The Cape and Islands in the Revolution

The Revolutionary War wasn’t just fought in Boston, Philadelphia, New York and Virginia. The Cape and Islands also played a role in the fight for independence. Important events also took place on Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard. Local people participated in the fight for independence.

This special presentation from the Falmouth Historical Society will shine a light on a lesser-known part of American history. It will cover events and individuals from 1761—the end of the French and Indian War—through 1783, when the Treaty of Paris was signed. Highlights will include the Battle of Falmouth in April 1779 and other local stories from the Cape and Islands.

The Cape and Islands in the Revolution

David Martin, editor of the new book, The Cape and Islands in the American Revolution—The Antecedents, the Rebellion, and the Conflict, will lead the presentation. Copies of the book will be available for purchase.

David S. Martin, Ph.D., is professor/dean emeritus from Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., the world’s only university for deaf students. Previously a teacher, school administrator and curriculum developer, he holds a B.A. from Yale, an Ed.M. from Harvard, the Certificate of Advanced Study from Harvard and a Ph.D. from Boston College.

In retirement, he is President of the Marstons Mills (Cape Cod) Historical Society, Treasurer of the Yale Club of Cape Cod, and active in the leadership of the Cape Cod Genealogical Society. He teaches part-time in the Master’s Program in Critical and Creative Thinking at the University of Massachusetts at Boston. He and his wife Susan reside in Marstons Mills.

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