Carroll 250 Speaker Series: Finding the Maryland 400: Maryland’s First War Heroes
Carroll County Public Library, Taneytown Branch 10 Grand Drive, Taneytown, MD, United StatesPresented by Owen Lourie In August 1776, the Continental Army suffered a terrible defeat at the Battle of Brooklyn, the first major battle of the Revolutionary War. The battle nearly saw the complete destruction of the American army, but a desperate stand by a contingent of Maryland soldiers helped to stave off the British and



