbot Public Library. PHOTO COURTESY: Evacuation of Long Island by Henry Alexander Ogden - Courtesy of New York Historical Society.

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