Benedict Arnold in Danvers: Lecture

Join us for a lecture at Tapley Memorial Hall by local historian Dan Gagnon from 1:00pm-1:30pm

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Did you know that when Arnold was still on the Patriots’ side of the Revolution, he and his troops camped in Danvers?

In September 1775, early in the American Revolutionary War, Colonel Benedict Arnold led a force of 1,100 Continental Army troops on an expedition from Cambridge in the Province of Massachusetts Bay to the gates of Quebec City.

One of the most strategic and daring exploits of the patriot cause during the revolution. Part of the troops encamped in the Town of Danvers on the night of September 14, 1775, on their way to Newburyport, where they embarked for the Kennebec River, and their famous march through the uncharted wilderness of Maine was accomplished despite formidable obstacles and excessive privations. Native Americans, specifically the Abenaki, played a role as scouts and guides, and there was also hope for broader support from the Indigenous and French Canadian populations against the British.

This event is part of the FREE Trails & Sails event series by Essex Heritage