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A Reckless Night, A Path to Freedom: The Royal Navy on the Chesapeake in 1814, Presenter Dave Gendell
February 6 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
$10Click HERE for in-person registration, Click HERE for virtual registration.
A Royal Navy frigate on the Chesapeake Bay carries a young captain to disaster and, a few months later, provides a path to escape for a large group of enslaved people. Author David Gendell unpacks the amazing story of the HMS MENELAUS on the Chesapeake in 1814 including an ill-conceived moonlight raid on the Upper Eastern Shore that ended with the death of one of the Royal Navy’s highest profile captains and the frigate’s leading role in the escape of dozens of enslaved people from the Annapolis area.
$10 Admission and FREE for First Mate & Above Museum Members. Limited seating. Please register and reserve your spot. Virtual option available, please reserve virtual spot to receive zoom link.
FIRST MATE & ABOVE MEMBERS MUST PRE-REGISTER USING MEMBER CODE, PLEASE CONTACT KELLY SWARTOUT AT development@amaritime.org if you misplaced your code or have any issues reserving your spot.
