11 events found for 1779
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
American Revolutionary War: Spain declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Great Siege of Gibraltar begins
American Revolutionary War: The Great Siege of Gibraltar begins
Battle of Grenada: The French defeat British naval forces in the Caribbean during the American Revolutionary War.
American Revolutionary War: Light infantry of the Continental Army seize a fortified British Army position in a…
American Revolutionary War: The Royal Navy defeats the Penobscot Expedition with the most significant loss of United…
American Revolutionary War: American forces battle and defeat the British and Iroquois forces at the Battle of Newtown.
American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah begins.
American Revolutionary War: John Paul Jones, naval commander of the United States, on board the USS Bonhomme Richard,…
American Revolution: Samuel Huntington is elected President of the Continental Congress, succeeding John Jay.