Remember the Maryland 400. They are the most unsung heroes in American history. The nation would not have survived its birth without them.
Everyone knows the legend of the 300 Spartans. They made a heroic last stand against 10,000+ Persians at Thermopylae. King Leonidas’ sacrifice provided precious days for the Greeks to coalesce and inspired them to ultimately repel the invasion.
The much lesser known Maryland 400 made a similar last stand 250 years ago on August 27, 1776. The Battle of Brooklyn was the largest of the Revolutionary War and the first after the signing of the Declaration of Independence. 20,000 British and Hessian troops converged on New York City. The redcoats snuck through a secret path at night, surprised the defending Continental Army in the morning, and were on the cusp of enveloping both flanks.
The Maryland 400 conducted a desperate rear guard defense. Outnumbered 10 to 1, they charged with bayonets into British lines twice. They bought precious minutes for their compatriots to retreat across the Gowanus Creek.
Only a dozen of these heroes made it back to American lines - a 97% casualty rate. Were it not for their sacrifice, Washington and his entire army would have been slaughtered or captured. The rebellion would have been extinguished in its infancy. There would be no Valley Forge, no Delaware crossing, no Yorktown. The country and the world as we know it would not exist.
If you ever visit NYC, spend a day in Brooklyn to retrace Washington’s steps. Walk through Prospect Park to the Maryland monument (above), The Old Stone House where the Maryland 400 made their stand (below), then up Park Slope and Cobble Hill to Brooklyn Heights where Washington surveyed the carnage. The Fort Greene monument also pays tribute to all American soldiers who were brutalized in British prison ships.
Many of the Maryland 400 came from elite patriotic families who founded the state. George Washington referred to his Maryland units as his "Old Line," giving Maryland one of its nicknames as "The Old Line State”. The bayonet on the coat of arms of the 175th Infantry Regiment honors the Maryland 400.
The commander of the Maryland 400 was Mordecai Gist. He had two sons, one of whom he named "Independent" and the other "States." Mordecai was related to States Rights Gist, who became a brigadier general in the Confederate Army. States Rights was killed while leading a charge at the Battle of Franklin during the Civil War.
On the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Brooklyn, the Maryland 400’s descendants staged an epic reenactment in Prospect Park. The Sons of the Revolution in the State of New York, the Brigade of the American Revolution, and the 5th New York Regiment all participated. I am told by Yuri comrades that the ceremony and dinner were also smashing successes. Hope this inspires future generations to carry on the legacies of these heroes.
The Maryland 400 had more fortitude than all 2 million modern Brooklynites combined. To this day, many of their bodies have not been found. Historians speculate they might be buried under a site in Gowanus that is now a Whole Foods. The high ground where George Washington observed the carnage is marked by a small plaque on a Trader Joe’s that used to be a bank. Did they fight so that AWFLs are too scared to prevent pedos from taking over their kids’ playgrounds and parks because that would be racist or oppressive in the eyes of their Socialist Islamist mayor?
The Maryland 400 deserves an epic movie - History YouTubers did a great job with this one:
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Really inspiring. I’d like to take that walk around Brooklyn. It’s almost shocking to learn about a battle in NYC because the evidence of it is so hard to see. I live in Charleston, where you can barely turn a corner without being reminded of those who lived here before me.
What an inspiring article—thank you comrade 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸