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  2. Battle of White Plains - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of White Plains took place during the New York and New Jersey campaign of the American Revolutionary War on October 28, 1776, near White Plains, New York. Following the retreat of George Washington 's Continental Army northward from New York City , British General William Howe landed troops in Westchester County , intending to cut ...

  3. List of American Revolutionary War battles - Wikipedia

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    Battle of Valcour Island: October 11, 1776: New York: British victory: British defeat American naval force on Lake Champlain, but victory comes too late to press the offensive against the Hudson valley Battle of Mamaroneck: October 22, 1776 New York British tactical victory Battle of White Plains: October 28, 1776: New York: British victory

  4. George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River - Wikipedia

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    George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River, which occurred on the night of December 25–26, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War, was the first move in a complex and surprise military maneuver organized by George Washington, the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, which culminated in their attack on Hessian forces garrisoned at Trenton.

  5. Timeline of the American Revolution - Wikipedia

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    Battle of Pell's Point (October 18) Battle of White Plains (October 29) Battle of Fort Cumberland (November 10–29) Battle of Fort Washington (November 16) Battle of Fort Lee (November 20) Ambush of Geary (December 14) Battle of Iron Works Hill (December 23–26) Washington Crossing the Delaware, painting 1851 by Emanuel Leutze. Battle of ...

  6. Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (1777) - Wikipedia

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    A small Continental Navy fleet on Lake Champlain was defeated in the October 1776 Battle of Valcour Island. The delay required by the British to build their fleet on Lake Champlain caused General Guy Carleton to hold off on attempting an assault on Ticonderoga in 1776. Although his advance forces came within three miles of Ticonderoga, the ...

  7. 1776 in the United States - Wikipedia

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    October 18 – American Revolution: Battle of Pell's Point. October 20 – The 1st Delaware General Assembly convenes. October 22 – American Revolution: Battle of Mamaroneck. [14] October 28 – American Revolution: Battle of White Plains: British forces arrive at White Plains, attack and capture Chatterton Hill from the Americans.

  8. Invasion of Quebec (1775) - Wikipedia

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    The Invasion of Quebec (June 1775 – October 1776, French: Invasion du Québec) was the first major military initiative by the newly formed Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. The objective of the campaign was to seize the Province of Quebec (part of modern-day Canada) from Great Britain , and persuade French-speaking ...

  9. History of the United States (1776–1789) - Wikipedia

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    As a result of the American Revolution, the thirteen British colonies emerged as a newly independent nation, the United States of America, between 1776 and 1789. Fighting in the American Revolutionary War started between colonial militias and the British Army in 1775. The Second Continental Congress issued the Declaration of Independence on ...