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Two days later, Louis XVI assented to negotiations for an alliance. [22] The treaty was signed on 6 February 1778, and France declared war on Britain one month later, with hostilities beginning with naval skirmishes off Ushant in June, notably the action of 17 June 1778. [23] George III did not welcome a war with France, but he was "prepared ...
Battle of Monmouth painting shows George Washington rallying his men while an embarrassed Charles Lee waits nearby. The Battle of Monmouth on June 28, 1778, saw a colonial American army under Major General George Washington fight a British army led by Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton.
(1778) 2 Cowp 729: Court membership; Judge sitting: Lord Mansfield: Da Costa v Jones (1778) 2 Cowp 729 is a landmark English contract law case. Facts.
General Henry Clinton by Andrea Soldi. Washington's preference for a professional standing army rather than a militia had been another source of criticism. [20] He had seen his army dissolve in the fall of 1775 as short-term enlistments expired, and blamed his defeat in the Battle of Long Island in August 1776 in part on a poorly performing militia. [21]
1778 (MDCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1778th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 778th year of the 2nd millennium, the 78th year of the 18th century, and the 9th year of the 1770s decade. As of the start ...
Valley Forge was the winter encampment of the Continental Army, under the command of George Washington, during the American Revolutionary War.The Valley Forge encampment lasted six months, from December 19, 1777, to June 19, 1778.
The Capture of St Lucia was the result of a campaign from 18–28 December 1778 by British land and naval forces to take over the island, which was a French colony. Britain's actions followed the capture of the British-controlled island of Dominica by French forces in a surprise invasion in September 1778.
[2] 6 February – American Revolutionary War: Britain declares war on France for aiding the Americans. [3] 23 April – American Revolutionary War: John Paul Jones in USS Ranger (1777) raids Whitehaven, with limited effect.