May 11 » War of the Austrian Succession: French forces defeat an Anglo-Dutch–Hanoverian army.
June 16 » War of the Austrian Succession: New England colonial troops under the command of William Pepperrell capture the Fortress of Louisbourg in Louisbourg, New France (Old Style date).
July 9 » French victory in the Battle of Melle allows them to capture Ghent in the days after.
July 26 » The first recorded women's cricket match takes place near Guildford, England.
September 21 » A Hanoverian army is defeated, in ten minutes, by the Jacobite forces of Prince Charles Edward Stuart
December 6 » Charles Edward Stuart's army begins retreat during the second Jacobite Rising.
Day of death November 4, 1776
The temperature on November 4, 1776 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: betrokken mist. Source: KNMI
January 10 » American Revolution: Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet Common Sense.
March 28 » Juan Bautista de Anza finds the site for the Presidio of San Francisco.
April 12 » American Revolution: With the Halifax Resolves, the North Carolina Provincial Congress authorizes its Congressional delegation to vote for independence from Britain.
June 7 » Richard Henry Lee presents the "Lee Resolution" to the Continental Congress. The motion is seconded by John Adams and will lead to the United States Declaration of Independence.
August 10 » American Revolutionary War: Word of the United States Declaration of Independence reaches London.
September 15 » American Revolutionary War: British forces land at Kip's Bay during the New York Campaign.
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