The temperature on April 14, 1776 was about 6.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east by south. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Special wheather fenomena: noorderlicht. Source: KNMI
January 27 » American Revolutionary War: Henry Knox's "noble train of artillery" arrives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
March 4 » American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army fortifies Dorchester Heights with cannon, leading the British troops to abandon the Siege of Boston.
August 27 » Battle of Long Island: In what is now Brooklyn, New York, British forces under General William Howe defeat Americans under General George Washington.
September 11 » British–American peace conference on Staten Island fails to stop nascent American Revolutionary War.
November 16 » American Revolutionary War: British and Hessian units capture Fort Washington from the Patriots.
December 7 » Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, arranges to enter the American military as a major general.
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