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The Battles of Saratoga (September 19 and October 7, 1777) marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign, giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War.
Following this battle, Clinton sent forces under the command of John Vaughan to raid the Hudson Valley. Vaughan attacked and burned Kingston, New York, then the capital of New York State, destroying more than 300 buildings. The state government fled to Hurley, New York.
August 13–14, 1777: Massachusetts (present-day Maine) British victory Battle of Bennington: August 16, 1777: New York: American victory Battle of Staten Island: August 22, 1777: New York: British victory Battle of Setauket: August 22, 1777: New York: British victory First Siege of Fort Henry: September 1 or 21, 1777: Virginia: American ...
The Battle of Oriskany (/ ɔːr ˈ ɪ s k ə n iː / or / ə ˈ r ɪ s k ə n iː /) was a major engagement of the Saratoga campaign during the American Revolutionary War.On August 6, 1777, an American column of Tryon County militia and Oneidas marching to relieve the siege of Fort Stanwix was ambushed by a contingent of Britain's Indigenous allies and Loyalists.
1777 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1777th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 777th year of the 2nd millennium, the 77th year of the 18th century, and the 8th year of the 1770s decade. As of the start of 1777, the ...
August 6: Battle of Oriskany September 21: Battle of Paoli July 4 – The first organized Independence Day celebration in Philadelphia: included fireworks set off from the city's commons. July 6 – American Revolutionary War : Siege of Fort Ticonderoga – After a bombardment by British artillery under General John Burgoyne , American forces ...
After the American defeat at the Battle of Brandywine on September 11, 1777, General Washington was intent on accomplishing two tasks. He wanted to protect the revolutionary capitol of Philadelphia from British forces under the command of Lieutenant General Sir William Howe and also shield his inland supply depots at Reading, which was 60 miles (97 km) northwest of Philadelphia, and at ...
The Battle of Forts Clinton and Montgomery was an American Revolutionary War battle fought in the Hudson Highlands of the Hudson River valley, not far from West Point, on October 6, 1777. British forces under the command of General Sir Henry Clinton captured Fort Clinton and Fort Montgomery and then dismantled the first iteration of the Hudson ...