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October 17 – American Revolution – Battle of Saratoga: British General John Burgoyne surrenders to the American troops. October 18 – Wells' Regiment of Militia is disbanded. October 20 – The 2nd Delaware General Assembly convenes succeeding the 1st. October 22 – American Revolutionary War: Battle of Red Bank.
On October 17, Burgoyne surrendered his army to Gates. The British and German troops were accorded the traditional honors of war as they marched out to surrender. The troops formed the Convention Army, named after the convention that granted them safe passage back to Europe. However, the Continental Congress revoked the convention, and the ...
Burgoyne's march on Albany June–October 1777 Leaving Oswego on July 26, the expedition marched to Fort Stanwix on the Mohawk River , and began besieging it on August 2. About 800 members of the Tryon County militia and their Oneida allies marched to relieve the siege, but a detachment of St. Leger's force ambushed them on August 6 at the ...
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 ...
A March 1999 photo of Trump and JFK Jr. reemerged Sunday that shows the two men taking in NBA action together as the Knicks narrowly topped the Indiana Pacers 94-93 in front of more than 19,000 fans.
The painting depicts the surrender of British Lieutenant General John Burgoyne at Saratoga, New York on October 17, 1777, ten days after the Second Battle of Saratoga. Included in the depiction are many leaders of the American Continental Army and militia forces that took part in the battle as well as the Hessian commander Friedrich Adolf ...
Former President Donald Trump repeated a series of false claims, many of which have long been debunked, about immigration and other subjects in his speech at a Sunday evening rally at Madison ...
Few who served in his first administration are still on speaking terms with Trump – and some are openly hostile. Joe Sommerlad writes Friend, foe or inmate: What happened to Trump’s first cabinet?