Revolutionary Speaker Series: Dr Bodo Otto: Patriot Surgeon of Pennsylvania

The Brandywine Battlefield Park is a 52 acre park with a Visitor's Center, which houses a museum of Revolutionary War artifacts, a museum shop, and an orientation theater; two historic houses - one acting at General George Washington's Headquarters and the other home to a prominent Quaker farmer; and a blacksmith's shop.The Visitor's Center is climate controlled.  WIFI access is available.  Exhibits, an orientation video, tours of the historic homes, special programs, and a museum store are the highlights.

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Join Bradley Smith, Archivist and Assistant Director of the Berks History Center in Reading, Pennsylvania, for a discussion of Dr. Bodo Otto

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At the onset of the American Revolution, Dr. Bodo Otto, Sr. (1711-1787) had already been serving patients for forty years. Nevertheless, he embraced a new role at the age of 65, volunteering his services as a surgeon to the Continental Army. As an army surgeon, Dr. Otto played a critical role in organizing smallpox inoculations for soldiers. He also witnessed the Continental Army&#x27;s disastrous defeat at the Battle of Long Island, crossed the Delaware River en route to the Battles of Trenton and Princeton, and served as Surgeon-in-Chief at Yellow Springs, the primary hospital for soldiers encamped at Valley Forge. Join Bradley Smith, Archivist and Assistant Director of the Berks History Center in Reading, Pennsylvania, for a discussion of Bodo Otto&#x27;s extraordinary service, and learn about the curious array of Dr. Otto&#x27;s surgical tools and personal effects which survive to this day.

Revolutionary Speaker Series: Dr Bodo Otto: Patriot Surgeon of Pennsylvania

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