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Virtual Lunch Bite— British Officer Thomas Musgraves’ Account of the American Revolution
February 6, 2026 @ 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
Join the Institute’s museum collections and operations manager, Paul Newman, for a discussion of a 1780s manuscript account of the American Revolution by Lt. Col. (later made a General and Baronet) Thomas Musgrave, a British officer who served extensively throughout the war. At the battle of Germantown, he commanded the British 40th Regiment of Foot that famously defended the Chew House against attacking American forces. Subsequently, he was restationed in the West Indies in 1778, before returning to New York as the last British commandant of the city. Following the war, Musgrave authored a manuscript, housed in our library collections, that offers extensive details of his service throughout the Revolution. This Lunch Bite explores the manuscript account, with a particular emphasis on Musgrave and the 40th Regiment of Foot at the Battle of Germantown. This program accompanies our exhibition Voices of Revolution, on view from February 28, 2026, through January 10, 2027.
Registration is required. To register and attend the virtual Lunch Bite, please use the link below.