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Jack Jouett begins his midnight ride to warn Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia legislature of an impending British raid
American Revolutionary War: In the largest defeat of the Continental Army, Charleston, South Carolina is taken by Britis
The Cumberland Compact is signed by leaders of the settlers in the Cumberland River area of what would become the U
American Revolutionary War: At the Waxhaws Massacre, the British continue attacking after the Continentals lay down thei
War of the Bavarian Succession: Russian and French mediators at the Congress of Teschen negotiate an end to the war
War of the Bavarian Succession: Russian and French mediators at the Congress of Teschen negotiate an end to the war
The court-martial for malfeasance of Benedict Arnold, a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionar
Continental Army officer Lachlan McIntosh fatally wounds Button Gwinnett, a signer of the United States Declaration of I
American Revolutionary War: A Continental Army garrison surrenders in the Battle of The Cedars
American Revolution: The British Army advances up the Charles River in Massachusetts to destroy supplies of American mil
American Revolutionary War: The war begins during the Battles of Lexington and Concord with a victory of American minute
American Revolutionary War: Following the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the Siege of Boston begins with American mil
American Revolutionary War: A small Colonial militia led by Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold captures Fort Ticond
American Revolutionary War: The Second Continental Congress takes place in Philadelphia
American Revolutionary War: The Second Continental Congress takes place in Philadelphia
American Revolution: The Mecklenburg Resolves are adopted in the Province of North Carolina
Intolerable Acts: The Quartering Act of 1774 is enacted, allowing a governor in colonial America to house British soldie
The Parliament of Great Britain passes the Tea Act, designed to save the British East India Company by reducing taxes on
The Parliament of Great Britain passes the Tea Act, designed to save the British East India Company by reducing taxes on
The Battle of Alamance, a pre-American Revolutionary War battle between local militia and a group of rebels called The "