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August 23, 1775: New York: Patriot victory: 23 royal cannon from The Battery were taken under fire from HMS Asia offshore [10] Siege of Fort St. Jean: September 17 – November 3, 1775: Quebec: Patriot victory: Patriots capture British force and subsequently overrun Montreal and much of Quebec [11] Battle of Longue-Pointe: September 25, 1775 Quebec
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was an armed conflict that was part of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded by George Washington defeated the British Army.
The Frontier War for American Independence. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-0077-1. OCLC 260092836. Pennington, Edward (July 1930). "East Florida in the American Revolution, 1775–1778". The Florida Historical Society Quarterly. 9 (1). Florida Historical Society: 24–46. JSTOR 30149717. Piecuch, Jim (2008). Three Peoples ...
The most significant operation of the war was a failed British attack on Cartagena in 1741, which resulted in heavy casualties and was not repeated. [3] Apart from minor actions in Spanish Florida , Georgia , and Havana , after 1742 Britain and Spain focused their efforts on the War of the Austrian Succession in Europe .
The Battle of Fort Charlotte, also known as the siege of Fort Charlotte, was a two-week siege conducted by Spanish general Bernardo de Gálvez against the British fortifications guarding the port of Mobile, (which was then in the British province of West Florida, and now in Alabama) during the Anglo-Spanish War of 1779-1783.
(1765–1775) United Colonies (1775–1781) United States (1781–1783) Outcome: Independence of the United States of America from Great Britain; Dissolution of British America, formation of British North America and Spanish Florida; End of the First British Empire; Began the Age of Revolution; World's first federal republic founded on the ...
June 19, 1775 to June 3, 1783. [2] Promoted from colonel of the 3rd Connecticut Regiment. [11] Resigned officially at the end of the war. However, his active service ended in December 1779 due to a stroke. [12] Active from the first days of the revolution, Putnam led the forces in the field at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
1775 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1775th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 775th year of the 2nd millennium, the 75th year of the 18th century, and the 6th year of the 1770s decade. As of the start of 1775, the ...