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Registration opens:
June 09th, 2026

New Jersey's Revolutionary Rivalry

The Untold Story of Colonel Tye & Captain Huddy
2026-06-23 18:00:00 2026-06-23 19:00:00 America/New_York New Jersey's Revolutionary Rivalry Join author Rick Geffken as he reveals the stories of two obscure enemies who died and rose to fame for their beliefs in independence. Catherine Dickson Hofman Branch - Meeting Room

Tuesday, June 23
6:00pm - 7:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-06-23 18:00:00 2026-06-23 19:00:00 America/New_York New Jersey's Revolutionary Rivalry Join author Rick Geffken as he reveals the stories of two obscure enemies who died and rose to fame for their beliefs in independence. Catherine Dickson Hofman Branch - Meeting Room

Join author Rick Geffken as he reveals the stories of two obscure enemies who died and rose to fame for their beliefs in independence.

After the Battle of Monmouth Court House, in June 1778, the Revolutionary War in Monmouth County devolved into skirmishes between local militias and British Loyalists. Chief among these warring factions were revered rebel hero Captain Joshua Huddy and his fierce rival, a runaway enslaved Black man called Colonel Tye, who fought for the British. Attempting to bring the captured Huddy to prison, Tye was killed in battle, and when Loyalists murdered Huddy without benefit of trial two years later, the resulting international outrage jeopardized Benjamin Franklin’s Paris peace treaty negotiations. Only when Marie Antoinette pleaded with George Washington to stop the retaliatory hanging of a young British lieutenant did the peace talks resume.

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