The American Revolutionary War in the West History Conference
Date: October 27, 2023 - October 29, 2023
Location: Missouri, United States
Subject Fields: American History / Studies, Military History, Political History / Studies, Social History / Studies
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR IN THE WEST HISTORY CONFERENCE – October 27-29, 2023
This conference will focus on the military, political, social and material culture history of the western theater of the American Revolutionary war, featuring scholars from across the U.S. and from Spain.
Location: The Sheraton Westport Plaza Hotel, St. Louis County, Missouri
Speakers and Topics:
Larry L. Nelson—"George Rogers Clark, the Illinois Campaign, and American Ambitions in the West”
Robert M. Owens – “Jean Baptiste Ducoigne, the Kaskaskias, and Pragmatic Patriotism in the Revolutionary Era”
José Manuel Guerro Acosta – “Spain and the Support for the American Revolution”
Friederike Baer – “’O, how the Mississippi is costing us many a good man!’: German Soldiers in West Florida, 1779-1781”
Frances Kolb Turnbell – “Indian Politics and the American Politics in the Lower Mississippi Valley”
Stephen L. Kling, Jr. – “An Opportunity to be Seized: The British Grand Plan to Conquer the Entire Mississippi River Valley”
Alexander S. Burns – “The Worst Looking Soldiers and the Drunkest Men to Ever Carry a Musket?: The 8th Regiment and the War in the West”
Kristine L. Sjostrom – “Valentía y Visión: Lt. Governor Fernando de Leyba and the Defense of St. Louis”
Kimberly Alexander – “O What Can These Things Tell Us: Material Culture at Revolutionary War St. Louis”
Jim Piecuch – “Fighting from Horseback: A Comparison of Revolutionary War Cavalry in the Eastern and Western Theaters”
Paul Douglas Lockhart – “For Want of a Good Musket and a Sharp Knife: Weaponry and Wilderness Warfare”
Evening Events: A cocktail reception will be held on Friday evening at 6:00pm at the Sheraton Westport Plaza Ballroom. A private party on Saturday evening at 6:30pm at the St. Charles County Heritage Museum will include a private tour of The American Revolutionary War in the West museum exhibit.
Registration: Conference registration cost including evening events: $75.00. Registration can be made through the St. Charles County Historical Society by 1) mailing a check to The St. Charles County Historical Society, 101 S. Main St., St. Charles, MO 63301, Attn: Joan Koechig; 2) credit card or PayPal by calling at (636) 946-9828 MWF, 10am-3pm; or 3) online at scchs.org. Registrations are limited and will be filled on a first come, first served basis. Questions, call Melissa at: (314)-561-5077. NOTE, online registration will be available starting April 19, 2023.
Conference Hotel: There is a special room rate at the Sheraton Westport Plaza Hotel at a rate of $139.00 per night. You may reserve a room by calling (314)-878-1500 and identifying yourself as an American Revolutionary War in the West History Conference attendee. There is shuttle from the airport to the hotel. Other hotels are in easy driving distance: Days Inn, Best Western, Hawthorne Suites, La Quinta and Comfort Inn.
Link for detailed brochure and registration form: thgcpublishing.com/conference-2023
Featured Sponsors: The St. Charles County Historical Society, the Saint Charles Chapter NSDAR, the Fernando de Leyba Chapter, SAR, the Fort San Carlos Chapter, NSDAR, the Jeré C. Fabick Foundation, Iberdrola and THGC Publishing.
Stephen L. Kling, Jr.
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