January 1 » American Revolutionary War: Norfolk, Virginia is burned by combined Royal Navy and Continental Army action.
January 1 » General George Washington hoists the first United States flag; the Grand Union Flag at Prospect Hill.
March 4 » American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army fortifies Dorchester Heights with cannon, leading the British troops to abandon the Siege of Boston.
April 7 » Captain John Barry and the USSLexington captures the Edward.
September 21 » Part of New York City is burned shortly after being occupied by British forces.
December 25 » George Washington and the Continental Army cross the Delaware River at night to attack Hessian forces serving Great Britain at Trenton, New Jersey, the next day.
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