Author and historian Bruce Mowday will talk about General Lafayette at the Battle of Brandywine. The young Lafayette got his first taste of battle, and a wound, at the Battle of Brandywine, Sept. 11, 1777 in nearby Thornbury Township. Learn how the battle informed Lafayette’s character and usefulness to General George Washington and contributed to his heroic status in the fight for American Independence. The Westtown History Book From Farmland To Suburbia Westtown Township will be available for sale for $20 cash or check. The lecture will also be livestreamed on Westtown Township – YouTube.
The next Lecture will be held on November 9.