The Week That Won The War: The True Story of the Firing on the HMS Vulture (Zoom), 8/4 @ 7 PM

At dawn on September 22, 1780, a cannonade began on the British warship the Vulture anchored in Haverstraw Bay. Planned by an unheralded American colonel, this act doomed British Major John André to capture in Tarrytown and thwarted British plans for an immediate American surrender.

Learn about new primary source research on the movements of the British warship HMS Vulture and Arnold & André – secret letters, missed meetings, & an illegal false flag offense.

Hosted on Zoom. Free and open to all. Register here: https://bit.ly/firingonthevulture.

Char Weigel is the author of numerous articles highlighting new research on Westchester County history.