2026 Lecture Series: Alexander S. Burns "Infantry in Battle"

Name: 2026 Lecture Series: Alexander S. Burns "Infantry in Battle"
Start: 2026-03-07T16:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-03-07T17:00:00-05:00
Location: 2332 New Garden Rd, Greensboro, NC 27410

Schedule

Sat Mar 07 2026 at 04:00 pm to 05:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

2332 New Garden Rd, Greensboro, NC 27410 | Greensboro, NC

Kicking off the 2026 Revolutionary Lecture Series, Guilford Courthouse National Military Park proudly hosts Dr. Alexander S. Burns, author of "Infantry in Battle: 1733 - 1783."
Dr. Burns is an Assistant Professor of History at Franciscan University of Steubenville. His next book project "Firm Battalions and American Fire: The Continental Army and Military Europe" explores the international culture of military professionalism that Baron von Steuben transferred to the United States during the American War of Independence.
His book, "Infantry in Battle", re-examines the nature of infantry combat during the high eighteenth century, particularly focusing on the War of Polish Succession and American War of Independence. "Infantry in Battle" rewrites the story of combat in the eighteenth century by placing enlisted infantrymen and their experiences at center stage. While popular memory and film portray these men as robotic automata, they fought in flexible and adaptable ways, and they left their mark on eighteenth-century warfare.
The event is free. Registration is not required.