Explore 456 historical events from 1770–1779.
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence or simply the American Revolution, was the armed conflict that comprised the fin…
American Revolutionary War: The invasion of Quebec by the Continental Army begins with the Siege of Fort St. Jean.
Bernhard Henrik Crusell was a Finland-Swedish clarinetist, composer and translator, "the most significant and internationally best-known Finnish-born classical composer and indeed,…
Bernhard Crusell, Finnish composer (died 1838)
Abbate Giuseppe Baini was an Italian priest, music critic, conductor, and composer of church music.
Giuseppe Baini, Italian priest, composer, and critic (died 1844)
Karl Ludwig Freiherr von Pöllnitz was a German adventurer and writer from Issum.
Karl Ludwig von Pöllnitz, German adventurer and author (born 1692)
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence or simply the American Revolution, was the armed conflict that comprised the fin…
American Revolutionary War: Ethan Allen surrenders to British forces after attempting to capture Montreal in the…
Benedict Arnold was an American-born British military officer who served during the American Revolutionary War. He fought with distinction for the American Continental Army and ros…
American Revolutionary War: Benedict Arnold's expedition to Quebec sets off to join the American invasion.
The Continental Navy was the navy of the United Colonies and United States from 1775 to 1785. It was founded on October 13, 1775 by the Continental Congress to fight against Britis…
The Continental Congress establishes the Continental Navy (predecessor of the United States Navy).
African Americans or Black Americans, also formerly called Afro-Americans, are an American racial and ethnic group. As defined by the United States census, they are Americans who h…
African-American poet Phillis Wheatley is freed from slavery.
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence or simply the American Revolution, was the armed conflict that comprised the fin…
American Revolutionary War: The Burning of Falmouth (now Portland, Maine).
Simon Boerum was a farmer, miller, and political leader from Brooklyn, New York. He represented New York in the Continental Congress in 1774 and 1775. He signed the Continental Ass…
Simon Boerum, American farmer and politician (born 1724)
Daher al-Umar al-Zaydani, alternatively spelled Zahir al-Umar or Dahir al-Umar, was the paramount sheikh of the Zayadina family and strongman of northern Palestine from the 1730s u…
Zahir al-Umar, Arabian ruler (born 1690)
Christian August Crusius was a German philosopher and Protestant theologian.
Christian August Crusius, German philosopher and theologian (born 1715)
George III was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until his death in 1820. He was concurrently duke and prince-elector of Hanover in the Holy Roman Empire befor…
King George III expands on his Proclamation of Rebellion in the Thirteen Colonies in his speech from the throne at the…
Major John Pitcairn was a British military officer. Born in Dysart, Fife, he enlisted in the Chatham Marine Division of the British Naval Service at the age of 23. He served in Nor…
John Pitcairn, Scottish-English soldier (born 1722)
Peyton Randolph was an American politician and planter who was a Founding Father of the United States. Born into Virginia's wealthiest and most powerful family, Randolph served as …
Peyton Randolph, American lawyer and politician, 1st President of the Continental Congress (born 1721)
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the armed conflict that comprised the final eight years of the broader Amer…
American Revolutionary War: Colonists Paul Revere and William Dawes, later joined by Samuel Prescott, began a midnight r
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the armed conflict that comprised the final eight years of the broader Amer…
The American Revolutionary War began with the Battles of Lexington and Concord in the British colony of Massachusetts
The Battle of Machias was an early naval engagement of the American Revolutionary War, also known as the Battle of the Margaretta, fought around the port of Machias, Maine.
The Battle of Machias, the first naval engagement of the American Revolutionary War, commenced in and around the port of
General Thomas Gage was a British Army officer and colonial administrator best known for his many years of service in North America, including serving as Commander-in-Chief, North …
Thomas Gage, the governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, offered a general pardon to colonists who remained loyal
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the armed conflict that comprised the final eight years of the broader Amer…
American Revolutionary War: A small force of Patriots led by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold captured Fort Ticonderoga i
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the armed conflict that comprised the final eight years of the broader Amer…
American Revolutionary War: Delegates from the Thirteen Colonies met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to convene the Secon
The American Revolution (1765–1789) was a political movement in the Thirteen Colonies of Great Britain. The movement began as a rebellion and evolved into a revolution resulting in…
American Revolution: The Committee of Safety of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, adopted the Mecklenburg Resolves, wh
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence or simply the American Revolution, was the armed conflict that comprised the fin…
American Revolutionary War: British forces took Bunker Hill outside of Boston, Massachusetts
George III was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until his death in 1820. During his reign, the Acts of Union 1800 merged Great Britain and Ireland into the Un…
King George III issued a proclamation that declared elements of the American colonies of Great Britain to be in a…