10/03/2026
Mark your calendars for The Sword and the Olive Branch The Battle of Brooklyn and the Staten Island Peace Conference of 1776, on Saturday, October 17, from 12–2 p.m. in the Conference House Colonial Kitchen.
This free educational program connects the August 27, 1776 Battle of Brooklyn—the Revolutionary War's largest battle—with the subsequent September 11 peace conference held at the Billopp House (Conference House) on Staten Island between Congress’s delegates John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Edward Rutledge and British Admiral Lord Richard Howe. Following their victory in Brooklyn, the British believed the rebels would be agreeable to renouncing the Declaration of Independence. However, the American delegates at the conference refused, solidifying the American commitment to independence.
The program will feature the placement of a new historical marker sponsored by the Battle of Brooklyn Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) on the grounds of Conference House Park and a talk by Dr. Phillip Papas, Senior Professor of History at UCNJ, Union College of Union County, New Jersey, and a member of the Conference House Association Board of Directors and Norman Goben, Historian and Chaplain of the Battle of Brooklyn Chapter of the SAR.
Co-sponsored by the Conference House Association and the Battle of Brooklyn Chapter of the SAR.
Date: Saturday, October 17, 2026
Rain date: Sunday, October 18, 2026
Time: 12–2 p.m.
Location: Conference House Colonial Kitchen
Admission: Free, but advance RSVP is required.
RSVP: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/the-sword-and-the-olive-branch-the-battle-of-brooklyn-and-the-staten-island-peace-conference-of--1776
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