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February 23 – American Revolutionary War: Battle of Spanktown, part of the Forage War; March 5 – Thomas Wharton Jr. is sworn in as the first president of Pennsylvania. March 8 – American Revolutionary War: Battle of Pun Hill, part of the Forage War; March 21 – Thomas Johnson is sworn as the first governor of Maryland.
October 30 – John Hart, American militia officer during King George's War and the French and Indian War (b. 1706) November 1 – Jonathan Hampton, American colonial surveyor (b. 1712) November 6 – Bernard de Jussieu, French naturalist (b. 1699) November 10 – Cornstalk, Shawnee chief (b. c. 1720) November 13 – William Bowyer, English ...
The Battle of Brandywine, also known as the Battle of Brandywine Creek, was fought between the American Continental Army of General George Washington and the British Army of General Sir William Howe on September 11, 1777, as part of the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783). The forces met near Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania.
The Battle of Germantown was a major engagement in the Philadelphia campaign of the American Revolutionary War.It was fought on October 4, 1777, at Germantown, Pennsylvania, between the British Army led by Sir William Howe, and the American Continental Army under George Washington.
Valley Forge National Historical Park is the site of the third winter encampment of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War from December 19, 1777 to June 19, 1778. The National Park Service preserves the site and interprets the history of the Valley Forge encampment.
Oriskany Battlefield State Historic Site is a historic site in Oneida County, New York, United States that marks the Battle of Oriskany, fought in 1777 during the American Revolution, one of the bloodiest engagements of the war. The park is northwest of the Village of Oriskany on NY Route 69 and is southeast of the City of Rome.
Disputes within the American camp led Gates to strip Arnold of his command. British General Sir Henry Clinton moved up from New York City and attempted to divert American attention by capturing Forts Clinton and Montgomery in the Hudson River highlands on October 6, and Kingston on October 13, but his efforts were too late to help Burgoyne ...
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 ...