6 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…