January 10 » American Revolution: Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet Common Sense.
February 27 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge in North Carolina breaks up a Loyalist militia.
July 4 » American Revolution: The United States Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress.
September 17 » The Presidio of San Francisco is founded in New Spain.
December 7 » Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, arranges to enter the American military as a major general.
December 26 » American Revolutionary War: In the Battle of Trenton, the Continental Army attacks and successfully defeats a garrison of Hessian forces.
Day of burial April 11, 1776
The temperature on April 11, 1776 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
January 1 » American Revolutionary War: Norfolk, Virginia is burned by combined Royal Navy and Continental Army action.
January 27 » American Revolutionary War: Henry Knox's "noble train of artillery" arrives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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.
June 28 » American Revolutionary War: Thomas Hickey, Continental Army private and bodyguard to General George Washington, is hanged for mutiny and sedition.
July 12 » Captain James Cook begins his third voyage.
November 16 » American Revolution: The United Provinces (Low Countries) recognize the independence of the United States.
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