The Lower Adirondack Regional Center for History (LARCH) will offer a free program entitled “Freedom’s Friend: Lafayette and America” on Friday, July 11 at 7 pm at the Hancock House, 6 Moses Circle in Ticonderoga.
Historian Sean Kelleher, Vice Chair of the Saratoga 250 Commission, Saratoga Town Historian, and a regular contributor to New York Almanack will share insights gained from his extensive research into Lafayette‘s special relationship with George Washington. Kelleher brings unique perspectives on Lafayette’s 1825 tour of New York and its significance to our region.
Born into French aristocracy in 1757, Lafayette volunteered to assist the fledgling American Army in its fight for independence. He fought with the Continental Army at the Battle of Brandywine where he was wounded but managed to organize an orderly retreat. Lafayette stayed at Washington’s encampment at Valley Forge, sharing the hardships endured by the troops during the winter of 1777-1778.
In 1781, troops under his command in Virginia blocked a British army led by Lord Cornwallis until American and French forces could position themselves for the decisive siege of Yorktown.
The program will be held in the lower-level program room of the Hancock House Museum and is free, although reservations are recommended. Reservations may be made by calling the Hancock House at (518) 585-7868 or via e-mail to: larchny@bridgepoint1.com.
Read more about Lafayette in New York.
Illustration: George Washington and Lafayette at Mount Vernon, 1784 by Rossiter and Mignot, 1859.
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