American Revolutionary War · George Washington
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Enero
13 hechos ·
acontecimiento · 1776 American Revolutionary War: Burning of Norfolk – Norfolk, Virginia, is burned to the ground by combined Royal Navy and Continental Army action.
2 más ese día
acontecimiento · 1781 American Revolutionary War: One thousand five hundred soldiers of the 6th Pennsylvania Regiment under General Anthony Wayne's command rebel against the Continental Army's winter camp in Morristown, New Jersey in the Pennsylvania Line Mutiny of 1781.
acontecimiento · 1776 General George Washington hoists the first United States flag, the Continental Union Flag, at Prospect Hill.
21 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1777 American Revolutionary War: American forces under the command of General George Washington repulse a British attack led by General Charles Cornwallis at the Battle of the Assunpink Creek near Trenton, New Jersey.
31 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1777 American Revolutionary War: American forces under General George Washington defeat British forces at the Battle of Princeton, helping boost patriot morale.
51 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1781 American Revolutionary War: Richmond, Virginia, is burned by British naval forces led by former American general Benedict Arnold.
81 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1790 George Washington delivers the first State of the Union address in New York City.
142 hechos ·
acontecimiento · 1784 American Revolutionary War: Ratification Day, United States: Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris with Great Britain.
1 más ese día
nacimiento · 1741 Benedict Arnold, American-British general (died 1801)
151 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1777 American Revolutionary War: New Connecticut (present-day Vermont) declares its independence.
161 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1780 American Revolutionary War: Battle of Cape St. Vincent.
171 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1781 American Revolutionary War: Battle of Cowpens: Continental troops under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan defeat British forces under Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton at the battle in South Carolina.
201 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1783 The Kingdom of Great Britain signs preliminary articles of peace with the Kingdom of France, setting the stage for the official end of hostilities in the American Revolutionary War later that year.
211 hecho ·
nacimiento · 1738 Ethan Allen, American general (died 1789)
271 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1776 American Revolutionary War: Henry Knox's "noble train of artillery" arrives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Febrero
31 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1781 American Revolutionary War: British forces seize the Dutch-owned Caribbean island Sint Eustatius.
41 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1789 George Washington is unanimously elected as the first President of the United States by the U.S. Electoral College.
61 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1778 American Revolutionary War: In Paris the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce are signed by the United States and France signaling official recognition of the new republic.
71 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1783 American Revolutionary War: French and Spanish forces lift the Great Siege of Gibraltar.
91 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1775 American Revolutionary War: The British Parliament declares Massachusetts in rebellion.
121 hecho ·
fallecimiento · 1789 Ethan Allen, American farmer, general, and politician (born 1738)
131 hecho ·
fallecimiento · 1818 George Rogers Clark, American general (born 1752)
141 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1779 American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Kettle Creek is fought in Georgia.
201 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1792 The Postal Service Act, establishing the United States Post Office Department, is signed by United States President George Washington.
221 hecho ·
nacimiento · 1732 George Washington, American general and politician, 1st President of the United States (died 1799)
231 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1778 American Revolutionary War: Baron von Steuben arrives at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, to help train the Continental Army.
241 hecho ·
nacimiento · 1723 John Burgoyne, English general and politician (died 1792)
271 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1776 American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge in North Carolina breaks up a Loyalist militia.
Marzo
21 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1776 American Revolutionary War: Patriot militia units attempt to prevent capture of supply ships in and around the Savannah River by a small fleet of the Royal Navy in the Battle of the Rice Boats.
32 hechos ·
acontecimiento · 1776 American Revolutionary War: The first amphibious landing of the United States Marine Corps begins the Battle of Nassau.
1 más ese día
acontecimiento · 1779 American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army is routed at the Battle of Brier Creek near Savannah, Georgia.
41 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1776 American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army fortifies Dorchester Heights with cannon, leading the British troops to abandon the Siege of Boston.
51 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1770 Boston Massacre: Five Americans, including Crispus Attucks, are fatally shot by British troops in an event that would contribute to the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War (also known as the American War of Independence) five years later.
141 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1780 American Revolutionary War: Spanish forces capture Fort Charlotte in Mobile, Alabama, the last British frontier post capable of threatening New Orleans.
152 hechos ·
acontecimiento · 1783 In an emotional speech in Newburgh, New York, George Washington asks his officers not to support the Newburgh Conspiracy. The plea is successful, and the threatened coup d'état never takes place.
1 más ese día
acontecimiento · 1781 The British under Charles Cornwallis defeat American forces under Nathanael Greene in the battle of Guilford Court House.
172 hechos ·
acontecimiento · 1776 American Revolutionary War: The British Army evacuates Boston, ending the Siege of Boston, after George Washington and Henry Knox place artillery in positions overlooking the city.
1 más ese día
celebración · Evacuation Day (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
231 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1775 American Revolutionary War: Patrick Henry delivers his speech – "Give me liberty or give me death!" – at St. John's Episcopal Church, Richmond, Virginia.
251 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1776 American Revolutionary War: American Patriots conduct a Raid on Tybee Island, primarily seeking to capture runaway slaves who sought refuge with British forces stationed there.
271 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1782 The Second Rockingham ministry assumes office in Great Britain and begins negotiations to end the American War of Independence.
Abril
51 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1792 United States President George Washington exercises his authority to veto a bill, the first time this power is used in the United States.
61 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1776 American Revolutionary War: Ships of the Continental Navy fail in their attempt to capture a Royal Navy dispatch boat.
91 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1784 The Treaty of Paris, ratified by the United States Congress on January 14, 1784, is ratified by King George III of the Kingdom of Great Britain, ending the American Revolutionary War. Copies of the ratified documents are exchanged on May 12, 1784.
131 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1777 American Revolutionary War: American forces are ambushed and defeated in the Battle of Bound Brook, New Jersey.
171 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1783 American Revolutionary War: Colbert's Raid: A Spanish garrison under Captain Jacobo du Breuil defeat British irregulars at Arkansas Post.
192 hechos ·
acontecimiento · 1775 American Revolutionary War: The war begins during the Battles of Lexington and Concord with a victory of American minutemen and other militia over British forces, later referred to as the "shot heard round the world".
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acontecimiento · 1775 American Revolutionary War: Following the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the Siege of Boston begins with American militias blocking land access to the British-held city.
201 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1789 George Washington arrives at Grays Ferry, Philadelphia, while en route to Manhattan for his inauguration.
291 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1781 American Revolutionary War: British and French ships clash in the Battle of Fort Royal off the coast of Martinique.
301 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1789 On the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York City, George Washington takes the oath of office to become the first President of the United States.
Mayo
101 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1775 American Revolutionary War: A small Colonial militia led by Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold captures Fort Ticonderoga.
121 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1780 American Revolutionary War: In the largest defeat of the Continental Army, Charleston, South Carolina is taken by British forces.
131 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1791 The British under Charles Cornwallis defeat a Mysorean army under Tipu Sultan in the battle of Arakere.
161 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1777 Continental Army officer Lachlan McIntosh fatally wounds Button Gwinnett, a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, in a duel in Savannah, Georgia.
191 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1776 American Revolutionary War: A Continental Army garrison surrenders in the Battle of The Cedars.
201 hecho ·
fallecimiento · 1834 Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, French general (born 1757)
261 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1783 A Great Jubilee Day held at North Stratford, Connecticut, celebrates the end of fighting in the American Revolutionary War.
281 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1754 French and Indian War: In the first engagement of the war, Virginia militia under the 22-year-old Lieutenant colonel George Washington defeat a French reconnaissance party in the Battle of Jumonville Glen in what is now Fayette County in southwestern Pennsylvania.
291 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1780 American Revolutionary War: At the Waxhaws Massacre, the British continue attacking after the Continentals lay down their arms, killing 113 and critically wounding all but 53 that remained.
Junio
11 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1779 The court-martial for malfeasance of Benedict Arnold, a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, begins.
41 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1825 General Lafayette, a French officer in the American Revolutionary War, speaks at what would become Lafayette Square in Buffalo, New York, during his visit to the United States.
81 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1776 American Revolutionary War: Continental Army attackers are driven back at the Battle of Trois-Rivières.
111 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1775 The American Revolutionary War's first naval engagement, the Battle of Machias, results in the capture of a small British naval vessel.
121 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1775 American War of Independence: British general Thomas Gage declares martial law in Massachusetts. The British offer a pardon to all colonists who lay down their arms. There would be only two exceptions to the amnesty: Samuel Adams and John Hancock, if captured, were to be hanged.
131 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1777 American Revolutionary War: Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette lands near Charleston, South Carolina, in order to help the Continental Congress to train its army.
142 hechos ·
acontecimiento · 1775 American Revolutionary War: the Continental Army is established by the Continental Congress, marking the birth of the United States Armed Forces.
1 más ese día
fallecimiento · 1801 Benedict Arnold, American general during the American Revolution later turned British spy (born 1741)
161 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1779 American Revolutionary War: Spain declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.
171 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1775 American Revolutionary War: Colonists inflict heavy casualties on British forces while losing the Battle of Bunker Hill.
181 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1778 American Revolutionary War: The British Army abandons Philadelphia.
241 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1779 American Revolutionary War: The Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.
283 hechos ·
acontecimiento · 1776 American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Sullivan's Island ends with the American victory, leading to the commemoration of Carolina Day.
2 más ese día
acontecimiento · 1778 American Revolutionary War: The American Continentals engage the British in the Battle of Monmouth Courthouse resulting in standstill and British withdrawal under cover of darkness.
acontecimiento · 1776 American Revolutionary War: Thomas Hickey, Continental Army private and bodyguard to General George Washington, is hanged for mutiny and sedition.
Julio
32 hechos ·
acontecimiento · 1775 American Revolutionary War: George Washington takes command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts.
1 más ese día
acontecimiento · 1754 French and Indian War: George Washington surrenders Fort Necessity to French forces.
41 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1778 American Revolutionary War: U.S. forces under George Clark capture Kaskaskia during the Illinois campaign.
62 hechos ·
acontecimiento · 1779 Battle of Grenada: The French defeat British naval forces in the Caribbean during the American Revolutionary War.
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acontecimiento · 1777 American Revolutionary War: Siege of Fort Ticonderoga: After a bombardment by British artillery under General John Burgoyne, American forces retreat from Fort Ticonderoga, New York.
71 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1777 American forces retreating from Fort Ticonderoga are defeated in the Battle of Hubbardton.
81 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1775 The Olive Branch Petition is signed by the Continental Congress of the Thirteen Colonies of North America.
91 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1776 George Washington orders the Declaration of Independence to be read out to members of the Continental Army in Manhattan, while thousands of British troops on Staten Island prepare for the Battle of Long Island.
112 hechos ·
acontecimiento · 1798 The United States Marine Corps is re-established; they had been disbanded after the American Revolutionary War.
1 más ese día
nacimiento · 1760 Peggy Shippen, American wife of Benedict Arnold and American Revolutionary War spy (died 1804)
151 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1789 French Revolution: Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, is named by acclamation Colonel General of the new National Guard of Paris.
161 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1779 American Revolutionary War: Light infantry of the Continental Army seize a fortified British Army position in a midnight bayonet attack at the Battle of Stony Point.
171 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1791 Members of the French National Guard under the command of General Lafayette open fire on a crowd of radical Jacobins at the Champ de Mars, Paris, during the French Revolution, killing scores of people.
252 hechos ·
acontecimiento · 1783 American Revolutionary War: The war's last action, the Siege of Cuddalore, is ended by a preliminary peace agreement.
1 más ese día
nacimiento · 1750 Henry Knox, American general and politician, 1st United States Secretary of War (died 1806)
271 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1775 Founding of the U.S. Army Medical Department: The Second Continental Congress passes legislation establishing "an hospital for an army consisting of 20,000 men."
291 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1775 Founding of the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps: General George Washington appoints William Tudor as Judge Advocate of the Continental Army.
311 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1777 The U.S. Second Continental Congress passes a resolution that the services of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette "be accepted, and that, in consideration of his zeal, illustrious family and connexions, he have the rank and commission of major-general of the United States."
Agosto
41 hecho ·
fallecimiento · 1792 John Burgoyne, English general and politician (born 1723)
61 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1777 American Revolutionary War: The bloody Battle of Oriskany prevents American relief of the Siege of Fort Stanwix.
71 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1782 George Washington orders the creation of the Badge of Military Merit to honor soldiers wounded in battle. It is later renamed to the more poetic Purple Heart.
101 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1835 P. T. Barnum begins his career as a showman and circus entrepreneur by exhibiting Joice Heth, an octogenerian African slave whom he claims was George Washington's nursemaid.
131 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1779 American Revolutionary War: The Royal Navy defeats the Penobscot Expedition with the most significant loss of United States naval forces prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
151 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1824 The Marquis de Lafayette, the last surviving French general of the American Revolutionary War, arrives in New York and begins a tour of 24 states.
161 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1777 American Revolutionary War: The Americans led by General John Stark rout British and Brunswick troops under Friedrich Baum at the Battle of Bennington in Walloomsac, New York.
191 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1782 American Revolutionary War: Battle of Blue Licks: The last major engagement of the war, almost ten months after the surrender of the British commander Charles Cornwallis following the Siege of Yorktown.
211 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1778 American Revolutionary War: British forces begin besieging the French outpost at Pondichéry.
221 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1777 British forces abandon the Siege of Fort Stanwix after hearing rumors of Continental Army reinforcements.
231 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1775 American Revolutionary War: King George III delivers his Proclamation of Rebellion to the Court of St James's stating that the American colonies have proceeded to a state of open and avowed rebellion.
242 hechos ·
fallecimiento · 1804 Peggy Shippen, American wife of Benedict Arnold and American Revolutionary War spy (born 1760)
1 más ese día
acontecimiento · 1781 American Revolutionary War: A small force of Pennsylvania militia is ambushed and overwhelmed by an American Indian group, which forces George Rogers Clark to abandon his attempt to attack Detroit.
271 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1776 American Revolutionary War: British forces under General William Howe flank and defeat the Continental Army under General George Washington during the Battle of Long Island, with the 1st Maryland Regiment sustaining heavy casualties to cover retreating American troops.
291 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1778 American Revolutionary War: British and American forces battle indecisively at the Battle of Rhode Island.
Septiembre
32 hechos ·
acontecimiento · 1777 American Revolutionary War: During the Battle of Cooch's Bridge, the Flag of the United States is flown in battle for the first time.
1 más ese día
acontecimiento · 1783 American Revolutionary War: The war ends with the signing of the Treaty of Paris by the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain.
52 hechos ·
acontecimiento · 1781 Battle of the Chesapeake in the American Revolutionary War: The British Navy is repelled by the French Navy, contributing to the British surrender at Yorktown.
1 más ese día
acontecimiento · 1774 First Continental Congress assembles in Philadelphia.
62 hechos ·
acontecimiento · 1781 American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Groton Heights takes place, resulting in a British victory.
1 más ese día
nacimiento · 1757 Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, French general (died 1834)
71 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1778 American Revolutionary War: France invades Dominica in the British West Indies, before Britain is even aware of France's involvement in the war.
81 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1781 American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Eutaw Springs in South Carolina, the war's last significant battle in the Southern theater, ends in a narrow British tactical victory.
92 hechos ·
acontecimiento · 1791 Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, is named after President George Washington.
1 más ese día
acontecimiento · 1776 The Continental Congress officially names its union of states the United States.
101 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1776 American Revolutionary War: Nathan Hale volunteers to spy for the Continental Army.
111 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1776 British–American peace conference on Staten Island fails to stop nascent American Revolutionary War.
131 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1782 American Revolutionary War: Franco-Spanish troops launch the unsuccessful "grand assault" during the Great Siege of Gibraltar.
141 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1782 American Revolutionary War: Review of the French troops under General Rochambeau by General George Washington at Verplanck's Point, New York.
151 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1776 American Revolutionary War: British forces successfully land at Kip's Bay, forcing the Continental Army, which was already withdrawing from New York City, to cede control of the lower half of Manhattan Island.
161 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1776 American Revolutionary War: American forces win the Battle of Harlem Heights after General George Washington orders a counterattack on advancing British light infantry.
171 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1775 American Revolutionary War: The invasion of Quebec by the Continental Army begins with the Siege of Fort St. Jean.
192 hechos ·
acontecimiento · 1777 American Revolutionary War: British forces win a tactically expensive victory over the Continental Army in the First Battle of Saratoga.
1 más ese día
acontecimiento · 1778 The Continental Congress passes the first United States federal budget.
211 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1780 American Revolutionary War: Benedict Arnold gives the British the plans to West Point.
231 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1779 American Revolutionary War: John Paul Jones, naval commander of the United States, on board the , wins the Battle of Flamborough Head.
252 hechos ·
acontecimiento · 1775 American Revolutionary War: Ethan Allen surrenders to British forces after attempting to capture Montreal in the Battle of Longue-Pointe during the invasion of Quebec.
1 más ese día
acontecimiento · 1775 American Revolutionary War: Benedict Arnold's expedition to Quebec sets off to join the American invasion.
262 hechos ·
acontecimiento · 1777 American Revolutionary War: British troops capture and begin the occupation of Philadelphia, which had been serving as the American capital city, during the Philadelphia campaign.
1 más ese día
acontecimiento · 1789 George Washington appoints Thomas Jefferson the first United States Secretary of State.
281 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1781 American Revolutionary War: French and American forces backed by a French fleet begin the siege of Yorktown.
Octubre
21 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1780 American Revolutionary War: John André, a British Army officer, is hanged as a spy by the Continental Army.
32 hechos ·
acontecimiento · 1789 George Washington proclaims Thursday November 26, 1789 as Thanksgiving Day.
1 más ese día
acontecimiento · 1863 The last Thursday in November is declared as Thanksgiving Day by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
41 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1777 American Revolutionary War: Troops under George Washington are repelled by British troops under William Howe.
51 hecho ·
fallecimiento · 1805 Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1738)
61 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1777 American Revolutionary War: British forces capture Forts Clinton and Montgomery on the Hudson River.
71 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1777 American Revolutionary War: The Americans defeat British forces under general John Burgoyne in the Second Battle of Saratoga, also known as the Battle of Bemis Heights, compelling Burgoyne's eventual surrender.
91 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1779 American Revolutionary War: A combined Franco-American assault on British defenses during the Siege of Savannah is repulsed with heavy casualties.
111 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1976 George Washington is posthumously promoted to the grade of General of the Armies.
151 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1781 The Battle of Raft Swamp marks the last battle fought in North Carolina during the American Revolutionary War with a Patriot victory. It occurred four days before the British surrender at Yorktown.
172 hechos ·
acontecimiento · 1777 American Revolutionary War: British General John Burgoyne surrenders his army at Saratoga, New York.
1 más ese día
acontecimiento · 1781 American Revolutionary War: British General Charles, Earl Cornwallis surrenders at the Siege of Yorktown.
181 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1775 American Revolutionary War: The Burning of Falmouth (now Portland, Maine).
191 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1781 American Revolutionary War: The siege of Yorktown comes to an end with the British surrender.
221 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1777 American Revolutionary War: American defenders of Fort Mercer on the Delaware River repulse repeated Hessian attacks in the Battle of Red Bank.
241 hecho ·
fallecimiento · 1824 Israel Bissell, American patriot post rider during American Revolutionary War (born 1752)
251 hecho ·
fallecimiento · 1806 Henry Knox, American general and politician, 2nd United States Secretary of War (born 1750)
281 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1776 American Revolutionary War: British troops under General William Howe attack General George Washington's Continental Army and capture Chatterton Hill in the Battle of White Plains during the New York and New Jersey campaign.
Noviembre
31 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1783 The American Continental Army is disbanded.
91 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1780 American Revolutionary War: In the Battle of Fishdam Ford a force of British and Loyalist troops fail in a surprise attack against the South Carolina Patriot militia under Brigadier General Thomas Sumter.
111 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1778 Cherry Valley massacre: Loyalists and Seneca Indian forces attack a fort and village in eastern New York during the American Revolutionary War, killing more than forty civilians and soldiers.
131 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1775 American Revolutionary War: Patriot revolutionary forces under Gen. Richard Montgomery occupy Montreal.
151 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1777 American Revolutionary War: After 16 months of debate the Continental Congress approves the Articles of Confederation.
161 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1776 American Revolutionary War: British and Hessian units capture Fort Washington from the Patriots.
192 hechos ·
acontecimiento · 1794 The United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain sign Jay's Treaty, which attempts to resolve some of the lingering problems left over from the American Revolutionary War.
1 más ese día
nacimiento · 1752 George Rogers Clark, American general (died 1818)
201 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1776 American Revolutionary War: British forces land at the Palisades and then attack Fort Lee. The Continental Army starts to retreat across New Jersey.
251 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1783 American Revolutionary War: The last British troops leave New York City, three months after the signing of the Treaty of Paris.
261 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1789 A national Thanksgiving Day is observed in the United States as proclaimed by President George Washington at the request of Congress.
291 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1776 During the American Revolutionary War, the Battle of Fort Cumberland, Nova Scotia, comes to an end with the arrival of British reinforcements.
301 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1782 American Revolutionary War: Treaty of Paris: In Paris, representatives from the United States and Great Britain sign preliminary peace articles (later formalized as the 1783 Treaty of Paris).
Diciembre
21 hecho ·
nacimiento · 1738 Richard Montgomery, Irish-American general (died 1775)
41 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1783 At Fraunces Tavern in New York City, U.S. General George Washington bids farewell to his officers.
51 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1775 At Fort Ticonderoga, Henry Knox begins his historic transport of artillery to Cambridge, Massachusetts.
71 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1776 Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, arranges to enter the American military as a major general.
91 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1775 American Revolutionary War: British troops and Loyalists, misinformed about Patriot militia strength, lose the Battle of Great Bridge, ending British rule in Virginia.
141 hecho ·
fallecimiento · 1799 George Washington, American general and politician, 1st President of the United States (born 1732)
151 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1778 American Revolutionary War: British and French fleets clash in the Battle of St. Lucia.
181 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1777 The United States celebrates its first Thanksgiving, marking the recent victory by the American rebels over British General John Burgoyne at Saratoga in October.
191 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1777 American Revolutionary War: George Washington's Continental Army goes into winter quarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
231 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1783 George Washington resigns as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Maryland.
251 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1776 American Revolutionary War: General George Washington and the Continental Army cross the Delaware River at night to attack Hessian forces serving Great Britain at Trenton, New Jersey, the next day.
263 hechos ·
acontecimiento · 1776 American Revolutionary War: In the Battle of Trenton, the Continental Army under General George Washington executes a successful surprise attack and defeats a garrison of Hessian forces serving Great Britain.
2 más ese día
acontecimiento · 1799 Henry Lee III's eulogy to George Washington in congress declares him as "first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen".
acontecimiento · 1941 U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs a bill establishing the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day in the United States.
291 hecho ·
acontecimiento · 1778 American Revolutionary War: British forces under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell defeat American forces under Major General Robert Howe and capture the port city of Savannah, Georgia.
313 hechos ·
acontecimiento · 1775 American Revolutionary War: Battle of Quebec: British forces under General Guy Carleton repulse an attack by Continental Army General Richard Montgomery in a snowstorm.
2 más ese día
nacimiento · 1738 Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, English general and politician, 3rd Governor-General of India (died 1805)
fallecimiento · 1775 Richard Montgomery, American general (born 1738)
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