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1774 – On the first day of September, in 1774, with war looking more possible, in the State of Massachusetts, the British troops came to take all the military supplies, that they could find. The British took the guns, the gunpowder and shot, to prevent any action ,on the Americans’ part. The event was called the Powder Alarm.
1774 – On the Fourteenth day of December, in 1774, some patriots went to the State of New Hampshire, and seized some powder and shot, after a brief skirmish. This was said to be the Storming of Fort William and Mary.
1775 – On the Twenty-third day of March, in 1775, Patrick Henry gave his Give Me Liberty or Death Speech, in Richmond, Virginia.
1775 – On the Eighteenth day of April, in 1775, Paul Revere, William Dawes and a number of others started on a ride to tell everyone that the British were coming.
1775 – On the Nineteenth day of April, in 1775, in the State of Massachusetts, the British forces raided Concord and were driven back into Boston with heavy losses. These were the Battles of Lexington and Concord and an American victory.
1775 – On the Nineteenth day of April, in 1775 in the State of Massachusetts, this was an American victory, because the British finally evacuated Boston, after the Patriots fortify Dorchester Heights, at the Siege of Boston.
1775 – On the Twentieth day of April, in 1775, in the State of Virginia, the Virginia Governor, Lord Dunmore removed the powder to a Royal Navy ship, but the standoff was resolved peacefully. This was known as the Gunpowder Incident.
1775 – On the Twenty-third day of April, in 1775, in the State of New York, the Sons of Liberty, capture muskets, bayonets and cartridge boxes from the armory at City Hall. This was known as the Armory Raid.
1775 – On the Tenth day of May, in 1775, in the State of New York, The Americans, Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys, capture the British Forts, at Ticonderoga and Crown Point. This was an American Victory. The Capture of Fort Ticonderoga was an important victory, for the Americans.
1775 – On the Tenth day of May, in 1775, the second Continental Congress meets.
1775 – On the Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth days of May, in 1775, in the State of Massachusetts, the Americans captured the British ship, Diana, in the Battle of Chelsea Creek.
1775 – On the Eleventh and the Twelfth days of June, in 1775, in the State of Maine, the American forces capture HM schooner, the Margaretta, at the Battle of Machias. Maine was not a state, in its own right, during the American Revolution. Maine became a separate colony, in the 1620’s. From the 1650’s until 1820, the State of Maine was part of the State of Massachusetts. The people of the State of Maine gained the right to have their own state in 1820.
1775 – On the Fifteen day of June, George Washington was appointed commander-in-chief.
1775 – On the Seventeenth day of June, in 1775, in the State of Massachusetts, the British forces drove the Continental Army from Charleston Peninsula near Boston, but they suffered heavy losses. This was the Battle of Bunker Hill, and was considered a British victory.
1775 – On the Third day of July, in 1775, George Washington assumes command of the Continental Army, just outside of Boston.
1775 – On the Fifth day of July, in 1775, the Continental Congress approves the Olive branch Petition, was a final attempt to avoid war with Britain.
1775 – On the Twentieth day of July, in 1775, in the State of New York, the American Forces capture the storehouse and magazine, of Turtle Bay Depot. This action was considered an American victory.
1775 – On the Eighth day of August, in 1775, in the State of Massachusetts, the Americans fought the British in the Battle of Gloucester. The victory was on the American Side.
1775 – On the Twenty-third day of August, in 1775, in the State of New York, the Americans took twenty-three cannons, from The Battery, while under fire, on the HMS Asia, offshore. This was a successful raid, by the Americans, on a British ship.
1775 – On the Seventeenth day of September, in 1775, in the Quebec Province of Canada, the American troops captured British forces and were able to overrun Montreal and much of Quebec. This event was called the Siege of Fort St Jean. This action was considered an American victory.
1775 – On the Twenty-fifth day of September, in 1775, in the Longue-Pointe, Province of Quebec, in Canada, the British Forces engaged the Americans in the Battle of Longue-Pointe at the Province of Quebec, in Canada. This action secured a British victory.
1775 – On the Third day of November, in 1775, the American Patriots captured the British forces and later captured Montreal, and much of Quebec. the Siege of Fort St Jean turned into an American Patriot victory.
1775 – On the Thirteen day of October, in 1775, the Continental Navy was established.
1775 – On the Eighteenth day of October, in 1775, in Falmouth, of Massachusetts, a fleet of Royal Navy vessels attacked the Town of Falmouth in Massachusetts. The British fleet was commanded by Captain Henry Mowat. This area is now the city of Portland, Androscoggin County, in the State of Maine. Maine was not a state in its own right, during the American Revolutionary war. Maine became a separate colony in the 1620’s. From the 1650’s until 1820, the State of Maine was part of the State of Massachusetts. The people of the State of Maine finally gained the right to have their own state in 1820. The Town of Falmouth, in Maine of 1775, should not be confused with the Town of Falmouth, Barnstable County, in the State of Massachusetts, today. The Burning of Falmouth is considered a British victory.
1775 – On the Thirteenth day of November, in 1775, the Continental Army was able to take the City of Montreal, in Canada. The outcome was an American Patriot victory.
1775 – On the Fourteenth or Fifteenth day of November, in 1775, Kemp’s Landing, Suffolk County, in the State of Virginia, suffered an attack on an American Town, in the State of Virginia. The Battle of Kemp’s Landing was a British victory.
1775 – On the Nineteenth day of November, in 1775, there was an encounter between the Americans and the British Loyalists troops, in the back country or back woods in the Town of Ninety-six, in the State of South Carolina. The event was called the Siege of Savage’s Old Fields, resulted in an American victory.
1775 – On the Twenty-first day of November, in 1775, South Carolina, the Siege of Savage’s Old Fields, the American Patriots defeated the British Loyalist forces.
1775 – On the Ninth day of December, in 1775, in the State of Virginia, when the American Troops defeated Lord Dunmore’s British soldiers, which helped the Americans take Virginia. Lord Dunmore’s name was John Murray, the 4th Earl of Dunmore. He was the colonial governor of the State of Virginia. This action was the Battle of Great Bridge and was an American victory.
1775 – On the Twenty-second day of December, in 1775, in the Ninety-Sixth District, in South Carolina, which is now, Greenville County. The Battle of Great Cane Break was in the upcountry area, and was an attempt to retake munitions, unsuccessfully. The Americans won the Day.
1775 – On the Twenty-third day of December, of 1775, in the State of South Carolina. This Campaign started with three thousand American troops against the British forces. This event was known as the Snow Campaign, and was an American victory. It was American Loyalists against American Patriots.
1775 – On the Thirty-first day of December, in 1775, in the Province of Quebec, in Canada. During the American Revolutionary War, the British repulse the Americans attack on the City of Quebec, at the Battle of Quebec. The action was a British victory.
1776 – On the First day of January, in 1776, at Norfolk, Ilse of Wight County, in the State of Virginia. The British attacked Norfolk and the Patriots try to burn a Loyalist held area.
1776 – On the Tenth day of January, Thomas Paine published his pamphlet, Common Sense.
1776 – On the Twenty-seventh day of February, in 1776, in the State of North Carolina, the Loyalist troop of Regulators and Highlander are defeated by the American Patriots, at the Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge, in an American victory.
1776 – On the Second and the Third days of March, in 1776, in the State of Georgia. British forces clash with American Patriots, at the Battle of the Rice Boats, in the State of Georgia. The action turned into a British victory.
1776 – On the Third and the Fourth days of March, in 1776, in the Bahamas. The American forces made a raid on the Bahamas to secure supplies, from the British, which resulted in the Battle of Nassau.
1776 – On the Seventeenth day of March, in 1776, the British eventually evacuate Boston, after the American Patriots fortify Dorchester Heights. the Siege of Boston turned into an American Patriot victory.
1776 – On the Twenty-fifth day of March, in 1776, at the Province of Quebec, in Canada, the American forces attacked the British troops, in the Battle of Saint Pierre, at the Province of Quebec, in Canada. The Patriots were able to win the Battle.
1776 – On the Sixth day of April, in 1776, at the State of Rhode Island, the American forces clashed with the British troops, at the Battle of Block Island, which resulted in the British victory.
1776 – On the Twelfth day of April, in 1776, the Halifax Resolves, in the State of North Carolina, was the first colony to authorized its delegates to vote for Independence.
1776 – On the Eighteenth day of May, in 1776, at the Province of Quebec, in Canada. The British forces were able to repeal the American Troops, at the Battle of the Cedars, in the Province of Quebec, in Canada. The victory went to the British. The British troops served under the command of George Foster. The troops included: forty British regulars, eleven Canadian Militia and two hundred and four Iroquois Native Americans. The American Troops served under the command of Isaac Butterfield, Henry Sherburne and Benedict Arnold. The American Patriots included: Cedars four hundred, one hundred American regulars and militia. The victory went to the British.
1776 – On the Twenty-seventh day of May, in 1776, marks the end of the Battle of the Cedars, with a British victory.
1776 – On the Seventh day of June, in 1776, the Lee Resolution, Richard Henry Lee proposes independence to the Second Continental Congress.
1776 – On the Eighth day of June, in 1776, at the Province of Quebec, in Canada. British troops forced the American Patriots to evacuate, the Provence of Quebec, in Canada, at the Battle of Trois-Rivieres, which became a British victory.
1776 – On the Twenty-eighth day of June, in 1776, in the State of South Carolina, the British attacked Charleston and were repulsed by American Patriots, at the action of Sullivan’s Island, in South Carolina. This resulted in an American victory.
1776 – On the Tenth day of July, in 1776, in the State of Virginia, the Battle of Gwynn’s Island, turned into an American Patriot victory.
1776 – On the Twenty-ninth day of June, in 1776, in the State of New Jersey, the Naval Battle, in the State of New Jersey was commanded by Captain John Barry, at the Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet, the British fought bravely, but the American Patriots secured the victory.
1776 – On the First day of July, in 1776, the Cherokee Native Americans began their attacks on the Southern Frontier.
1776 – On the Fourth day of July, the Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence.
1776 – On the Eighth day of July, in 1776, in the State of Virginia, the American Troops were commanded by Andrew Lewis. At the Battle of Gwynn’s Island, Lord Dunmore’s British forces, were overcome by the Americans. John Murray, Lord Dunmore, the Fourth Earl of Dunmore and the Governor of Virginia, directed the naval battle.
1776 – On the Fifteenth day of July, in 1776, at Laurens County, in the State of South Carolina, the Native American attack, was repulsed by the Americans. The Battle of Lindley’s Fort, at Laurens County, in the State of South Carolina, is considered an American Patriot victory.
1776 – On the Twenty-seventh day of August, in 1776, in the State of New York, at the Battle of Long Island, the American Patriots were routed and outnumber, by the British forces. The Americans later, managed to escape to Manhattan. This was the largest battle of the War and is considered a British victory.
1776 – On the Fifteenth day of September, in 1776, in the State of New York, at the Battle of Kip’s Bay, also known as the Landing at Kip’s Bay. At this point the British were able to capture, the City of New York in the State of New York. The Battle of Kip’s Bay, is considered a British victory.
1776 – On the Sixteenth day of September, in 1776, in the State of New York, at the Battle of Harlem Heights, when the American Patriots were able to drive the British forces back, after the attack on Manhattan, in the State of New York.
1776 – On the Twenty-second day of September, in 1776, the British executed Nathan Hale, a soldier in the Continental Army.
1776 – On the Eleventh day of October, in 1776, in the State of New York. The British defeated the American Patriot Naval forces on Lake Champlain, but the victory came to late to push the offensive, at the Hudson Valley. The American Patriots were under the command of Brigadier General Benedict Arnold. This event was known as the Battle of Valcour Island, and was a British victory.
1776 – On the Twenty-second day of October, in 1776, in the State of New York. General George Washington sent 750 men, an American Delaware Battalion to attack 400 of the Queen’s loyalist Rangers Regiment, in a skirmish, at the Battle of Mamaroneck. The Battle of Mamaroneck was also, known as the Battle of Heathcote Hill. This battle was part of the New York and New Jersey Campaign,. The battle was a tactical victory for the British.
1776 – On the Twenty-eighth day of October, in 1776, in the State of New York. The battle was part of the New York and New Jersey Campaign. An indecisive action forced an American withdrawal. at the Battle of White Plains. The event turned into a British victory.
1776 – On the Tenth day of November, in 1776, at Sackville, Nova Scotia, in Canada. Colonel Jonathan Eddy with an irregular American group of one hundred and eighty soldiers laid siege to Fort Cumberland. The two hundred British troops at the Fort were commanded by Colonel Joseph Goreham. The British defended the Fort and won the victory, of the Battle of Fort Cumberland.
1776 – On the Sixteenth day of November, in 1776, in the State of New York. The British captured Three thousand American Patriots, at Manhattan, in one of the worst and most devastating defeats of the Continental forces in the entire American Revolutionary War, at the Battle of Fort Washington, in the State of New York. This event was a British victory.
1776 – On the Twentieth day of November, in 1776, in the State of New Jersey. The British troops and Hessian forces invaded New Jersey. The American Patriots were forced to retreat. This action is called the Battle of Fort Lee. The British troops and Hessian forces suffered greater losses. The British were able to force the surrender of Fort Lee, in the State of New York. General William Howe had ordered the capture of Fort Lee. This was a British victory.
1776 – On the Twenty-ninth day of November, in 1776, in Nova Scotia, the Battle of Fort Cumberland, that started on the Tenth day of November, in 1776, ended in a British victory.
1776 – On the Fourteenth day of December, in 1776, in the State of New Jersey. Near the Ringoes, in East Amwell Township, Hunterdon County, in the State of New Jersey, between Copper Hill and Larison’s Corner, a brief and tragically bloody action or skirmish occurred along a rural road. The Ambush of Geary was the ambush of Cornet Francis Geary’s Dragoons. This resulted in an American Patriot victory.
1776 – On the Twenty-second and the Twenty-third day of December, in 1776, Burlington County, in the State of New Jersey. The Battle of Iron Works Hill was also, known as the Battle of Mount Holly. This battle was a tactical victory for the British.
1776 – On the Twenty-third day of December, in 1776, Thomas Paine published his pamphlet, the American Crisis.
1776 – On the Twenty-sixth day of December, in 1776, in the City of Trenton, in the State of New Jersey, General George Washington and twenty-four hundred troops crossed the Delaware River From Pennsylvania to New Jersey. They marched to Trenton to catch the Hessians, by surprise. It was Christmas. The Hessians had been celebrating, and were asleep. The Hessians were under the command of Colonel Johann Rahl or Rall. The Hessians were Germans, being paid to fight for the British. The Battle of Trenton was an American Patriot victory and a turning point, in the American Revolutionary War.
1777 – On the Second day of January, in 1777, at the Cities of Trenton and Princeton, in the State of New Jersey. This was a running battle on the road from Trenton to Princeton, in the State of New Jersey. The Second Battle of Trenton, is also, known as the Battle of Assunpink Creek, in the State of New Jersey. The action was an American Patriot victory.
1777 – On the Third day of January, in 1777, at the City of Princeton, in the State of New Jersey. The American Patriots were able to defeat a small British force. The British, then decided to evacuate the City of Princeton and the State of New Jersey. The British forces served under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Charles Mawhood. The Battle of Princeton was considered an American victory.
1777 – On the Sixth day of January, in 1777, George Washington, and the Continental Army, begins to winter, and set up headquarters at Morristown, in the State of New Jersey.
1777 – On the Twentieth day of January, in 1777, at the Mill owned by Abraham Van Nest, in the Town of Weston, in the State of New Jersey, The Battle of Millstone, which was also, known as the Battle of Van Nest’s Mill, near the Town of Manville, was the site of battle. The site was also, near the Hillsborough Reformed Church. Four hundred New Jersey Militia troops were under the command of General Philemon Dickinson, who defeated a British force, foraging out of the Town of New Brunswick, Somerset County, in the State of New Jersey. The Battle of Millstone was considered an American Patriot victory.
1777 – In January through March, in 1777, in the State of New Jersey, the American Patriots continue to harass the remaining British forces, in the State of New Jersey. This was known as the Forage War, because the British troops were taking what ever, they could, from the residents of the State of New Jersey. This action was known as an American Patriot victory.
1777 – On the Eighth day of March, in 1777, in the State of New Jersey. General William Maxwell with militias and regulars attacked a British foraging unit of three thousand soldiers. The Battle of Punk Hill was also, known as the Battle of Amboy and spread to Bonhamton and Metuchen. The Battle of Punk Hill was an American Patriot victory.
1777 – On the Thirteenth day of April, in 1777, in the State of New Jersey, a surprise attack conducted by British and Hessian troops against a Continental Army, outpost at Bound Brook, in the State of New Jersey. British forces were lead by Lord Charles Cornwallis, while the small American garrison of about five hundred was commanded by General Benjamin Lincoln. The Battle of Bound Brook, turned into an British victory.
1777 – On the Twenty-seventh day of April, in 1777, in the State of Connecticut, the British Commander William Tryon, with two thousand British troops destroyed the Continental Army’s supply depot, in Danbury. The Battle of Ridgefield was also, known as the Danbury Raid. The American Patriot forces were commanded by Major General David Wooster, whose men attacked the retreating British Troops. Captain Benedict Arnold was a commander, at the battle. The action was considered a British victory.
1777 – On the Seventeenth day of May, in 1777, in the State of Florida, the ambush of a small force of Georgia militia, by British troops, in the area of Nassau River bridge was the Battle of Thomas Creek, which was also, known as the Thomas Creek Massacre. This area is now the Town of Jacksonville, in the state of Florida. The event was a British victory.
1777 – On the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth days of May, in 1777, in the State of New York, The Battle of Meigs Raid was an attack on a British stronghold by American Continental Army force, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Meigs, on Long Island. This event was an American Patriot victory.
1777 – On the Fourteenth day of June, in 1777, the Flag Resolution, Continental Congress declared “That the flag of the thirteen United States of America be thirteen stripes, red and white, that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field”.
1777 – On the Twenty-sixth day of June, in 1777, in the State of New Jersey, the Battle of Short Hills was also, known as the Battle of Metuchen Meetinghouse. This battle is in the area, of what is now, Edison and Scotch Plains, in the State of New Jersey. The British forces were under the command of General Charles Cornwallis. The Battle of Shorts Hills was considered a British victory.
1777 – On the Second day of July, in 1777, in the State of New York, the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga was also, known as the Siege of Fort Ticonderoga. The commander of the British forces was General John Burgoyne. The Fort of Ticonderoga is located on the southern end of Lake Champlain, in the State of New York. This event was part of the Saratoga Campaign, which started in the beginning of July. The action ended in a British victory.
1777 – On the Sixth day of July, in 1777, in the State of New York, the Siege of Ticonderoga, that began of the Second day of July, in 1777, ended as a British victory.
1777 – On the Seventh day of July, in 1777, in the State of Vermont, the Battle of Hubbardton was fought in the Green Hills of the Town of Hubbardton, in the State of Vermont. The Battle of Hubbardton was the only American Revolutionary War battle in the State of Vermont. The American Prisoners, were taken back to Fort Ticonderoga. The Battle of Hubbardton finished in a British victory.
1777 – On the Eighth day of July, in 1777, in the State of New York, the Battle of Fort Anne, was an important point in the Saratoga Campaign. The British attempted to secure the strategic Hudson River Valley. The American Patriots were in retreat from Fort Ticonderoga. In command of the American forces were Colonel Pierce Long and Henry van Rensselaer. The Battler of Fort Anne turned into a British victory.
1777 – On the Second day of August, in 1777, in the State of New York, the Siege of Fort Stanwix was also, known as Fort Schuyler. The British laid siege to the fort and sent their first surrender demands to the fort on the Third day of August, in 1777. The commanding officer of the British troops was General John Burgoyne. The British forces were seven hundred and fifty regulars, some loyalists (the Loyalists were American Colonists, loyal to Britain), some Hessians and about eight hundred to one thousand Indians. Fort Stanwix was important to the Mohawk Valley. In 1758, during the French and Indian War, the British built Fort Stanwix. The Americans renamed it Fort Schuyler, after American General Phillip Schuyler. The Siege of Fort Stanwix, was also, known as the Battle of Fort Stanwix and was an American Patriot victory.
1777 – On the Sixth day of August, in 1777, in the State of New York, in the Battle of Oriskany, Loyalist and Indigenous forces ambushed American Patriot General Nicholas Herkimer’s troops. The Iroquois, a Native American Tribe of Indians was involved. This Battle was part of the Saratoga Campaign. The Lieutenant Colonel Barry St. Leger led the British forces, in the Battle of Oriskany, in the Mohawk Valley, in the State of New York. This action was a British victory.
1777 – On the Thirteenth and the Fourteenth day of August, in 1777, in the State of Maine, the Second Battle of Machias, was also, known as the Battle of Margaretta, was a naval engagement. The British forces landed below Machias, seized a ship and raided the storehouse, of Machias. Maine was not a state, in its own right, during the American Revolutionary War. Maine became a separate colony in the 1620’s. From the 1650’s until 1820, the State of Maine was part of the State of Massachusetts. The People of the State of Maine finally gained the right to have their own state in 1820. The British forces were led by Commodore Sir George Collier. The Battle of Machias finished in a British victory.
1777 – On the Sixteenth day of August, in 1777, in Walloomsac, in the State of New York, the Battle of Bennington, was part of the Saratoga Campaign. The British commanders were Friedrich Baum and Heinrich. The American Patriot commander was Brigadier General John Stark. The British Army was assisted by the Canadians, the Native Americans and their Loyalist supporters. British General John Burgoyne was attempting to gain control of the Hudson River Valley. The Battle of Bennington led to an American Patriot victory.
1777 – On the Twenty-second day of August, in 1777, in Staten Island, in the State of New York, the Battle of Staten Island, was a failed raid by the Continental Army, under the command of Major General John Sullivan, against the British forces on Staten Island. The raid failed because of a shortage of boats. The American Patriots were helped by the 2nd Canadian Regiment recruited to fight on the American Side, of the War. The Battle of Staten Island was a British victory.
1777 – On the Twenty-second day of August, in 1777, in the State of New York, the Battle of Setauket, was a failed attack, during the American Revolutionary War on a fortified Loyalist outpost in Setauket, Long Island, in the State of New York, by Continental forces from Connecticut, were under the command of Brigadier General Samuel Holden Parsons. British Troops led by Lieutenant Colonel Richard Hewlett fought in the Battle of Setauket, at Long Island, in the State of New York, and secured a British victory.
1777 – On the Twenty-third day of August, in 1777, in the State of New York, the Siege of Fort Stanwix, which was started on the Second day of August, in 1777, ended as an American Patriot victory.
1777 – On the Eleventh day of September, in 1777, in the State of Pennsylvania, the Battle of Brandywine, where General Sir William Howe and General Charles Cornwallis launch a full scale British attack on George Washington and the Patriot outpost, at Brandywine Creek, near Chadds Ford, in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, on the Road linking Baltimore and Philadelphia. The Battle resulted in the British taking Philadelphia, and part of the Philadelphia Campaign. The15th Regiment of British Foot Soldiers ran out of ball ammunition, but the soldiers continued snapping their muskets. The Battle of Brandywine ended in a British victory.
1777 – On the First or the Twenty-first day of September, in 1777, at the Siege of Fort Henry was an attack on American militiamen, during the American Revolutionary War, near Wheeling, Virginia; at an outpost known as Fort Henry, by a mixed band of Native Americans or Indians. The Siege of Fort Henry was an American Patriot victory.
1777 – On the Third day of September, in 1777, in the State of Delaware, at the Battle of Cooch’s Bridge, also known as the Battle of Iron Hill. The British Army was assisted by the Hessians, in the fight against the American Patriots. The Battle of Cooch’s Bridge turned into a British victory.
1777 – On the Sixteenth day of September, in 1777, in the State of Pennsylvania, the Battle of the Clouds, was also, known as the Battle of the Whitehorse Tavern, and the Battle of Goshen. The action was part of the Philadelphia Campaign, in the American Revolutionary War and was called off, because of the a heavy storm. The area of the battle is now the site of the Town of Malvern, in the State of Pennsylvania. The British forces were commanded by Lieutenant General Sir William Howe. There was actually no battle and therefore, no victory.
1777 – On the Nineteenth day of September, in 1777, in the State of New York, The Battle of Freeman’s Farm, was where Colonel Daniel Morgan’s American light Infantry clashed with the middle column near the Farm of John Freeman. The battle grew in size, during the day, as British General John Burgoyne pressed the reinforcements forward, threatening to overran Morgan’s position. The Battle of Freeman’s farm, was also, known as the First Battle of Saratoga, and took place toward the end of the Saratoga campaign. The Battle of Freeman’s Farm turned into a tactical British victory.
1777 – On the Twenty-first day of September, in 1777, in the State of Pennsylvania, the Battle of Paoli, was also, known as the Battle of Paoli Tavern and the Paoli Massacre. The Battle of Paoli was part of the Philadelphia Campaign, of the American Revolutionary War. The battle was near, what is now, the Town of Malvern, in the State of Pennsylvania, and was a surprise attack, by the British on the camp of the American Army General (Mad) Anthony Wayne, with fifteen hundred troops. The Battle of Paoli became a British victory.
1777 – On the Twenty-sixth day of September, in 1777, in the State of Pennsylvania, the Siege of Fort Mifflin, where General George Washington, reinforced Fort Mifflin, throughout the siege, but the garrison never numbered more than five hundred soldiers. This Fort on the Delaware River was an important point of defense, bur came under heavy attack. Fort Mifflin hurt the British efforts to resupply their forces, in Philadelphia, and beyond. The Siege of Fort Mifflin was also, known as the Siege of Mud Island Fort and the Siege of Fort Island Battery. The Battle of Fort Mifflin saw a British victory.
1777 – On the Fourth day of October, in 1777, in the State of Pennsylvania, The Battle of Germantown, was General George Washington’s unsuccessful attempt to retake Philadelphia, from the British. It had been the seat of the Continental Congress. This was the battle that helped convince the French to help the American Patriots. The battle damaged some of the buildings at Germantown, with guns and cannons, but Germantown withstood the battle. The Battle of Germantown was a British victory.
1777 – On the Sixth day of October, in 1777, in the State of New York, the Battle of Fort Clinton and Fort Montgomery was an American Revolutionary War battle fought in the Highlands of the Hudson River Valley. In a feeble effort to coordinate with British General John Burgoyne, British General, Sir Henry Clinton, moved to assist Burgoyne, by attacking the American fortifications. The Forts of Clinton and Montgomery were located just south of West Point. The Forts were built in defense of the Hudson Highlands. A combination of forces: about twenty-one thousand Loyalists, Hessians and British regulars were led by Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton. The Battle of Fort Clinton and Fort Montgomery became a British victory.
1777 – On the Seventh day of October, in 1777, in the State of New York, at the Battle of Bemis Heights, the forces met at Bemis Heights, a densely wooded plateau south of Saratoga. Benedict Arnold played a major role in the attack. General John Burgoyne’s army had dwindled to about five thousand soldiers. The British under the command of General John Burgoyne were driven back and forced to surrender, ten days later. The battle of Bemis Heights turned into an American Patriot victory.
1777 – On the Seventeenth day of October, in 1777, in the State of New York. The British surrender at Saratoga.
1777 – On the Twenty-second day of October, in 1777, in the State of New Jersey, the Battle of the Red Bank was a battle fought during the American Revolutionary War, in which the British and Hessian forces were sent to take Fort Mercer on the left bank or the New Jersey side of the Delaware river, just south of Philadelphia, but were decisively defeated, by a far inferior force of Continental soldiers. The Battle of the Red Bank was also, known as the Battle of Fort Mercer. The Hessian forces outnumbered the American troops, within Fort Mercer, who were under the command of Colonel Christopher Greene. The Battle of Red Bank was an American Patriot victory.
1777 – On the Fifteenth and Sixteenth days of November, in 1777, in the State of Pennsylvania, the British capture Fort Mifflin, which began on the Twenty-sixth day of September, in 1777, ended as a British victory.
1777 – On the Twenty-fifth day of November, in 1777, in the State of New Jersey, the Battle of Gloucester was a skirmish fought during the Philadelphia Campaign, of the American Revolutionary War. It was the first battlefield command for Marquis de Lafayette. The Battle of Gloucester was an American Patriot victory.
1777 – On the Fifth day of December, in 1777, in the State of Pennsylvania, the Battle of White Marsh, which was also, known as the Battle of Edge Hill was a battle of the Philadelphia Campaign, of the American Revolutionary War, fought in an area surrounding Whitemarsh Township, in the State of Pennsylvania. The Battle of White Marsh became an American Patriot victory.
1777 – On the Eighth day of December, in 1777, in the State of Pennsylvania, the Battle of White Marsh ended as an American Patriot victory.
1777 – On the Eleventh day of December, in 1777, in the State of Pennsylvania, the Battle of Matson’s Ford, was a battle in the Philadelphia Campaign of the American Revolutionary War, fought in the area surrounding Matson’s Ford, which is now Conshohocken and West Conshohocken, in the State of Pennsylvania. General George Washington led the Continental Army, to this action. General John Sullivan was also, involved in the battle. The British pushed ahead to Matson’s Ford, where units of the Continental Army, were making their way across the Schuykill River. The Battle of Matson’s Ford, stops Washington’s travels to Valley Forge. The Battle of Marson’s Ford turned into a British Victory.
1778 – On the Sixth day of February, in 1778, the United States of America and the French join forces and become allies.
1778 – On the Seventh day of February, in 1778, the British Military replaced General William Howe with General Henry Clinton.
1778 – On the Seventh day of March, in 1778, in Barbados, in the West Indies, the Battle of Barbados was fought during the American Revolutionary War. While escorting a fleet of American ships in the West Indies, the frigate, the USS Randolph was attacked by the British ship of the line HMS Yarmouth. Nicholas Biddle was one of the most successful Captains of the Continental Navy. The British War Office, which had initially opposed recruitment of the West Indies troops, then agreed to accept volunteers from the West Indies. The Battle of Barbados ended in a British victory.
1778 – On the Eighteenth day of March, in 1778, in the State of New Jersey, the Battle of Quinton’s Bridge, also, known as the Battle of Alloway Creek. The battle took place on the bank of Alloway Creek, during the occupation, of Philadelphia. British Lieutenant Colonel Sir Charles Mawhood along with the mixed forces of Simcoe’s Rangers, were foraging for supplies and got into a skirmish with some New Jersey Militia from around Salem, New Jersey. The winter of 1777 and 1778 was very hard on the Americans, who had less and less to live on, because they wanted to supply American Patriot troops and were made to supply British troops. When British Troops would come through, many people would hide food, live stock and valuables, to keep the British from taking them, without paying. The event included the participation of General Mad Anthony Wayne. The Battle of Quinton’s Bridge came out with a British victory.
1778 – On the Twenty-fourth day of April, in 1778, in Great Britain, the North Channel Naval Duel was a single-ship action between the American Continental Navy sloop of war, Ranger with Captain John Paul Jones and the British sloop of war, Drake, with Captain George Burton, in the Evening. The Ranger with Captain John Paul Jones, was ordered to raid the Coast of great Britain. Off the Coast of Carrickfergus, in Northern Ireland, they fought the sea battle of the North Channel Naval Duel with the eighteen gun sloop, Ranger of the Continental Navy. The Ranger turned sharply and fired a broadside at the following Drake. The British were unable to return fire. The North Channel Naval Duel turned into an American Patriot victory.
1778 – On the First day of May, in 1778, in the State of Pennsylvania, the Battle of Crooked Billet, was a battle in the Philadelphia Campaign, of the American Revolutionary War, fought near the Crooked Billet Tavern, which is now the Town of Hatboro, in the State of Pennsylvania. The battle was during the British occupation of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The British had marched out of Philadelphia with eight hundred and fifty men on foot and horseback, attacked a militia unit was commanded by Brigadier General John Lacey, who lost the Battle of Crooked Billet, which was a British victory.
1778 – On the Twentieth day of May, in 1778, in the State of Pennsylvania, in the Battle of Barren Hill, because General George Washington, had discovered, through a network of American spies, what the British troops, in Philadelphia were doing. The British forces attempted to encircle a smaller Continental force, under the command of General Marquis de Lafayette. The maneuver failed with the Continentals escaping the trap, however, the British took the field. The Battle of Barren Hill, may be called indecisive, or there were no winners.
1778 – On the Twenty-fifth day of May, in 1778, in the State of Rhode Island, in the Battle of Mount Hope Bay, also, known as the Mount Hope Bay Raids, which were a series of raids conducted by the British troops during the American Revolutionary War, against communities on the shores of Mount Hope Bay. The British General Robert Pigot, in command of the British garrison at the Town of Newport, Newport County, in the State of Rhode Island. The Mount Hope Bay Raids were considered a British victory.
1778 – On the Thirtieth day of May, in 1778, in the State of New York, the Battle of Cobleskill was also, known as the Cobleskill Massacre, an American Revolutionary War raid on the frontier settlement of Cobleskill and other towns spread out along the Cobleskill Creek. The American Forces were under the command of Captain William Patrick and were made up of about sixty militia and soldiers. They were trying to defend the area, against the Loyalists and Iroquois Native Americans, under Joseph Brant. These are now the Towns of Cableskill and Richmondville, Schoharie County, in the State of New York. The raids were on about twenty families and their farms. The Battle of Cobleskill was generally considered a British victory.
1778 – On the Thirtieth day of May, in 1778, in the State of Rhode Island, the Mount Hope Bay Raids which began on the Twenty-fifth day of May, in 1778, ended as a British victory.
1778 – On the Eighteenth day of June, in 1778, in the State of Pennsylvania, the British abandoned Philadelphia.
1778 – On the Eighteenth day of June, in 1778, in the State of Pennsylvania, the Continental Army marched out of Valley Forge.
1778 – On the Twenty-eighth day of June, in 1778, in the State of New Jersey, The Battle of Monmouth was also, known as the Battle of Monmouth Court House and was fought near Monmouth Court House, at what is now Freehold Township, in the State of New Jersey, during the American Revolutionary War. General George Washington and his subordinate, General Charles Lee attacked the rearguard of the British Army. The Battle of Monmouth, in Monmouth county, New Jersey, during the American Revolutionary War, was part of the Philadelphia Campaign. Both sides of this battle were called it a win. The outcome was judged a draw.
1778 – On the Thirtieth day of June, in 1778, in East Florida, not a state at the time. The Battle of Alligator Bridge was also, known as the Battle of Alligator Creek Bridge was the only major engagement in an unsuccessful campaign to take East Florida. This action was Colonel Elijah Clarke’s third and final battle in East Florida. The Battle of Alligator Bridge ended in victory for the British.
1778 – On the Third day of July, in 1778, in Pennsylvania, at the Wyoming Massacre, also, known as the Battle of Wyoming was an encounter during the American Revolutionary War, between the American Patriots and the Loyalists along with the Iroquois Native Americans. The Battle took place in the Wyoming Valley, in the State of Pennsylvania, in Exeter and Wyoming, Pennsylvania. The British increased or stepped up a campaign on frontier attacks, in the West. Settlers were killed, in their homes and the attackers set fire to their cabins, then abducted their children. The action was considers a British and Iroquois victory.
1778 – On the Fourth day of July, in 1778, in what is now, Illinois, General George Rogers Clark, captured Kaskaskia, in the Illinois Campaign, also, known as Clark’s Northwestern Campaign, and was a series of events during the American Revolutionary War, in which a force of Virginia militiamen, led by General George Rogers Clark. He and his men crossed the Ohio River from Kentucky and took control of Kaskaskia. The Battle of Kaskaskia was considered an American Patriot victory.
1778 – On the Twenty-seventh day of July, in 1778, at the bay of Biscay, the First Battle of Ushant, was also, known as the Battle of Ushant and was fought during the American Revolutionary War, between the French and British Fleets, about one hundred miles west of Ushant. Which was an island at the mouth of the English Channel, off the western most point of France. The British were under the Admiral Augustus Keppel and the French Fleet. The British, with a fleet of thirty ships and the French fought with twenty-nine ships. The First Battle of Ushant finished with an indecisive outcome.
1778 – On the Twenty-ninth day of July, in 1778, in the State of Rhode Island, the Battle of Rhode Island, the Continental Army, and the militia forces under the command of General John Sullivan had besieged the British forces at Newport. the French forces were also, involved. The Battle of Rhode Island was also, known as the Battle of Newport. The Battle of Rhode resulted in the recapture of Newport, Rhode Island, and an American Patriot and a French victory.
1778 – On the Twenty-first day of August, in 1778, in India, in Asia, the Siege of Pondicherry, was an engagement between the English and French, over the French support for the rebel American War and the repercussions in India. A British force besieged the French controlled port of Puducherry or Pondicherry, of the French garrison of eleven hundred men. The action concluded with a British victory.
1778 – On the Twenty-ninth day of August, in the State of Rhode Island, the Siege of Newport, also, known as the Battle of Newport, also, known as the Battle of Rhode Island and the Battle of Quaker Hill. The British Fleet in New York consisted of eight ships. The American Patriots were under the command of Nathanael Greene, Christopher Greene, John Sullivan, and French Comte de Estaing. The British were under the command of Sir Robert Pigot, Francis Smith, Richard Prescott and Hessian Friedrich Wilhelm von Lossberg. The American forces were withdrawing to the northern part of Aquidneck Island after abandoning their siege of Newport. This confrontation was judged a British victory.
1778 – On the Fifth day of September, in 1778, in the State of Massachusetts, in Grey’s Raid, as part of British operations in the American Revolutionary War, Major General Charles Grey raided the Massachusetts communities of New Bedford, Fairhaven, Marth’s Vineyard and others. The British telling the Islanders to hand over their sheep, cattle and other livestock or suffer attack. Grey’s Raids turned into a British victory.
1778 – On the Seventh day of September, in 1778, in Dominica, in the Caribbean Islands, the Invasion of Dominica, which is now the Dominican Republic. The Invasion of Dominica was a successful French invasion of the islands in the British West Indies, during the American Revolutionary War. The French took over some of the island’s defenses, and eventually gained control of the high ground overlooking the Island’s capital of Roseau. The Invasion of Dominica finished as a French victory.
1778 – On the Seventh day of September, in 1778, in Kentucky, considered part of Virginia, at the time. The siege of Boonesboro or Boonesborough, during the American Revolutionary War, the attack on the Kentucky settlement of Boonesboro, was led by Chief Blackfish, who was a Shawnee leader allied with the British and lifted after ten days. The Native Americans were unable to move the settlers, so they destroyed the crops and killed or stole the cattle. The Siege of Boonesboro, also known as the Battle of Boonesboro. In the end the Battle of Boonesboro was an American Patriot victory.
1778 – On the Seventeenth day of September, in 1778, at German Flatts, in the State of New York. The Attack on German Flatts in the State of New York, was a raid on the frontier settlement of German Flatts, which then also encompassed what is now Herkimer, during the American Revolutionary War. German Flatts was attacked by Loyalists and Iroquois Native Americans and a force of several hundred of Butler’s Rangers rounding out the British offensive. This action finished as a British – Iroquois victory.
1778 – On the Twenty-seventh day of September, in 1778, in the State of New Jersey, the Baylor Massacre was a surprise attack against the third Regiment, of the Continental Light Dragoons, under the command of Colonel George Baylor during the American Revolutionary War. The Baylor Massacre was also, known as the Tappan Massacre. This is now the Town of River Vale, in the State of New Jersey. The Baylor Massacre was concluded as a British victory.
1778 – On the Thirtieth day of September, in 1778, in the State of New York, was a battle in the American Revolutionary war, between a force of eighty Hessians and one hundred and twenty Continental Dragoons under the command of Major Henry Lee. The Battle of Edgar’s Lane was fought in the Village of Hastings on the Hudson, in Westchester County, in the State of New York. The action of the Battle of Edgar’s Lane, became an American Patriot victory.
1778 – On the Seventeenth day of September, in 1778, in the State of Massachusetts, Grey’s Raid, which started on the Fifth day of September, in 1778, ended as a British victory.
1778 – On the Second day of October, in 1778, on the Indian Reserve, in the State of New York, the Raid on Unadilla and Onaquaga, was a series of military operations by the Continental Army forces and New York militia against the Iroquois towns of Unadilla and Onaquaga, in what is now, upstate New York. The towns of Unadilla and Onaquage were located near the mouth of the Unadilla River, where it empties into the Susquehanna River. These towns were used as bases to attack the American Patriot forces. Colonel William Butler left Fort Schoharie with a force of two hundred and sixty-seven Continental soldiers and militia. The Raid on Unadilla and Onaquage was concluded in an American Patriot victory.
1778 – On the Sixth day of October, 1778, in New Jersey, the Battle of Chestnut Neck was fought, because the British eventually became sick of their ships being attacked, and overtaken by the American Privateers and sough retaliation on the American Patriots, during the American Revolutionary War. Four hundred British and Loyalist troops attacked the trading post of Chestnut Neck, of Southern Ocean County, in the State of New Jersey. The Battle of Chestnut Neck ended in a British victory.
1778 – On the Sixteenth day of October, in 1778, Southern Ocean County, in the State of New Jersey, The Little Egg Harbor Massacre took place shortly after the Battle of Chestnut Neck; when a British raid was aimed at suppressing the Privateers. So to that end, the British killed about fifty Americans, while they slept, at the Ridgeway Farm, during the American Revolutionary War. The Little Egg Harbor Massacre, was also known as the Affair of Little Egg Harbor and the Egg Harbor Expedition. The Little Egg Harbor Massacre was deemed a British victory.
1778 – On the Sixteenth day of October, in 1778, on an Native American or Indian Reserve, the Raid on Unadilla and Onaquaga, which started on the Second day of October, in 1778, ended as an American Patriot victory.
1778 – On the Nineteenth day of October, in 1778, India, the Siege of Pondicherry, which started on the Twenty-first day of August, in 1778, ended as a British victory.
1778 – On the Twenty-fourth day of October, in 1778, in the State of Vermont, Carleton’s Raid was led by British Major Christopher Carleton, in the American Revolutionary War. Carleton’s Raid was also, known as Carleton’s Expedition. It was launched in the Fall of 1778 from the Province of Quebec, in Canada, against American Patriots in upstate New York. The invasion of the Champlain Valley was created by the Governor General of Canada, who sent British Major Christopher Carleton down Lake Champlain to Otter Creek Valley. Carleton’s Raid was considered a British victory.
1778 – On the Eleventh day of November, in 1778, in the State of New York, The Cherry Creek Massacre, was an attack by the British and Iroquois Native American forces on the Fort Cherry Creek and the Village of Cherry Creek, in the State of central New York, during the American Revolutionary War. More than forty Patriots were killed in this operation. There was also, much violence against women and children. The Cherry Creek Massacre was also, known as the Battle of Cherry Creek, the Battle of Cherry Creek Village and the Battle of Fort Cherry Creek. The Cherry Creek Massacre turned into a British and Iroquois Victory.
1778 – On the Fourteenth day of November, in 1778, in the State of Vermont, Carleton’s Raid, which started on the Twenty-fourth day of October, in 1778, ended as a British victory.
1778 – On the Fifteenth day of December, in 1778, off the Island of St Lucia, in the West Indies, during the American Revolutionary War, between the British Royal Navy and the French Navy. The Battle of St Lucia was deemed to be a British victory.
1778 – On the Eighteenth day of December, in 1778, the Capture of St Lucia was the result of a campaign, by the British land and naval forces took the Island of St. Lucia, which had been a French Colony. The remaining French troops went to the Island of Martinique, another French Colony. The Battle of St Lucia was fought in the area of the West Indies, during the American Revolutionary War. The Battle of St Lucia was considered to be a British victory.
1778 – On the Twenty-eighth day of December, in 1778, the capture of St Lucia, which started on the Eighteenth day of December, in 1778, ended as a British victory.
1778 – On the Twenty-ninth day of December, in 1778, in the State of Georgia, The Capture of Savannah was part of the British Army’s campaign under Lieutenant Archibald Campbell to capture the City of Savannah, in the State of Georgia. The Battle of Savannah was also, known as the First Battle of Savannah, The Siege of Savannah and the Battle of Brewton Hill. The outcome of the Capture of Savannah, was a British victory.
1779 – On the Twenty-eighth day of January, in 1779, in the State of Tennessee, Fort Nashborough is established, now known as Nashville, founded during the American Revolutionary War, in response to Indian attacks on settlers in the area. After the Revolution started, many Cherokee and other tribes in the southeast joined the British against the Americans. Fort Nashborough was also, known as Fort Bluff, Bluff Station, French lick Fort, Cumberland River Fort and other names.
1779 – On the Third day of February, in 1779, in the State of South Carolina, was fought near Beaufort, at Port Royal, in the State of South Carolina, during the American Revolutionary War. The Battle of Beaufort was also, known as the the Battle of Gray’s hill and the Battle of Port Royal. The battle took place not long after the British forces consolidated control around Savannah, in the State of Georgia. The British North American command sent troops or expeditionary forces from New York City to the Beaufort area. The American Patriot commander was General Stephen Bull. The Battle of Beaufort was judged to be an American Patriot victory.
1779 – On the Fourteenth day of February, in 1779, in the State of Georgia, the Battle of Kettle Creek, was the first major battle in the back country of the State of Georgia, during the American Revolutionary War. The battle was fought in Wilkes County, about eight miles from, what is now Washington, Georgia. The American Patriot militia forces les by Colonel Andrew Pickens and Colonel John Dooly held the line, while the British Loyalists were defeated. The Battle of Kettle Creek ended in an American Patriot victory.
1779 – On the Twenty-third day of February, in 1779, in the State of Indiana, the Siege of Fort Vincennes, was also, known as the Battle of Fort Vincennes, the Siege of Fort Sackville, the Battle of Fort Sackville., was an American Revolutionary War frontier battle fought, in what is now Vincennes, in the State of Indiana. The battle was fought by the militia, with American troops led by commander George Rogers Clark, over the British garrison led by Lieutenant Governor Henry Hamilton. Fort Vincennes was located on the Wabash River, on the border of the State line of Indiana and Illinois. The Siege of Fort Vincennes turned into an American Patriot victory.
1779 – On the Twenty-fifth day of February, in 1779, in the State of Indiana, the Siege of Fort Vincennes, which started on the Twenty-third day of February, in 1779, ended as an American Patriot victory.
1779 – On the Third day of March, in 1779, in the State of Georgia, At the Battle of Brier Creek was an American Revolutionary War battle fought near the confluence of Brier Creek with the Savannah River, in the Eastern part of Georgia. A Patriot force, with General Ashe’s troops, made up of Militia from North Carolina and Georgia was surprised by the British Forces. The Battle of Brier Creek was near Sylvania, Screven County, in the State of Georgia and the bridge over Brier Creek. Brier is now, usually, spelled Briar. The Battle of Brier Creek was a British victory.
1779 – In May, of 1779, in the Town of Chillicothe, in the State of Ohio, at the Battle of Chillicothe, was a part of the Western area of Ohio, in the American Revolutionary War. Colonel John Bowman of Kentucky County militia, accompanied by Benjamin Logan and Levi Todd, led between one hundred, sixty and three hundred militiamen against the Shawnee town of Chillicothe. Many of the British troops defending at the Battle of Chillicothe were from the City of Quebec, in Canada. The Battle of Chillicothe was near, what is now Circleville, Ohio. The Battle of Chillicothe considered an American Patriot victory.
1779 – On the Tenth day of May, in 1779, in the State of Virginia, the Chesapeake Raid was an American Revolutionary War campaign by British naval forces, under the command of Commodore Sir George Collier and land forces led by Major General Edward Matthew. These forces raided economic and military targets up and down the Chesapeake Bay. The Chesapeake Raid was also, known as the Battle of Chesapeake Bay, and the Battle of the Virginia Capes. The Chesapeake Raids finished as a British victory.
1779 – On the Twenty-fourth day of May, in 1779, in the State of Virginia, the Chesapeake Raid, which started on the Tenth day of May, in 1779, ended as a British victory.
1779 – On the Sixteenth day of June, in 1779, on the Island of Saint Vincent, in the West Indies, The Capture of Saint Vincent was a French invasion that started on the Sixteenth day of June, in 1779, during the American Revolutionary War. The Capture of Saint Vincent was also, known as the Battle of Saint Vincent. The Capture of Saint Vincent was concluded as a French victory.
1779 – On the Eighteenth day of June, in 1779, on the Island of Saint Vincent in the West Indies, the Capture of Saint Vincent, which started on the Sixteenth day of June, in 1779, ended as a French victory.
1779 – On the Twentieth day of June, in 1779, in the State of South Carolina, The Battle of Stono Ferry was an American Revolutionary War battle fought near Charleston, South Carolina. The rear guard from the British expedition retreating from an aborted attempt to take Charleston, held off an assault by poorly trained militia forces under the American General Benjamin Lincoln. This was a failure, but brought the British valuable information. The Battle of Stono Ferry was near what is now Rantowles, South Carolina. The battle was fought along the Stono River. British forces fought under the command of Lieutenant Colonel John Maitland. Colonel Owen Roberts of the fourth South Carolina Artillery Regiment, who suffered a shattered leg from a British artillery shell. The Battle of Stono Ferry ended in a British victory.
1779 – On the Twenty-first day of June, in 1778, the Spanish declared war of Great British.
1779 – On the Twenty-fourth day of June, in 1779, in Gibraltar, The Great Siege of Gibraltar was an unsuccessful attempt by Spain and France, to capture Gibraltar from the British, during the War for American Independence. The Great Siege of Gibraltar turned into a British victory.
1779 – On the Twenty-eighth day of June, in 1779, in the State of New York, the Sullivan Expedition, was part of the American Revolutionary was and the Sullivan Campaign. American Patriot troops were under the command of Major General John Sullivan for an attack on the Native Americans, who were attacking the settlers. The Sullivan Expedition was also, known as the Sullivan-Clinton Expedition.
1779 – On the Second day of July, in 1779, in Grenada, The Capture of Grenada was an expedition July of 1779, during the American Revolutionary War. Charles Hector, comte D’Estaing led the French forces against the British held West Indies, Island of Grenada. The French forces landed on the Second day of July, and the assault started on the night if the Third of July, in 1779. The Battle of Grenada, was between the British Royal Navy and the French Navy. The Battle of Grenada was also, known as the Capture of Grenada. The French troops attacked the British fortifications, on Hospital Hill. The Capture of Grenada concluded, in a French victory.
1779 – On the Fifth day of July, in 1779, in the State of Connecticut, Tryon’s Raid was actually more than one raid. The Raid was a larger strategy created by the British to destroy American Patriot supplies. British Major General William Tryon was given the task of attacking the supply towns. The Royal Navy led by Admiral George Collier raided the Saltworks in Greenwich, in the State of Connecticut. The British troops aided by the Hessians and Loyalist Fighters attacked and burned the Port Cities of Greenwich, Norwalk, New Haven, Fairfield and Danbury. The British caused much damage, in the State of Connecticut. The outcome of Tryon’s Raid or Raids was a British victory.
1779 – On the Sixth day of July, in 1779, in Grenada, was another French victory.
1779 – On the Fourteen day of July, in 1779, in the State of Connecticut, Tryon’s Raid, was started on the Fifth day of July, in 1779, and ended as a British victory.
1779 – On the Sixteenth day of July, in 1779, in the State of New York, at the Battle of Stony Point, most of the combat was hand to hand with bayonets. The British plan was to attack the Connecticut coast, at about the same time, the main force would go up the Hudson River. Stony Point was a rocky and wooded face that went up one hundred and fifty feet, and extended out into the Hudson River. The British troops captured the river fortress at Stony Point, in the State of New York. By the end of the action, the Battle of Stony Point was an American Patriot victory.
1779 – On the Twenty-second day of July, in 1779, in the State of New York, at the Battle of Minisink, was a battle of the American Revolutionary War, fought at Minisink Ford, in the State of New York. The colonial militia was assembled quickly, ill equipped and inexperienced. Joseph Brant and about one hundred soldiers and Iroquois Indians or Native Americans went through the Neversink Valley Settlements of Peenpack and Mahackamack attacking everything and everyone, in the northern Delaware Valley. The local troops were led by General John Hathorn (Hawthorn). The Battle of Minisink was considered to be a British and Iroquois Native American victory.
1779 – On the Twenty-fourth of July, in 1779, in the State of Massachusetts, the Penobscot Expedition was a forty-four ship American naval group of ships, during the American Revolutionary War, assembled by the Provincial Congress of the colony or State of Massachusetts. Maine was not a state, in its own right, during the American Revolutionary War. Maine became a separate colony, in the 1620’s. From the 1650’s until 1820, the State of Maine was part of the State of Massachusetts, The people of the State of Maine, finally gained the right to have their own state in 1820. The expedition consisted of nineteen warships, twenty-four transport ships, and more than one thousand militiamen. The Castine point is at the meeting of the Penobscot and the Bagaduce Rivers. The American Patriot objective was to capture a seven hundred and fifty man British garrison at what is now Castine, Hancock County, in the State of Maine. The Penobscot Expedition turned into a British victory.
1779 – On the Twenty-eighth day of July, in 1779, in the State of Pennsylvania, the Battle of Fort Freeland. The fort was surrounded by about one hundred British troops , some of Butler’s Rangers and three hundred Iroquois Native Americans, commanded by Captain McDonald. The men stationed at Fort Freeland were frontiersmen. The Battle of Fort Freeland ended in a British and Iroquois Native American victory.
1779 – On the Nineteenth day of August, in 1779, in the State of New Jersey, at the Battle of Paulus Hook, where Paulus Hook was a fortification held by the British at what is now Jersey City, in the State of New Jersey. The American Patriots were led by Major Light Horse Harry Lee, and launched a nighttime raid on the British controlled fort, in what is now downtown Jersey City, in the State of New Jersey. Jersey City was on a peninsula, jutting out from the New Jersey shore. The Battle of Paulus became an American Patriot victory.
1779 – On the Twenty-ninth day of August, in 1779, Indian Reserve in the State of New Jersey, the Battle of Newtown, was ordered by General George Washington and the Continental Congress for the American Revolutionary War. American General John Sullivan led a force of four thousand troops on a mission to destroy the Native American Settlement at Newtown, in the State of New Jersey. The commanders on the British side were: John Butler, Walter Butler, Sayenqueraghta, Cornplanter and Joseph Brant. The British regulars, Loyalist, Rangers and Iroquois Native American warriors engaged at the battle with Patriot forces. The Battle of Newtown was also, known as the Sullivan Expedition. The Battle of Newtown turned into an American Patriot victory.
1779 – On the Twenty-ninth day of August, in 1779, in the State of Massachusetts, the Penobscot Expedition, which started on the Twenty-fourth day of July, in 1779, and ended as a British victory.
1779 – On the Seventh day of September, in 1779, in West Florida, the Capture of Fort Bute, began the Spanish intervention in the American Revolutionary War, on the side of France and the American Patriots. The Capture of Fort Bute was also, known as the Battle of Fort Bute, Manchac Post, Bayou Manchac and the Battle of Iberville River. The Capture of Fort Bute was part of the British West Florida Campaign. The British under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell and the Loyalists were against the American Patriots. The Capture of Fort Bute was considered an American Patriot and Spanish victory.
1779 – On the Tenth day of September, in 1779, in West Florida, the Battle of Lake Pontchartrain was a single ship action, and part of the Anglo-Spanish War. It was fought between the British sloop of war HMS West Florida and the Continental Navy schooner USS Morris in the waters of lake Pontchartrain, then the British Province of West Florida. The outcome of the Battle of Lake Pontchartrain was an American Patriot victory.
1779 – On the Thirteenth day of September, in 1779, at the Indian Reserve, at the Boyd and Parker Ambush, was a military engagement in Groveland, in the State of New York, during the American Revolutionary War. A scout group of the Sullivan Expedition was ambushed and captured by Loyalists and their Seneca Indian allies led by Little Beard. On the trail, they spotted five Indians who fled. Boyd’s guide told him not to follow, because it was a trap, but he ignored the warning. They were led into the enemy’s area. The Boyd and Parker Ambush started in Livingston County, in the State of New York. The Boyd and Parker Ambush was deemed a British and Iroquois Native American victory.
1779 – On the Fourteenth day of September, in 1779, in the Azores, the Action of the 14th day of September, in 1779, a naval engagement that occurred off the Azores, between the Royal Navy frigate HMS Pearl under the command of George Montagu and the Spanish Navy frigate Santa Monica under the command of Miguel de Nunes, with the Pearl capturing the Santa Monica, during the American Revolutionary War. This action concluded with a British victory.
1779 – On the Sixteenth day of September, in 1779, in the State of Georgia, at the Siege of Savannah, the French and American Patriot forces held Savannah under siege, but failed to reclaim the city, during the American Revolutionary War. More than five hundred recruits from Saint Dominque, under the command of the French. The Siege of Savannah was also, known as the Capture of Savannah. The Siege of Savannah was deemed a British victory.
1779 – On the Twentieth and the Twenty-first days of September, in 1779, in the State of West Florida, at the Battle of Baton Rouge was a brief siege, during the Anglo-Spanish War, that was led by the Spanish Governor General Bernardo de Galvez., to capture the British Fort in Baton Rouge. The army of combatants was made up of about fifteen hundred men. The soldiers were the French, Spanish settlers, Native American Indians, and African- Americans. The City of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was formerly, a French Territory and part of Florida. The Battle of Baton Rouge was part of a fortification along the Mississippi River during the American Revolution. The Battle of Baton Rouge, was also, known as the Siege of Baton Rouge. The outcome of the Battle of Baton Rouge was an American Patriot and Spanish victory.
1779 – On the Twenty-third day of September, in 1779, in Great Britain, at the Battle of Flamborough Head, which was a naval battle that took place in the North Sea, off the Coast of Yorkshire between a combined Franco and American Patriot squadron, led by Continental Navy Officer John Paul Jones, and two British escort vessels protecting a large Merchant convoy. The convoy was off the northeastern coast of Yorkshire, in England, which resulted in the loss of two British ships. The battle was between the Bonhomme Richard, the American Ship and the HMS Serapis, the British ship. The Battle of Flamborough Head was judged to be an American Patriot victory.
1779 – On the Sixth day of October, in 1779, in France, the Action of the Sixth day of October, in 1779, was a battle between the French frigate, the Surveillante and the British frigate, the Quebec, which was part of the American Revolutionary War. The French commander was Auguste-Louisde Rossel de Cercy. The Action of the Sixth day of October, in 1779 was considered a French victory.
1779 – On the Sixteenth day of October, in 1779, in Honduras and Guatemala, the Battle of San Fermando de Omoa, was a battle between the British and Spanish forces fought after the Spain entered the American Revolutionary War. The British managed to overwhelm and capture the Spanish garrison, with three hundred and sixty soldiers. The fortress or garrison was there to protect Spanish interests. The Battle of San Fernando de Omoa was a British victory.
1779 – On the Eighteenth day of October, in 1779, in the State of Georgia, the Siege of Savannah, which started on the Sixteenth day of September, in 1779, and ended as a British victory.
1779 – On the Eleventh day of November, in 1779, in Portugal, the Action of the Eleventh of November, in 1779, was a naval engagement between the British Royal Navel frigate HMS Tartar and the Spanish frigate Santa Margarita, off the coast of Lisbon, in Portugal, during the Anglo-Spanish War. The Santa Margarita was added to the Royal Navy under her existing mane as a 12 pounder and 36 gun frigate. The outcome of the Action of the Eleventh day of November, in 1779, was a British victory.
1779 – On the Twentieth day of November, in 1779, off the coast of Portugal, The Action of the Twentieth day of November, in 1779, was a naval engagement, of the European theatre of the American Revolutionary War that took place in the Atlantic. I was fought between a 50-gun Royal Naval ship against an armed Spanish registered merchant ship, that carried 26 guns. The battle was also, part of the Anglo-Spanish War, and was a British victory.
1779 – On the Twenty-ninth day of November, in 1779, in Guatemala, the Battle of San Fermando de Omoa, started on the Sixteenth day of October, in 1779, ended as a British victory.
1779 – On the Eighteenth day of December, in 1779, in Martinique, The Battle of Martinique was a naval battle, between the British thirteen ship squadron under the Admiral Hyde Parker and a tree ship French division under Admiral Lamotte-Picquet near the Island of Martinique, in the West Indies. The Battle of Martinique turned into a British victory.
1780 – On the Eighth day of January, in 1780, near Spain, at the Action of the Eighth day of January, in 1780, was a naval battle off Cape Finisterre between a British Royal Naval fleet under Admiral Sir George Rodney, and a fleet of Spanish merchants sailing in a convoy, with seven warships of the Caracas Company, under the command of Commodore Don Juan Augustin de Yardi, in the American revolutionary War, as the weather was exceedingly cold. The Battle of the Eighth day of January, in 1780, became a British victory.
1780 – On the Sixteenth day of January, in 1780, off the coast of Portugal, the Battle of Cape St. Vincent was a naval battle, that took place of the coast of Portugal, during the American Revolutionary War. The Battle of Cape St. Vincent was also, known as the Moonlight Battle. The British fleet was under the command of Admiral Sir George Brydges Rodney. He sighted the Spanish squadron of eleven ships, of the line and two frigates under the command of under Admiral de Langara. The outcome of the Battle of Cape St. Vincent was a British victory.
1780 – On the Twenty-eighth day of January, in 1780, in the State of Tennessee, Fort Nashborough was established, the fort is where Nashville, is today.
1780 – On the Third day of February, in 1780, in the State of New York, the Battle of Young’s House, was a skirmish fought outside New York City, between the British and the American forces, during the American Revolutionary War. A British force attacked and destroyed a Continental Army outpost in Westchester County, in the State of New York. The British forces were made up of two British Guard Regiments, and a unit of Hessians soldiers. The American Patriot forces commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Thompson. The Battle of Young’s House was near the Town of Mount Pleasant, Westchester County, in the State of New York. The Battle of Young’s House was deemed a British victory.
1780 – On the Eleventh day of February, in 1780, in the State of Georgia, the Battle of Van Creek, also known as Vann’s Creek and Battle of Cherokee Ford was an engagement near Elberton, in the state of Georgia, during the American Revolutionary War. The American Patriot militia sought to stop a British Loyalist force from crossing the Savannah River to rendezvous with a British force which had recently captured Augusta, in the State of Georgia. The Battle of Van’s Creek was considered a British Loyalist victory.
1780 – In March of 1780, off the coast of Guatemala and Nicaragua, The San Juan Expedition, during the American War for Independence, started when a British force under the command of John Polson and Captain Horatio Nelson landed on the coast of what is now Nicaragua, with the idea of sailing up the San Juan River to capture the strategically, capture the Town of Granada. This was the idea of British Governor of Jamaica, John Dalling. The Battle of San Juan, also, known as the San Juan Expedition, finished as a American Patriot-Spanish victory.
1780 – On the Second day of March, in 1780, in West Florida, at the Battle of Fort Charlotte, in Mobile, in the State of Alabama. The Battle of Fort Charlotte was also, known as the Siege of Fort Charlotte and was fought, during the American Revolutionary War. The British surrendered Fort Charlotte to Spanish General Bernardo de Galvez, ending the two week siege, conducted by the Spanish. The Battle of Fort Charlotte was judged to be an American Patriot-Spanish victory.
1780 – On the Fourteenth day of March, in 1780, in West Florida, the Battle of Fort Charlotte, started on the Second day of March, in 1780, ended as an American Patriot and Spanish victory.
1780 – On the Twenty-ninth day of March, in 1780, in Berkeley County, South Carolina, at the Battle of Moncks Corner which was also, known as the Siege of Charleston, the Battle of Biggin Bridge and the Battle of Biggin Church. During the Siege of Charleston, the British General Sir Henry Clinton, which wanted to close off the communication lines between the lines between Patriot forces and the Militia. A silent march was undertaken along the road to Monck Corner by Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton and his men. The American militia under the command of General Isaac Huger were routed by the British Legion. The Battle of Moncks Corner, specifically was on the Fourteenth day of April in 1780 and gave the British access to the area east of the Cooper River. The British were able to recapture the City of Charleston and most of South Carolina, resulting in a British victory.
1780 – On the Seventeenth day of April, in 1780, in Martinique, at the Second Battle of Martinique, took place, during the American Revolutionary War, in the West Indies, between the British Royal Navy and the French Navy. The new British commander-in-chief of the Leeward Islands, Sir George Rodney. The Second Battle of Martinique was also, known as the Second Battle of Finisterre and the Combat de la Dominique. The outcome of the Second Battle of Martinique was an American Patriot victory.
1780 – On the Sixth day of May, in 1780, in Berkeley County, in South Carolina, the Battle of Lenud’s Ferry, Lord Charles Cornwallis captured Mount Pleasant, which caused the evacuation of Patriot posts at Lempriere and Wando. All of the soldiers who took part against the Patriots, in the American Revolutionary War battle, were British Loyalists. Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton attacked Lieutenant Colonel White and Lieutenant Colonel Washington near Lenud’s Ferry, Berkeley County, South Carolina. The Battle of Lenud’s Ferry was considered a British victory.
1780 – On the Twelfth day of May, in 1780, the Siege of Charleston, which began on the Twenty-ninth day of March, in 1780, in South Carolina, ended in a British victory.
1780 – On the Twenty-fifth day of May, in Virginia and Kentucky, Bird’s Invasion of Kentucky, during the American Revolution War was one phase of a planned series of operations, by the British in 1780, where by the entire West, from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico, was to be cleared of both Spanish, French and colonial resistance. While the British Western Campaign was going on, Captain Henry Bird amassed a force of more than eleven hundred soldiers. Bird of His Majesty’s eighth Regiment of Foot and a Native American army of one thousand men. Bird’s Invasion of Kentucky turned into a British victory.
1780 – On the Twenty-fifth day of May, in Louisiana, the Battle of St. Louis, during the American Revolutionary War, included the Spanish, French and and American Citizens allied to defend against a British attack. The Battle of St Louis was judged to be an American Patriot- Spanish victory.
1780 – On the Twenty-ninth day of May, in 1780, in South Carolina, the Battle of Waxhaws was also, known as the Buford’s Massacre. The American Patriot Commander was Colonel Abraham Buford, of Virginia. The British Commander was Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton, with the help of British Loyalist forces. The Battle of Waxhawa, near Lancaster, in the State of South Carolina, during the American Revolutionary War, finished in a British victory.
1780 – On the Seventh day of June, in 1780, in New Jersey, The Battle of Connecticut Farms, in Union Township, in the State of New Jersey, where an attack was planned by the British, using Hessian troops, under the command of General Wilhelm von Knyphausen. The Battle of Connecticut Farms ended in a British victory.
1780 – On the Tenth day of June, in 1780, in the State of South Carolina. The Battle of Mobley’s Meeting House, was an engagement that happened during the American Revolutionary War, in the Mobley Settlement, Fairfield County, in the State of South Carolina. It was near the Little River. A small band of Whig militia, under General Richard Winn and General William Bratton along with McClure, Lacey and Neal, who attacked a group of local Tory militia. The Battle of Mobley Meeting House was also, known as the Battle of Gibson’s Meeting House. The Battle of Mobley’s Meeting House concluded as an American Patriot victory.
1780 – On the Twelfth day of June, in 1780, in the State of South Carolina, at the Battle of Mobley’s Meeting House, which began in the Tenth day of June, in 1780, ended as a British victory.
1780 – On the Twentieth day of June, in 1780, in the State of North Carolina, the Battle of Ramsour’s Mill was in Lincoln County, in the State of North Carolina. With the American surrender of Charles Town, which is now the Town of Charleston, in the State of South Carolina, the British military control of South Carolina and Georgia was complete. Peter Costner, a Loyalist was killed by his brother, Thomas, who buried his body after the fight. Colonel Francis Locke and his Patriot soldiers attacked the defenses of the Loyalist militia, led by Major John Moore. The Battle of Ramsour’s Mill, was also, known as the Battle of Ramseur’s Mill. The American Patriots were outnumbered, but the Battle of Ramsour’s Mill, was still an American Patriot victory.
1780 – On the Twenty-third day of June, in 1780, in Essex County, in the State of New Jersey, The Battle of Springfield took place a short distance from Maplewood’s borders. The Town of Springfield, in the State of New Jersey stood in the way of the British Armies attempt to attack Washington’s Morristown headquarters, during the American Revolutionary War. The Battle of Springfield, Essex County, in the State of New Jersey, was deemed an American Patriot victory.
1780 – On the Eleventh day of July, in 1780, in the State of Rhode Island, French Troops arrive in Newport Rhode Island.
1780 – On the Twelfth day of July, in 1780, in the State of South Carolina, the Battle of Huck’s Defeat was an engagement of the American Revolutionary War, that occurred in, what is now York County, in the State of South Carolina. The battle was near, what is now, the Town of Brattenville, in the State of South Carolina. General Benjamin Lincoln was forced to surrender Charles Town. Colonel Bratton or Bratten defeated the British Legion and Captain Huck, of Huck’s Defeat was killed. The Battle of Huck’s Defeat was also, known as The Battle of Williamson’s Plantation. The Battle of Huck’s Defeat resulted in an American Patriot victory.
1780 – On the Twentieth and Twenty-first of July, in 1780, in the State of New Jersey, the Battle of Bull’s Ferry, saw two American brigades under Brigadier General Anthony Wayne attacked a group of American Loyalists led by Thomas Ward, during the American Revolutionary War. Bull’s Ferry was on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River. General George Washington had ordered General Anthony Wayne to take the f1st and 2nd Brigades of the Continental Army and attack the British Loyalists, at the Battle of Bull’s Ferry. The outcome of the Battle of Bull’s Ferry was a British Loyalist victory.
1780 – On the Twenty-first of July, in 1780, in the State of North Carolina, the Battle of Colson’s Mill, was a conflict of the American Revolution War, that took place in North Carolina. An American Patriot militia under Colonel William Lee Davidson scattered a group of Loyalists at Colson’s Mill, near the Junction of Rocky River and Pee Dee River, in what is now Stanly County, in the State of North Carolina. Stanly County was originally Montgomery County, in the State of North Carolina. The area consisted of a mill, a tavern, a couple of stagecoach relays and a ferry crossing. The Battle of Colson’s Mill was considered an American Patriot victory.
1780 – On the First day of August, in 1780, in the State of South Carolina, the Battle of Rocky Mount, took place as part of the American Revolutionary War. Six hundred Loyalists under the command of British Lieutenant Colonel George Turnbull, at an outpost in northern South Carolina, held off an attack by three hundred American Patriots commanded by Colonel Thomas Sumter. Rocky Mount is located in Lancaster County, in the State of South Carolina, on the Catawba River, just behind what is now the Dearborn Dam, in Fairfield County, in the State of South Carolina. The Battle of Rocky Mount turned into a British Loyalist victory.
1780 – On the Fourth day of August, in 1780, in the State of Virginia, Bird’s Invasion of Kentucky, which began on the Twenty-fifth day of May, in 1780, ended as a British victory.
1780 – On the Sixth day of August, in 1780, in the State of South Carolina, at the Battle of Hanging Rock, Colonel Thomas Sumter and Major William Richardson Davie attack a larger force of British troops, in the American Revolutionary War. The American Patriots were aided by forty Dragoons and forty mounted riflemen. Dragoons are horse soldiers. This was part of a campaign to harass British outposts, in the South Carolina back county. The Battle of Hanging Rock was judged to be an American Patriot victory.
1780 – On the Eighth day of August, in 1780, Bethel Township, Clark County, in the State of Ohio, the Battle of Piqua, was a military conflict, fought at the Indian village of Piqua, along the Mad River, in western Ohio Country between the Kentucky militia under General George Rogers Clark and the Shawnee Indians, under Chief Black Hoof. The Battle of Piqua was part of the western campaign, during the American Revolutionary War. The Battle of Piqua was also, known as the Battle of Peckowee, Pekowi, Pickaway, and other spellings. Many of the Troops that fought on the British side, were from the area of Quebec, in Canada. The Battle of Piqua finished as an American Patriot victory.
1780 – On the Ninth day of August, in 1780, in the Atlantic Ocean, the Action of the Ninth day of 1780, was a naval engagement of the American Revolutionary War, in which the Spanish fleet commanded by Admiral Luis de Cordova y Cordova, along with a French squadron of ships, encountered a large British convoy. The French and Spanish fleet captured fifty-five of the sixty-three British merchant vessels, in the battle. The Action of the Ninth day of August, in 1780, ended in a French and Spanish victory.
1780 – On the Tenth day of August, in 1780, of the coast of France, the Action of the Tenth day of August, in 1780, was a naval encounter, that took place of Brest during the American Revolutionary War, between a Royal Navy frigate and a French Navy frigate. This was a battle between the HMS, the Flora and the Nymphe the French frigate the Cleopatre, off Ushant. The Action of the Tenth day of August, in 1780, was concluded with a British victory.
1780 – On the Thirteenth day of August, in 1780, in Ireland, the Action of the Thirteenth day of August, in 1780, was a naval battle fought off the Coast of Old Head of Kinasle, in Ireland, in which the 64 gun Privateer French ship, of the line Comte d’Artois fought two British naval ships, during the American Revolutionary War. The outcome of the Action of the Thirteenth day of August, in 1780, was a British naval victory.
1780 – On the Sixteenth day of August, in 1780, in Camden, in the State of South Carolina, The Battle of Camden of the American Revolution, the battle pitted the American Patriot forces under Major General Horatio Gates, against the Royal British Army field force, commanded by Lieutenant General, Lord Charles Cornwallis. The Battle of Camden was also, known as the Battle of Camden Court House. The Battle of Camden was fought near Camden and was deemed a British victory.
1780 – On the Eighteenth day of August, in 1780, in Chester County, in the State of South Carolina, the Battle of Fishing Creek was an American Revolutionary War battle fought between the American Patriot troops and the British forces including the Seventy-first Infantry. The battle took place near the junction of Fishing Creek and the Catawba River, in Chester County, in the State of South Carolina. The British Legion served under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton, where as the American Patriots fought under the command of Brigadier General Thomas Sumter. The Americans were about seven hundred soldiers and militia. The Battle of Fishing Creek was also, known as the Battle of Catawba Ford and the Battle of Catawba River. The battle took place on the west side of the Catawba River. The Battle of Fishing Creek resulted in a British victory.
1780 – On the Eighteenth day of August, in 1780, in the State of South Carolina, the Battle of Musgrove’s Mill, during the American Revolutionary War, occurred near the ford of the Enoree River, and near the borders of the Spartanburg, Laurens and Union Counties, in the State of South Carolina. The battle took place in the Piedmont Woods, between the British Loyalist forces and the American Patriot troops. The Battle of Musgrave’s Mill was also, known as the Battle of the Enoree River and the Battle of Enoree Ford. The outcome of the Battle of Musgrave’s Mill was an American Patriot victory.
1780 – On the Twenty-eighth day of August, in 1780, in the State of South Carolina, The Battle of Black Mingo, was part of the American Revolutionary War and near the town of Willtown, in the State of South Carolina. The British Loyalist commander was Colonel John Coming Ball. The American Patriot commander was Colonel Francis Marion also, known as the legionary Swamp Fox. The Battle of Black Mingo was also, known as the Battle of Shepherd’s Ferry, the Skirmish of Shepherd’s Ferry, the Battle of Dollard’s Tavern, and the Battle of Black Mingo Creek. The Battle of Black Mingo was considered to be an American Patriot victory.
1780 – On the Twentieth and Twenty-first days of September, in 1780, in the State of South Carolina, the Battle of Wahab’s Plantation was a surprise attack on a Loyalist camp, which included elements of the British Legion, commanded by Banastre Tarleton. Banastre Tarleton was not in command at this time, because he had yellow fever. Taking Tarleton’s place was Loyalist commander, Major George Hanger. The American Patriot militia fought under the command of Colonel William Richardson Davie. The Loyalist camp was adjacent to Lord Charles Cornwallis’ main army. The Battle of Wahab’s Plantation turned into an American Patriot victory.
1780 – On the Twenty-third day of September, in 1780, British Officer, Major John Andre was a British officer and, was arrested for Spying, near the State of New York. He was hanged during the American Revolutionary War. John Andre had been the Chief of British intelligence.
1780 – On the Twenty-sixth day of September, in 1780, in the State of North Carolina, the Battle of Charlotte pitted the British army of Lord Charles Cornwallis against a outnumbered force of North Carolina American Patriots. The militia in western North Carolina was commanded by General William Richardson Davie. It was his job to delay Lord Charles Cornwallis at the Town of Charlotte, North Carolina. George Locke was among the small band of American Patriots troops, who fought the experienced British forces. When the British came to town, they thought they were coming onto a Legion of British Loyalists, who would back the Crown. It was not what they thought; but the Battle of Charlotte was considered a British victory.
1780 – On the Thirtieth day of September, in 1780, in Bermuda, the Action of the Thirtieth day of September, in 1780, was a naval engagement off the Coast of Bermuda, where the HMS Pearl, captured the Esperance, a French frigate of 32 guns launched in 1779, His Majesty’s Ship, the Pearl was under the command of British Captain George Montagu, who was sent out to North America and encountered a French frigate off the coast of Bermuda. The Action of the Thirtieth day of September, in 1780 turned into a British victory.
1780 – On the Seventh day of October, in 1780, in the State of South Carolina, the Battle of Kings Mountain, is nine miles from, what is today, the Town of Kings Mountain. During the American Revolutionary War, the American Patriot irregulars under Colonel William Campbell, wanted to defeat the British Tories under the command of Major Patrick Ferguson. About eighteen hundred backcountry, Overmountain Men met about one thousand British Tories at the Battle of Kings Mountain. The British took the high ground, but in doing so, the American Patriots were able to surround them, and close in. The Battle of Kings Mountain, is close to the border of North Carolina and South Carolina. The Battle of Kings Mountain was judged to be an American Patriot victory.
1780 – On the Fourteenth day of October, in 1780, General Nathanael Greene was named commander of the Southern Continental Army.
1780 – On the Fourteen day of October, in 1780, in the State of North Carolina, the Battle of Shallow Ford, was an American Revolutionary War skirmish that took place in Huntsville, in the State of North Carolina. The Battle of Shallow Ford was just west of the Yadkin River. Around three hundred and fifty Whig militiamen from North Carolina took part. The American Patriot forces were commanded by Major Joseph Cloyd and were assisted by about three hundred and fifty soldiers. About three hundred Tories were commanded by Gideon Wright and his superior General Charles Cornwallis. The Battle of Shallow Ford was also, known as the Battle of Huntsville and the Battle of Yadkin River. The Battle of Shallow Ford finished as an American Patriot victory.
1780 – On the Sixteenth day of October, in 1780, in the State of Vermont, the Royalton Raid was a British led Native American Raid on Towns along the White River, in Vermont. The Indians of the Canadian Mohawk and Abenakis, led by British officer Lieutenant Houghton, on several small towns. The Town of Royalton was burned to the ground and settlers scattered and were killed. The Royalton Raid was also, known as the White River Raid, the Battle of Royalton and the Battle of White River. The Royalton Raid ended as a British and Native American victory.
1780 – On the Eighteenth day of October, in 1780, in the State of North Carolina, the British occupy Wilmington, in the State of North Carolina.
1780 – On the Nineteenth day of October, in 1780, in The State of New York, the Battle of Klock’s Field, where Johnson and Brant’s Army of Regulars, Native Americans and Loyalists with units from the 8th Regiment of Infantry, the 34th Regiment of Infantry, the King’s Royal Regiment of New York, Butler’s Ranger, and Brant’s Volunteers, were there to destroy homes and farms and other buildings, at Stone Arabia and Albany County. The Battle of Klock’s Field was also, known as the Battle of Failing’s Orchard, the Battle of Nellis Flatts, the Battle of Stone Arabia and the Battle of Fox’s Mill, of the American Revolutionary War. The Battle of Klock’s Field concluded as an American Patriot victory.
1780 – On the Twenty-fifth day of October, in 1780, in the State of South Carolina, the Battle of Tearcoat Swamp was a battle during the American Revolutionary War, between the Lieutenant Colonel Francis Marion’s American Patriot militia, and a loyalist militia commanded by Colonel John Cummins Ball and Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Tynes. The battle took place in what is now Clarendon County, South Carolina. The British were given instructions from General Horatio Gates, to continue the harassment of the American Patriots. The Battle of Tearcoat Swamp was also, known as the Battle of Tarcote, the Battle of Tarcot Swamp, near Sumter, South Carolina, which is between the Pee Dee River and the Santee River. The Battle of Tearcoat Swamp was deemed an American Patriot victory.
1780 – On the Fifth day of November, in 1780, in the State of Indiana, the Augustin Mottin de la Balme’s Defeat. Colonel Augustin Mottin de la Balme was a French cavalry officer, who served in Europe and in the American Revolutionary War. His attempt to capture Fort Detroit, ended when his unit was ambushed by the forces of Chief Little Turtle. Some of the troops fighting for the British came from Quebec, in Canada. The Defeat of Augustin Mottin de la Balme was also known as the Massacre of Augustin Mottin de la Balme. The Defeat of Aufustin Mottin de la Balme resulted in a British-Iroquois victory.
1780 – On the Ninth day of November, in 1780 in the State of South Carolina, the Battle of Fishdam Ford was an attempted surprise attack by British forces under the command of Major James Wemyss against an encampment of Patriot militia, under the command of local Brigadier General Thomas Sumter during the American Revolutionary War. Major James Wemyss was wounded in the arm and the knee and was captured by Brigadier General Thomas Sumter. The camp was on the banks of the Broad River, in what is now, Carlisle, South Carolina. The Battle of Fishdam Ford turned out to be an American Patriot victory.
1780 – On the Twentieth day of November, in 1780, Union County, in the State of Couth Carolina, was part of the American Revolutionary War. General Thomas Sumter’s force of some one thousand men, was threatening the British outpost at Ninety-six, in the State of South Carolina. The British commander was Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton. The British and Americans clashed on the farm of of William Blackstock, where General Thomas Sumter was severely wounded, but still got the best of British Colonel Tarleton, at the Battle of Blackstock’s Farm. The position of the British was in the up-country, in Union County, South Carolina. The Battle of Blackstock’s Farm, was also, known as the Battle of Blackstock’s Plantation, and the Battle of Blackstock’s Hill. The outcome of the Battle of Blackstock’s Farm was an American Patriot victory.
1780 – On the Twenty-third day of November, in 1780, on the South Coast of Long Island, in the State of New York, was the culmination of a Continental Army raiding expedition, led by Major Benjamin Tallmadge, against a fortified force of Loyalist and storage depot, at Fort St. George, on the south coast of Long Island, during the American Revolutionary War. Tallmadge had sent a letter to General George Washington, requesting to attack the Fort at St. George, on the south coast of Long Island, in the State of New York. The Battle of Fort St. George, was considered an American Patriot victory.
1780 – In November of 1780, in Guatemala, the San Juan Expedition, which began in March of 1780, ended as an American Patriot and Spanish victory.
1781 – On the Sixth day of January, in 1781, Saint Helier, on the Island of Jersey, off the coast of France, the Battle of Jersey, was an attempt by French forces, during the American Revolutionary War, to invade Jersey and stop the threat that the Island posed to French and American shipping. The British were using the Island as a privateering base, off the coast of France. The Battle of Jersey turned into a British victory.
1781 – On the Seventh day of January, in 1781, in West Florida, the Battle of Mobile, was a British attempt to recapture the Town of Mobile, during the American Revolutionary War. The Spanish had previously captured the town of Mobile. The battle took the place on the Shore of Mobile Bay. The Battle of Mobile was also, known as the Battle of Mobile Bay and the Battle at the Village. Mobile was considered part of West Florida, Now it is part of Alabama. The Battle of Mobile was judged to be an American Patriot and Spanish victory.
1781 – On the Seventeenth day of January, in 1781, in the State of South Carolina, the Battle of Cowpens, a frontier grazing pastureland, was the setting for a battle near Thicketty Creek, in the American Revolutionary War, in South Carolina. The Battle of Cowpens was part of the Southern Campaign. The Battle of Cowpens slowed General Lord Charles Cornwallis’s Campaign to invade North Carolina. The American Patriot General in command was Daniel Morgan. The British commander was Banastre Tarleton. The Battle of Cowpens was also, known as the Battle of Thicketty Creek. The Battle of Cowpens finished as an American Patriot victory.
1781 – On the First day of February, in 1781, in the State of North Carolina, the Battle of Cowan’s Ford, where British General Lord Charles Cornwallis, was determined to destroy General Nathanael Greene’s forces. General Daniel Morgan reported to General Nathanael Greene from his camp in Sherrills Ford. He or his spies had observed the British army, moving toward the Catawba River, in North Carolina. Cornwallis and is men crossed the Catawba River. The Battle of Cowan’s Ford was also, known as the Battle of McCown’s Ford. The Battle of Cowan’s Ford ended as a British victory.
1781 – On the Third day of February, in 1781, in Sint Eustatius, the Capture of Sint Eustatius, took place during the American Revolutionary War, and the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War, when British army and naval forces under General John Vaughan and Admiral George Rodney seized the Dutch owned Caribbean island of Sint Eustatius. This ended in British occupation. The Capture of Sint Eustatius concluded with a British victory.
1781 – On the Twelfth day of February, in 1781, in the State of Michigan, the Battle of Fort St. Joseph. The Spanish took Fort Joseph for a few hours before the British took it back. The Fort is near what is now, the Town of Niles, in Michigan. The river was frozen making the crossing easier, but colder. The Battle of Fort St Joseph turned into a British victory.
1781 – On the Twenty-fourth day of February, in 1781, in the State of North Carolina, the Battle of Haw River, was fought during the American Revolutionary War, in Orange County, what is now Alamance County, in the State of North Carolina, between the American Patriots, commanded by General Light Horse Harry Lee of Virginia and the Loyalists of the North Carolina militia, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton, and Loyalist Commander Colonel John Pyle. The Battle of Haw River was also, known as Pyle’s Defeat, Pyle’s Massacre and Pyle’s Hacking Match. The Battle of Haw River was deemed an American Patriot victory.
1781 – On the Second day of March, in 1781, in 1781, in the State of North Carolina, the Battle of Clapp’s Mill. American Patriot forces, under the command of Colonel Henry Lee, local militiamen and Catawba Native Americans allies surprised the Loyalists Mounted Cavalry, led by Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton, in a well planned ambush near Clapp’s Mill, in Alamance County in an American Revolutionary War Battle. The Battle of Clapp’s Mill resulted in an American Patriot victory.
1781 – On the Second day of March, in 1781, the Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation.
1781 – On the Sixth day of March, in 1781, in the State of North Carolina, the Battle of Wetzell’s Mill, was an American Revolutionary War battle fought between the Continental army, led by Nathanael Greene, and the Loyalist troops led by Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton, in Guilford County, in the State of North Carolina. The Battle of Wetzell’s Mill was also, known as the Battle of Weitzell’s Mill, the Battle of Weitzel’s Mill, the Battle of Whitesell’s Mill and the Battle of Whitsall’s Mill. The Battle of Wetzell’s Mill resulted in a British victory.
1781 – On the Ninth day of March, in 1781, in West Florida, the Siege of Pensacola, was a British controlled area was held by Scotsman John Campbell. The Spanish attack was led by Spaniard Bernardo de Galvez, of the Army of His Most Christian Majesty. Pensacola was at the time part of West Florida, during the Gulf Coast Campaign, of the American Revolutionary War. The Siege of Pensacola was also, known as the Battle of Pensacola. The Siege of Pensacola turned out to be An American Patriot-Spanish victory.
1781 – On the Fifteenth day of March, in 1781, in the State of North Carolina, the Battle of Guilford Court House, was part of the Southern Campaign, of the American Revolutionary War. The British General Lord Charles Cornwallis’ Army of twenty-one hundred men fought the Continental Army under General Nathanael Greene at Guilford Court House, near what is now Greensboro, in the State of North Carolina. The outcome of the Battle of Guilford Court House was a British victory.
1781 – On the Sixteenth day of March, in 1781, in the State of Virginia, the Battle of Cape Henry, was a naval battle in the American Revolutionary War, which took place near the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, between a British squadron led by Vice Admiral Mariot Arbuthnot and a French fleet under the command of Admiral Charles Rene Dominique Sochet, Chevalier Desrouches. The Battle of Cape Henry was also, known as the Battle of Virginia Capes and the Battle of Capes. The battle was forty miles from the mouth of the bay. The Battle of Cape Henry was considered a British victory.
1781 – On the Fifteenth day of April, in 1781, in the State of South Carolina, the Siege of Fort Watson, was an American Revolutionary War confrontation, in Clarendon County, in the State of South Carolina, was again attacked by American Soldiers, with British forces unable to walls due to musket fire from the forty ft. tower, the American Patriots constructed. British Lieutenant Colonel John Watson Tadwell was commanding. Lieutenant McKay surrendered the Fort. The American Forces were led by General Nathanael Greene, General Francis Marion and Henry Lee. The Siege of Fort Watson was also, known as the Battle of Fort Watson. The Siege of Fort Watson turned into an American Patriot victory.
1781 – On the Sixteenth day of April, in 1781, in Cape Verde, the Battle of Porto Praya, was a naval battle that took place during the American Revolutionary War, between a British squadron under the commodore George Johnstone and a French squadron under the command of the Baille de Suffren. The American allies, the Dutch found another ally in the French, to help in defending the Cap of Good Hope. The Battle of Porto Praya was judged to be a draw, meaning no one won and no one lost.
1781 – On the Twenty-third day of April, in 1781, in the State of South Carolina, the Siege of Fort Watson, which began on the Fifteenth day of April, in 1781, and ended as an American Patriot victory.
1781 – On the Twenty-fifth day of April, in 1781, in the State of Virginia, the Battle of Blandford, was part of the American Revolution. The British troops were under the command of Major General William Phillips. General Nathanael Greene and his forces plus militia, wanted to defend the area and the supplies, against the British. The river south of the foot of Well’s Hill, where Blandford Church, still stands. The Battle of Blandford was also, known as the Battle of Petersburg, the Battle of Well’s Hill and the Battle of Blanford. The Battle of Blandford finished as a British victory.
1781 – On the Twenty-fifth day of April, in 1781, Camden District, in the State of South Carolina, the British held a chain of outposts from Augusta, in the State of Georgia up through the Camden District of the State of South Carolina. The American Forces were under the command of General Nathanael Greene and his troops, who had march to an area of the Camden District and set up camp, near Hobkirk’s Hill, in the American Revolutionary War. General Greene placed his troops on the hill. The British commander was Colonel, Lord Francis Rawdon. The Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill, was also, known as the Battle of Hobkirk Hill. The Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill ended in a British victory.
1781 – On the Twenty-ninth day of April, in 1781, on the Island of Martinique, in the West Indies, the Battle of Port Royal, was during the American Revolutionary War and the Anglo-French War was a naval battle fought of the coast of Port Royal. The battle was between the British Royal Navy and the French Navy. After about four hours the British Squadron under Admiral Samuel Hood broke off and retreated. The French fleet was under the command of Comte de Grasse. The Battle of Port Royal ended in a French victory.
1781 – On the First day of May, in 1781, near France, the Action of the First of May, in 1781, was a naval engagement, about two hundred miles off the coast of Port of Brest, in which the His Majesty’s Ship, the Canada, a 74-gun ship of the British Royal Navy, under the command of Captain George Collier chased, and captured, the 40-gun ship, the Spanish frigate, the Santa Leocadia captained by Don Francisco Wenthuisen. The Action of the First day of May, in 1781, was deemed a British victory.
1781 – On the Eighth day of May, in 1781, in Calhoun County, in the State of South Carolina, the Battle of Fort Motte, was a military operation, during the American Revolutionary War. An American Patriots led by Major General Francis Marion. The British commander, Lieutenant Daniel or Donald McPherson was killed in the Battle. The fort was a British occupied Plantation. The Battle of Fort Motte was also, known as the Siege of Fort Motte. The Battle of Fort Motte resulted in an American Patriot victory.
1781 – On the Eighth day of May, in 1781, in West Florida, the Siege of Pensacola, which began on the Ninth day March, in 1781, and ended with an American Patriot victory.
1781 – On the Ninth day of May, in 1781, in the State of Florida, the Spanish captured Pensacola, which was also, known as the Siege of Pensacola. Galvez landed some troops on Santa Rosa Island. The Capture of Pensacola was also, known as the Siege of Pensacola. The action on Pensacola was part of the American Revolutionary War, and was considered a Spanish victory.
1781 – On the Twelfth day of May, in 1781, in South Carolina, the Battle of Fort Motte, which began on the Eighth day of May, in 1781, ended as an American Patriot victory.
1781 – On the Fourteenth day of May, in 1781, in the Town of Yorktown, in the State of New York, the Battle of Pine’s Bridge, was an engagement during the American Revolutionary War. Participating in the battle were Black freemen, Native Americans and members of the 1st. Rhode Island Regiment. In command of the Rhode Island Regiment was Colonel Christopher Greene. They were attacked by British Loyalist forces. The Battle of Pine’s Bridge was also, known as the Battle of Pyne’s Bridge and the Battle of the Davenport House. The Battle of Pine’s Bridge turned out to be a British Loyalist victory.
1781 – On the Fifteenth day of May, in 1781, South Carolina, the Battle of Fort Granby.
1781 – On the Twenty-second day of May, in 1781,The City of Augusta, Richmond County, in the State of Georgia, the Siege of Augusta, was conducted by General Andrew Pickens and Colonel Henry “Light Horse Harry” Lee, during the American Revolutionary War. The Siege was conducted against the British troops, occupying the Town of Augusta, Richmond County, in the State of Georgia, at Fort Cornwallis. The American Patriots was able to use the Mayham tower, a forty ft. moveable battle tower. The Siege of Augusta was also, known as the Siege of Fort Cornwallis, and the Battle of Augusta. The outcome of the Siege of Augusta was an American Patriot victory.
1781 – On the Twenty-second day of May, in 1781, in the State of South Carolina, the Siege of Ninety-six was a siege in wester South Carolina, during the American Revolutionary War. Continental Army Major General Nathanael Greene led one thousand troops in a siege against the 50five hundred Loyalists in the fortified village of Ninety-six, in the State of South Carolina. Greene and his troops try to attack the village; but never are able to take the fort. The Siege of Ninety-six was considered to be a British victory.
1781 – On the Twenty-fourth day of May, in 1781, at the Island of Tobago, the Invasion of Tobago was a British held island, of Tobago, during the Anglo-French War and the American Revolutionary War. Admiral De Grasse forced the British governor to surrender the island. The British had broken the Island’s neutrality. The French made a successful bid to recapture the Island of Tobago. The French fleet landed under the command of Marquis de Bouille. The Invasion of Tobago was deemed a French victory.
1781 – On the Thirtieth day of May, in 1781, at the Barbary Coast, the Action of the Thirtieth day of May, in 1781, was a naval battle fought between two frigates of the Royal Navy and two ships of the Dutch Republic off the Barbary Coast. The British frigate, the Flora, under the Captain William Peere Williams and the Crescent, under the command of Captain, the Honorable Thomas Pakenham. The Action of the Thirtieth day of May, in 1781, was also, known as the Battle of Cape St. Mary. The Action of the Thirtieth day of May, in 1781 resulted in a British victory.
1781 – On the Sixth day of June, in 1781, in the State of Georgia, American Patriots were able to retake Augusta, in the State of Georgia, in an American Patriot victory.
1781 – On the Twenty-sixth day of June, in 1781, in the State of Virginia, the Battle of Spencer’s Ordinary, at James City County, in the State of Virginia. the battle was near Williamsburg, in the State of Virginia. The battle was fought between the Continental Army, commanded by Marquis de la Fayette, who attacked the Queen’s Rangers foraging near Spenser’s Ordinary, about six miles from Williamsburg, in the State of Virginia. The Battle of Spencer’s Ordinary was also, known as the Action of Spencer’s Ordinary. The Battle of Spencer’s Ordinary turned out, to be a British victory.
1781 – On the Sixth day of July, in 1781, in the State of Virginia, the Battle of Green Spring, Brigadier General “Mad” Anthony Wayne, leading the advance forces of the Marquis de Lafayette. The Battle of Green Spring Plantation, in James City County, in the State of Virginia, took place during the American Revolutionary War. Intelligence said that General Lord Charles Cornwallis was moving his troops; but it was a trap. The Battle of Green Spring was also, known as the Battle of Green Spring Plantation. The outcome of the Battle of Green Spring was a British victory.
1781 – On the Fifteenth day of July, 1781, in the State of Virginia, Francisco’s Fight, was a soldier is the American Revolutionary War. He was over six foot, six and a mighty soldier. Peter Francisco encountered some British soldiers commanded by Lieutenant General Banastre Tarleton’s Dragoons. Francisco was known as the Virginia Giant. He was in many battles, and was shot in the leg. Peter Francisco died as a prisoner of war in the State of New Jersey. Francisco’s Fight was considered an American Patriot victory.
1781 – On the Twenty-first day of July, in 1781, at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, in Canada, the Naval Battle of Fort Louisbourg, the fort town of louisbourg was built by the French in 1713; but during the American Revolutionary War, it was occupied by the British. In 1746, the French tried to take the Fort of Louisbourg back; they failed due to bad weather and the death of their commander. The Naval Battle of Fort Louisbourg turned into a French and Spanish victory.
1781 – On the Fifth day of August, in 1781, in the North Sea, the Battle of Dogger Bank, was a naval battle that took place during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War, in the North Sea, related to the American Revolutionary War. The British squadron and the Dutch squadron were against each other. the Battle of Dogger Bank was judged a British victory.
1781 – On the Eighth day of August, in 1781, in the State of Ohio, the Battle of Piqua, the location was Bethel Township, Clark County, near Springfield, in the State of Ohio. The British and the Shawnee were pitted against the Kentucky militia and the Virginia State forces, with General George Rogers Clark and about one thousand soldiers. It was all part of the Illinois or the Western Campaign, on the Upper Ohio River. The Battle of Piqua was also, known as the Battle of the Pekowee or The Battle of Pekowi. The Battle of Piqua finished as an American Patriot victory.
1781 – On the Nineteenth day of August, in 1781, on Minorca, included a five month siege of Fort San Felipe, during the American Revolutionary War. The Invasion of Minorca was also, known as the Battle of Menorca, and The Battle of Minorca. The Island of Minorca had be invaded a number of times. The Invasion of Minorca ended as a French and Spanish victory.
1781 – On the Twenty-fourth day of August, in 1781, in what is now Aurora, in the State of Indiana, Lochry’s Defeat, American Patriot Colonel Archibald Lochry and his one hundred and seven recruits for Brigadier General George Rogers Clark, plus Pennsylvania militia, were ambushed by Native American, Joseph Brant’s raiders and some British troops from Quebec. Lochry’s Defeat was also, known as Lochry’s Massacre. The Shawnee killed many prisoners of war. General Clark and his men floated down the mouth of the Great Miami River, and had to abandon his plans to take back Detroit, in the State of Michigan. Lochry’s Defeat, of course, concluded, in a British and Iroquois victory.
1781 – On the Twenty-eighth day of August, in 1781, in the State of North Carolina, the Battle of Elizabethtown.
1781 – On the Fifth day of September, in 1781, in the State of Virginia, the Battle of the Chesapeake, where the French Navy and the British fleet clashed, during the American Revolutionary War. The French were led by the Admiral Count de Francois Joseph Paul de Grasse against the British led by General Lord Charles Cornwallis and Admiral Sir Thomas Graves. The Battle of the Chesapeake, was also, known as the Battle of the Virginia Capes and the Battle of the Capes. The Battle of the Chesapeake was deemed a French victory.
1781 – On the Sixth day of September, in 1781, in the State of Connecticut, the Battle of Groton Heights, was a Battle of the American Revolutionary War, fought between the Connecticut militia force led by Lieutenant Colonel William Ledyard and a much larger British force. The British landed on the Groton side of the Thames River, which was one and one half miles south of Fort Griswold, and an additional eight hundred men on the New London side. The Battle of Groton Heights was also, known as the Battle of Fort Griswold and the Fort Griswold Massacre. The massacre was of the men in the garrison. The Battle of Groton Heights resulted in a British victory.
1781 – On the Eighth day of September, in 1781, in the South Carolina, The Battle of Eutaw Springs, was an American Revolutionary War engagement, fought near Charleston, South Carolina, between the British troops under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Stewart and the American Forces les by Major General Nathanael Greene. Major General Nathanael Greene with the American Continental Army, started a campaign to ended British control, in the South Carolina backcountry. The battle happened, when Major General Nathanael Greene and men attacked the British camp at Limestone Springs, on the Eutaw Creek, near Eutawville, in the State of South Carolina. The outcome of Battle of Eutaw Springs was a British victory.
1781 – On the Thirteenth day of September, in 1781, in the State of North Carolina, the Battle of Lindley’s Mill took place in Orange County, what is now, Alamance County, in the State of North Carolina, during the American Revolutionary War. Lindley’s Mill was on Thomas Lindley’s land. The Battle of Lindley’s Mill was also, known as the Battle of Cane Creek. The Battle of Lindley’s Mill was considered an American Patriot victory.
1781 – On the Thirteenth day of September, in 1781. in the State of Virginia, the Long Run Massacre, happened at the intersection of of Floyd’s Fork Creek and Long Run Creek, along the Falls Trace, a trail, in what is now eastern Jefferson County, in the State of Kentucky. The battle was near Louisville, in the State of Kentucky. As the American Patriots were fording the creek, they were attacked by a group of Miami Native Americans. The Long Run massacre was also, known as the Battle of Long Run Creek, The Battle of Floyd’s Fork Creek, the Battle of Falls Trace and the Battle of Painted Stone Station. The Long Run Massacre turned into a British and Iroquois Native American victory.
1781 – On the Twenty-eighth day of September, in 1781, in the State of Virginia, the Battle of Yorktown, was a joint French and American Patriot land and sea campaign, that entrapped the British Army, on the Peninsula at Yorktown, in the State of Virginia. The British commanders were Major General Lord Charles Cornwallis and Sir Henry Clinton. The American Patriot commander was General George Washington. The French commanders were Gilbert du Motier and the Marquis de Lafayette. The Battle of Yorktown was the last great battle of the American Revolutionary War. The Battle of Yorktown, was also, known as the Siege of Yorktown. The American Patriots and the French were able to force the surrender of Major General Lord Charles Cornwallis and his seven thousand British troops. Finished as an over whelming French and American Patriot victory.
1781 – On the Third day of October, in 1781, in the State of New York, the Battle of Fort Slongo, was fought between the America Continental Army, under the command of Major Benjamin Tallmadge and Lemuel Prescott, in the American Revolutionary War.. The British forces were led by General Sir Henry Clinton. The Battle of Fort Slongo, was also, known as the Battle of Fort Slonga. The Battle of Fort Slongo ended in an American Patriot victory.
1781 – On the Eighteenth day of October, in 1781, in the State of North Carolina, James H Craig of the Eighty-second Regiment occupied Wilmington, tp establish a supply base for the Invasion of North Carolina. Then, the British evacuated the city.
1781 – On the Nineteenth day of October, in 1781, in the State of Virginia, General Sir Charles Cornwallis officially surrenders, his seven thousand men after the Siege of Yorktown, which began on the Twenty-eighth day of October, in 1781, turned into a French and American Patriot victory.
1781 – On the Twenty-first day of October, in 1781, in India, The Siege of Negapatam, the French fleet of twenty-four ships, under the command of Comte de Grasse were pitted against the British forces under the command of Admiral Graves and Vice Admiral Sir Edward Hughes, and four thousand British troops under Colonel Braithwaite, during the American Revolutionary War. On the other side were the Dutch and the Mysore troops. The British did take the fort. The Siege of Negapatam was also, known as the Battle of Negapatam. The Siege of Negapatam concluded in a British victory.
1781 – On the Twenty-fifth day of October, in 1781, in the State of New York, the Battle of Johnstown, took place when the American Revolutionary War forces were led by American Patriot Colonel Marinus Willett. The British and Loyalist forces were led by Major John Ross and Captain Walter Butler and accompanied by Native American forces. British and Native American Raids were happening in Montgomery and Fulton Counties, in the State of New York. The Battle of Johnstown, was also, known as the Raid on Johnstown, which was in Johnstown, Fulton County, in the State of New York. The Battle of Johnstown was deemed an American Patriot victory.
1781 – On the Eleventh day of November, in 1781, in India, at the Siege of Negapatam, which began on the Twenty-first day of November, in 1781, and ended as a British victory.
1781 – On the Twelfth day of December, in 1781, Off the Coast of Brittany, The Second Battle of Ushant, was a naval battle fought between the French and the British squadrons near an Island of Ushant, off the coast of Brittany, which was part of the American Revolutionary War. The Second Battle of Ushant resulted in a British victory.
1782 – On the Second day of January, in 1782, in the State of South Carolina, the Battle of Videau’s Bridge, was an engagement of the American Revolutionary War, fought in the Charles Town District, now Charleston, Berkeley County, in the State of South Carolina. The American Patriots were out on a foraging expedition, from Charleston, when the British attacked. The American Patriots were under the command of Colonel Richard Richardson, Jr. the Loyalist commander was Major William Brereton. The Battle of Videau’s Bridge was also, known as the Battle of James Creek. The outcome of the Battle of Videau’s Bridge was a British victory.
1782 – On the Eleventh day of January, in 1782, on the Island of St. Christopher, the Siege of Brimstone Hill, where the French invasion of Saint Kitts, was a part of the American Revolutionary War. After landing on Saint Kitts, the French troops, of the Marquis de Bouille stormed and besieged the Fortress of Brimstone Hill. The French forces fought under the command of Admiral Conte Francois Joseph Paul de Grasse. The British fleet was under the command of British Rear Admiral Sir Samuel Hood. The Siege of Brimstone Hill was also, known as the Battle of St Kitts, the Battle of Frigate Bay, and the French Invasion of Saint Kitts. The Siege of Brimstone Hill considered a French and American Patriot victory.
1782 – On the Eleventh day of January, in 1782, in Ceylon, the Capture of Trincomalee, was the second major engagement between Great Britain and the Dutch East India Company in the East Indies after the outbreak of the fourth Anglo Dutch War. The British fleet vice Admiral was Sir Edward Hughes. The Commander of the French fleet was Bailli de Suffren. The Battle was part of the East India Campaign, at Fort Fredrick, Trincomalee, Ceylon., was part of the American Revolutionary War. The Capture of Trincomalee turned into a British victory.
1782 – On the Fifteenth day of January, in 1782, in Jamaica, the Action of the Fifteenth day of January, in 1782, was a naval battle that happened near the Island of Jamaica, during the American Revolutionary War. A Royal Naval frigate, His Majesty’s Ship, the Fox, intercepted and engaged two Spanish merchant frigates, one with twenty-six guns and the other with twenty guns. The British commander was Thomas Windsor. The Action of the fifteenth day of January, in 1782, in Jamaica finished as a British victory.
1782 – On the Twenty-second day of January, in 1782, the Capture of Demerara and Essewuibo was a French military expedition carried out as part of the American Revolutionary War. The French took possession of these settlements, compelling the British Governor Robert Kingston, to surrender. Before, six British privateers entered the rivers and captured fifteen Dutch vessels. The French then occupied the colony. The French gained control of the Three Rivers area. The Capture of Demerara and Essewuibo was also, known as the Battle of Demerara and Essewuibo and the Battle of Belize. The Battle of Demerara and Essewuibo ended in a French and American Patriot victory.
1782 – On the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth days of January, in 1782, at St. Christopher, The Battle of Saint Kitts, was a naval battle fought, during the American Revolutionary War, between a British fleet under the command of Rear Admiral Sir Samuel Hood and a larger French fleet of under the command of Comte de Grasse. The British was able to withdraw to their refuge on Brimstone Hill. The Battle of Saint Kitts was also, known as the Battle of Frigate bay. The Battle of Saint Kitts concluded in a British victory.
1782 – On the Fifth day of February, in 1782, in Minorca, the Invasion of Minorca, which began on the Nineteenth day of February, in 1782, ended as a French and Spanish victory.
1782 – On the Fifth day of February, in 1782, in Demerara and Essequibo, at the Capture of Demerara and Essequibo, which began on the Twenty-second day of January, in 1782, and ended as a French and American Patriot victory.
1782 – On the Thirteenth day of February, in 1782, on St. Christopher, at the Siege of Brimstone Hill, which began on the Eleventh day of January, in 1782 , and ended as a French and American Patriot victory.
1782 – On the Seventeenth day of February, in 1782, India, the Battle of Sadras, the fleets of French Captain Pierre Andre de Suffren de St. Tropez and the Vice Admiral Sir Edward Hughes of the British Navy. The British suffered the most damage. The Battle of Sadras was fought near what is now Kalpakkam, as part of the East Indies Campaign, and one of four battles in the Indian Ocean region. The Battle of Sadras was considered a French victory.
1782 – On the Twenty-second day of February, in 1782, the Island of Montserrat, the Capture of Monserrat, was accomplished by a French naval expedition that seized the Island of Montserrat from the British, during the American Revolutionary War. The Caribbean Island of Montserrat was nicknamed the Emerald Isle. The Battle of Montserrat turned into a French victory.
1782 – On the Twenty-fourth day of February, in 1782, in the State of South Carolina. The Battle of Wambaw, was an engagement of the American Revolutionary War, fought near Charleston, Berkeley County, South Carolina. The American Patriot Commander was Colonel Archibald McDonald. The British Loyalist Commander was Colonel Benjamin Thompson. The Battle of Wambaw was also, known as the Battle of Wambaw Bridge, The Battle of Wambaw Creek, the Battle of Durant’s Plantation. The Battle of Wambaw finished as a British victory.
1782 – On the Eighth day of March, in 1782, in Ohio, the Gnadenhutten Massacre, was the killing of ninety-six Christian Lenape, or peaceful Native Americans, by the Militiamen from the western area of the State of Pennsylvania, at the Moravian Missionary village or settlement of Gnadenhutten, in the State of Ohio, during the American Revolutionary War. The Pennsylvania militia was under the command of Captain David Williamson. The Native Americans were mostly from the State of Delaware. The Moravian Bishop was John Holmes. The Gnadenhutten Massacre, was also, known as the Moravian Massacre. The Gnadenhutten Massacre had no victory or winner.
1782 – On the Sixteenth day of March, in 1782, in Guatemala and Honduras, the Battle of Roatan, was an American Revolutionary War battle. The British forces against Spanish forces, led by Galdez, captured Roatan. The Battle of Roatan was also, known as the Battle of Rattan and the Siege of Roatan. The Island of Roatan is considered part of the Caribbean. The Battle of Roatan ended as a American Patriot and Spanish victory.
1782 – On the Sixteenth day of March, in 1782, at the Straits of Gibraltar, the Action of the Sixteenth day of March, in 1782, was a naval engagement between a British Royal Naval frigate of His Majesty’s Ship, the Success and a Spanish frigate, the Santa Catalina, in the Straits of Gibraltar, during the American Revolutionary War and part of the Anglo-Spanish War. The British sighted the Spanish 12 pounder, 34-gun frigate, the Santa Catalina commanded by Don Miguel Tacon. The Action of the Sixteenth day of March in 1782, concluded as a British victory.
1782 – On the Twentieth day of March, in 1782, Lord North resigns as Prime Minister of Great Britain.
1782 – On the Twenty-second day of March, in 1782, in the State of Virginia and Kentucky, the Battle of Little Mountain, Captain James Estill commanded the American Patriot forces, were against the British and Wyandot Native Americans, who crossed the Ohio River, to attack at the Battle of Little Mountain. The Battle of Little Mountain, was in Virginia and the same land area is now in the State of Kentucky. The Battle of Little Mountain was also, known as Estill’s Defeat and the Battle of Little Mountain Creek. Captain James Estill died in the battle. The Battle of Little Mountain was deemed a British Iroquois Native American victory.
1782 – On the Eighth day of April, in 1782, in the State of New Jersey, the Battle of Delaware Bay, was a naval engagement fought between the British Navy frigate, the General Monk, and the American Continental Navy, under the command of Captain Joshua Barney. The Battle of Delaware Bay was also, known as the Battle of Cape May, the Battle of the Delaware Capes. The Battle of Delaware Bay resulted in An American Patriot victory.
1782 – On the Ninth day of April, in 1782, in Dominica or the West Indies, the Battle of Saintes was a naval battle in the Caribbean between the British, under the command of Admiral George Rodney and Hood. The French Fleet, under the command of Comte de Grasse, as part of the American Revolutionary War. The British were trying to end the threat to al the British possessions, in the area. The Saintes were the area just north or Dominica, in the West. The Battle of the Saintes was also, known as the Battle of Dominica. The outcome of the Battle of the Saintes was a British victory.
1782 – On the Twelfth day of April, in 1782, off the coast of the Island of Ceylon, the Battle of Providien, near a rocky inlet called Providien, south of Trincomslee, the representation of his Majesty’s Ship the Monmouth, with 64 guns, and commanded by Captain James Alms, during the American Revolutionary War, the Battle of Providien was between the British and the French, and was a naval encounter. The Battle of Providien was considered a French victory.
1782 – On the Twelfth day of April, in 1782, off the Coast of Dominica, the Battle of the Saintes, which began on the Ninth day of April, in 1782, ended as a British victory.
1782 – In April of 1782, Guatemala and Honduras, the Battle of Black River, was a series of conflicts between April and August, during the American Revolution,. They were fought between British and Spanish forces for control of the Black River settlement, located on the Caribbean coast of what is now Honduras. The Battle of Black River turned into a British victory.
1782 – On the Nineteenth day of April, in 1782, the Netherlands officially recognized the independence of the United States of America.
1782 – On the Nineteenth day of April, in 1782, in the Caribbean, the Battle of Mona Passage, was a naval battle between a British fleet under the command of Rear Admiral, 1st Viscount, Sir Samuel Hood and the French fleet under the command of Georges-Francois de Framond, during the American Revolutionary War. Two of the French ships were the Canton and the Jason. One of the British ships was the Barfleur. The Battle of Mona Passage finished in a British victory.
1782 – On the Twentieth and the Twenty-first day of April, in 1782, Ushant, a French Island, at the Mouth of the English Channel, during the American Revolutionary War. The Action of the Twentieth and the Twenty-first day of April, in 1782. The battle was between the British Royal navy and the French fleet. The Action of the Twentieth and Twenty-first days of April, in 1782 finished as a British victory.
1782 – On the Sixth day of May, in 1782, at the Bahamas, the Capture of the Bahamas, took place, during the American Revolutionary War. This is when the Spanish force under the command of Juan Manuel Cagigal, who arrived on the Island of New Providence, near Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas, to take it. The Spanish were able to take the Bahamas from the British, in the Loyalist expedition. The Capture of the Bahamas ended in an American Patriot and Spanish victory.
1782 – On the Twenty-fifth day of May, in 1782, the Crawford Expedition, was part of the American Revolutionary War, and considered in the area of the Western Campaign, in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Colonel William Crawford’s Army, set out on an expedition to attack Native American towns along the Sandusky River, in Upper Pennsylvania. The Loyalists and Native Americans allied to defend the region and defeat the American Patriots. Some of the Loyalists came from Quebec. The Crawford Expedition was also, known as the Sandusky Expedition, Crawford’s Defeat, the Battle of Sandusky River and the Upper Sandusky Expedition. Crawford’s Defeat concluded in a British and Iroquois Native American victory.
1782 – On the Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth days of May, in 1782, off the Coast of Nova Scotia, The Naval Battle of Halifax, took place, during the American Revolutionary War. It involved the American Privateer Ship, the Jack and the 14 gun Royal Naval Brig, His Majesty’s Ship, the Observer, of the coast of Halifax, in Nova Scotia. Captain David Ropes commanded the Jack and Lieutenant John Crymes commanded the Observer. The Naval Battle of Halifax, was deemed a British victory.
1782 – On the Twelfth day of June, in 1782, in Quebec, on the Crawford Expedition, which began of the Twenty-fifth day of May, in 1782, ended as a British and Native American Iroquois victory.
1782 – On the Thirtieth day of June, in 1782, in Chester, Nova Scotia, The Raid of Chester, happened during the American Revolutionary War, when the American Privateer, Captain Noah Stoddard of Fairhaven, in the State of Massachusetts, and four other Privateer vessels attacked the British settlement at Chester, in Nova Scotia. The town was defended by Captain Jonathan Prescott and Captain Jacob Millett. The Naval Battle of Chester resulted in a British victory.
1782 – On the First day of July, in 1782, in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, The Raid of Lunenburg, happened during the American Revolutionary War, when the American Privateer, Captain Noah Stoddard of Fairhaven, in the State of Massachusetts, and four other Privateer vessels attacked the British settlement at Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. The Raid of Lunenburg was also, known as the Sack of Lunenburg. The outcome of the Raid of Lunenburg was an American Patriot victory.
1782 – On the Sixth day of July, in 1782, Ceylon, the Battle of Negapatam, was the third in a series of battles fought between a British Fleet, under Vice Admiral Sir Edward Hughes, and a French fleet, under the Baille de Suffren, off the coast of India, during the American Revolutionary War. The battle was prevented from continuing by the weather, or a bad storm. The Battle of Negapatam, was also, known as the Battle of Ceylon. The Battle of Negapatam was considered a British victory.
1782 – On the Eleventh day of July, in 1782, in the State of Georgia, the British evacuate Savannah Georgia.
1782 – On the Seventh day of August, in 1782, George Washington established the Badge of Military Merit, now known as the Purple Heart.
1782 – On the Eighth day of August, in 1782, at Rupert’s Land, on the Shores of Hudson Bay, in Canada, the Hudson Bay Expedition, of Jean-Francois de Galaup, comte de La Perouse was a series of military raids on the fur trading posts and fortifications of the Hudson Bay Company, on the Shores of the Hudson Bay by a squadron of the French Royal Navy. The attack was on the Prince of Wales Fort, on Hudson Bay, in the Town of Churchill, Manitoba. Samuel Hearne built the first inland Hudson Bay Company post. The Prince of Wales Fort was captured and destroyed by the French Admiral, and his men. The Hudson Bay Expedition turned into a French and American Patriot victory.
1782 – On the Fifteenth day of August, in 1782, in State of Virginia and the State of Kentucky, the Siege of Bryan’s Station, was one of the last battles of the American Revolutionary War, fought in Kentucky. At that time the area of Kentucky was considered part of Virginia. The battle was between the Native Americans numbering four hundred, six hundred British soldiers and some Canadians. The Siege of Bryan’s Station was also, known as the Battle of Bryan’s Station, the Battle of Bryant’s Station. The Siege of Bryan’s Station finished as an American Patriot victory.
1782 – On the Seventeenth day of August, in 1782, in the State of Virginia, at the Siege of Bryan Station, which began on the Fifteenth day of August, in 1782, and ended as a American Patriot victory.
1782 – On the Nineteenth day of August, in 1782, in the State of Virginia and the State of Kentucky, the Battle of Blue Licks was the last battle of the American Revolutionary War. The Loyalist commander was Captain William Caldwell. He and his men crossed the Ohio River to fight in the Battle of Blue Licks. The Battle of Blue licks was also, known as the Terrible Battle of Blue Licks, the Last Battle of the American Revolutionary War fought in Kentucky and the Battle of Mount Olivet. The Battle of Blue Licks ended as a British and Iroquois Native American victory.
1782 – On the Twenty-seventh day of August, in 1782, near Beaufort, in the State of South Carolina, the Battle of the Combahee River, and one of the confrontations after the Siege of Yorktown to occur before the British evacuated Charleston, South Carolina. The Battle of the Combahee River was also, known as the Battle of Combahee, the Battle of Combahee and the Battle of the Combahee Ferry. Brigadier General Mordecai Gist and his Continental Army were up against British Regulars and two hundred Loyalists with eighteen vessels already on the Combahee River. The Battle of the Combahee River concluded in a British victory.
1782 – On the Twenty-fifth day of August, in 1782, on Ceylon, in what is now Sri Lanka, the Battle of Trincomalee was fought between the British fleet, under the command of Vice Admiral Sir Edward Hughes and the French fleet, under the Bailli de Suffren off the coast of Trincomalee. The Battle of Trincomalee was deemed no winner for the British, and no winner for the French.
1782 – On the Third day of September, in 1782, on Ceylon, in what is now Sri Lanka, the Battle of Trinaomalee, which began on the Twenty-fifth day of August, in 1782, ended as Inconclusive.
1782 – On the Fourth day of September, in 1782, off the coast of France, the Action of the Fourth day of September, in 1782, was a naval engagement fought off the lle de Batz between the French naval frigate, the Hebe, and the Royal British Naval frigate, the HMS, or His Majesty’s Ship, the Rainbow, during the American Revolutionary War. There was a question of Dutch ships being ready for action. The Action of the Fourth day of September, in 1782 resulted in a British victory.
1782 – On the Fifth day of September, in 1782, off the coast of Long Island, the Action of the Fifth day of September, in 1782, took place, during the American Revolutionary War, between two French Navy frigates, the Aigle and Gloire, and a British seventy-four gun ship, of the Line HMS or His Majesty’s ship, the Hector. The French withdrew, but the Hector foundered a few days later, after the 1782 central Atlantic hurricane. The outcome of the Action of the Fifth day of September, in 1782, was inconclusive, or no winners.
1782 – On the Eleventh day of September, in 1782, in Virginia, now West Virginia, the Second Siege of Fort Henry, near Wheeling, West Virginia. A group of Native Americans including: Wyandot, Shawnee, Seneca and Delaware made up the Army, along with some British and Loyalist soldiers attempted to take Fort Henry. Fort Fincastle was renamed Fort Henry after Patrick Henry became governor. The Second Siege of Fort Henry was also, known as the Second Battle of Fort Henry. The Second Siege of Fort Henry was considered an American Patriot victory.
1782 – On the Thirteenth day of September, in 1782, in Gibraltar, the Grand Assault on Gibraltar, was an unsuccessful attempt by Spain and France to capture Gibraltar, from the British, during the American Revolutionary War. After a lull in the siege, during the French and Spanish besiegers gathered more guns, ships and troops for a Grand Assault launched on the Eighteenth day of September, in 1782.The Grand Assault on Gibraltar turned into a British victory.
1782 – On the Thirteenth day of September, in 1782, in the State of Virginia, at the Siege of Fort Henry, which began on the Eleventh day of September, in 1782, and ended as an American Patriot victory.
1782 – On the Fifteenth day of September, in 1782, the Action of the Fifteenth day of September, in 1782, was a naval action at the mouth of the Delaware Bay, in which four Royal Naval vessels under the command of George Elphinstone pursued and attacked three French warships that included two frigates under the command of Comte de la Touche Treville, as part of the American Revolutionary War. Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and John Jay began official peace negotiations or talks with Britain. The Action of the Fifteenth day of September, in 1782 finished as a British victory.
1782 – On the Eighteenth day of October, in 1782, in Hispaniola, the Action of the Eighteenth day of October, in 1782, was a naval engagement of the American Revolutionary War, in which the French 74 gun ship the line Scipion, accompanied by a frigate was chased by tow Royal Navy ships of the line, HMS or His Majesty’s Ships, the London and the Torbay. The battle was near Hispaniola in the Caribbean Naval Battle. The Action of the Eighteenth day of October, in 1782, ended as a British victory.
1782 – On the Fourth day of November, in 1782, in the State of South Carolina, the Encounter at John’s Ferry.
1782 – On the Tenth day of November, in 1782, in the State of what is now Ohio, General George Rogers Clark and about one thousand militiamen, on horseback, attacked an burned several Shawnee villages and defeated them, near Chillicothe, Ohio. The Indians and the Loyalists retaliation.
1782 – On the Fourteenth day of November, in 1782, in Charleston, in the State of South Carolina, The Battle of James Island, was an engagement, near Charleston, in the State of South Carolina, between the American and British forces. British troops were on the move attempting to evacuate most, of the Americans, as part of the American Revolutionary War. The American Patriot commander was Colonel Tadeusz Kosciuszko, from the State of Maryland. The British troops were under the commander of Major William Dansey. The Battle of James Island, concluded as a British victory.
1782 – On the Thirtieth day of November, in 1782, the British and the Americans sign preliminary Articles of Peace.
1782 – On the Sixth day of December, in 1782, off the coast of Martinique, the Action of the Sixth day of December, in 1782 – On the was an naval encounter, primarily, fought between HMS, or His Majesty’s Ship, the Ruby and French Ship, the Solitaire, off the coast of Martinique. The Ruby easily defeated the Solitaire, during the American Revolutionary War. The Action of the Sixth day of December, in 1782, was deemed a British victory.
1782 – On the Fourteenth day of December, in 1782, the British evacuate Charleston, in the State of South Carolina.
1782 – On the Twentieth and the Twenty-first days of December, in 1782, off the Delaware River, the Battle of the Delaware Capes, was a naval engagement that was fought off the Delaware River, towards the end of the American Revolutionary War. The battle was a long drawn out battle, lasting two days. The battle of the Delaware Capes was also, known as the Third Battle of the Delaware Bay and the Battle of Cape May. The Battle of the Delaware Capes resulted in a British victory.
1783 – On the Second day of January, in 1783, off the coast of Hispaniola, the action of the Second day of January, in 1783, the Action of the Second day of January, in 1783, was a naval battle that took place, in the Caribbean Sea, during the last months of the American Revolutionary War. The outcome of the Action of the Second day of January, in 1783, was inconclusive, no one won. It was a battle with no winner.
1783 – On the Seventh day of February, in 1783, in Gibraltar, the Great Siege of Gibraltar started on the Twenty fourth day of June, in 1779, and ended as a British victory.
1783 – On the Twenty-second day of January, in 1783, Virginia, the Action of the Twenty-second day of January, in 1783, was a single ship action fought off the Chesapeake Bay, during the American Revolutionary War. The circumstances of the battle included controversial violations, of the accepted rules of war, regarding the flying of fake flags and distress signals. The Action of the Twenty-second day of January, in 1783, was considered a British victory.
1783 – On the Fifteenth day of February, in 1783, in Guadeloupe, the Action of the Fifteenth day of February, in 1783, was a naval engagement, of the American Revolutionary War, involving the 36 gun French Navy frigate, the Concorde and the Royal Navy 74 gun ship, of the line, the Magnificent. The British were ready when the HMS or His Majesty’s Ship, the Concorde was overhauled. The Action of the Fifteenth day of February, in 1783, turned into a British victory.
1783 – On the Seventeenth day of February, in 1783, in Cuba, and Jamaica, the Action of the Seventeenth day of February, in 1783, was a naval conflict fought, in the waters between the Cuba and Jamaica, in the Caribbean Sea, between a Royal Navy frigate, the HMS, or His Majesty’s Ship, the Fax, and a Spanish Navy frigate, the Santa Catalina. The Action of the Seventeenth day of February, in 1783, finished as a British victory.
1783 – On the Fifteenth day of March, in 1783, General George Washington, addressed the Newburgh Conspiracy and discontent in the Continental Army, at Newburgh, in the State of New York.
1783 – On the Fourteenth day of April, in 1783, in the Bahamas, the Recapture of the Bahamas, took place late in the American Revolutionary War, when a Loyalist expedition, under the command of Andrew Deveaux set out to retake the Bahamas from the Spanish. The expedition was successful and Nassau fell without a shot being fired. The Recapture of the Bahamas ended as a British victory.
1783 – On the Eighteenth day of April, in 1783, in the Bahamas, at the Recapture of the Bahamas, which began on the Fourteenth day of April, in 1783, ended as a British victory.
1783 – On the Nineteenth day of April, in 1783, the Continental Congress ratified the Preliminary Peace Treaty.
1783 – On the Third day of September, in 1783, the United states of America and Great Britain sign the Treaty of Paris.
1783 – On the Twenty-fifth day of November, in 1783, the British evacuate New York City, in the State of New York.
1783 – On the Fourth day of December, in 1783, in 1783, General George Washington said farewell to the officers, of the Continental Army, in New York City, in the State of New York.
1783 – On the Twenty-third day of December, in 1783, General George Washington resigned as the Commander, of the Continental Army, at Annapolis, in the State of Maryland.