BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1-164@250.mercercountynj.gov DTSTART:20260315T140000Z DTEND:20260315T140000Z DTSTAMP:20260311T161931Z URL:https://250.mercercountynj.gov/events/a-german-soldier-in-america-geor g-daniel-flohr-regiment-royal-deux-ponts/ SUMMARY:A German Soldier in America: Georg Daniel Flohr\, Regiment Royal De ux-Ponts DESCRIPTION:The Trent House Association presents a talk by Robert Selig on the experiences and observations of a young German soldier who served in t he French army under General Rochambeau during the American Revolution. Th is talk will be held in the Trent House Visitor Center on Sunday\, March 1 5\, 2026\, at 2 pm. The Museum is located at 15 Market Street in Trenton\ , New Jersey\, across from the Hughes Justice Complex.  Registration wit h $10 admission can be made at https://tinyurl.com/FlohrTalk. Free parkin g is available off William Trent Place behind the museum property.\n\n&nbs p\;\n\nOne of the more than 1\,000 German-speaking soldiers in the little army of the Comte de Rochambeau was Georg Daniel Flohr\, a fusilier in th e Regiment Royal Deux-Ponts. Flohr was a keen observer of Revolutionary A merica\, whose Reisebeschreibung von America\, one of only three known a ccounts by enlisted men\, provides a detailed depiction of the people\, customs and social and economic conditions in the nascent United States. T his illustrated talk by Robert Selig\, eminent historian of the 1781 Ameri can and French campaign that won the American Revolution\, will take a clo ser look at Flohr's observations of Revolutionary America on topics such a s Native Americans\, African-Americans\, social stratification\, and the n atural beauty of America and compare his views with those of his fellow en listed men and his officers.\n\n \;\n\nDr. Robert Selig is a historic al consultant who received his Ph.D. in history from the Universität Wü rzburg in Germany in 1988. He is a specialist on the role of French force s under the comte de Rochambeau during the American Revolutionary War an d serves as project historian to the National Park Service for the Washing ton-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail Project.\n\n&nb sp\;\n\nThe William Trent House Museum is a National Historic Landmark in the Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area and on th e Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail. The M useum is dedicated to sharing the authentic history of the house\, propert y\, and people with our communities\, connecting the past with today and t omorrow. Owned by the City of Trenton\, it is operated by the Trent House Association\, which is supported by the generosity of its donors\; by gran ts from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities\, the New Jersey Cultura l Trust\, the New Jersey Historic Trust\, the Mercer County Cultural and H eritage Commission with funding from the New Jersey Historical Commission\ , and the Bunbury Fund and the New Jersey Arts &\; Culture Renewal Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation\; and by contributions from NJ M Insurance Group and Orion General Contractors. For more information\, vi sit www.williamtrenthouse.org. END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR