May 19 » New England's Dark Day, an unusual darkening of the day sky, was observed over the New England states and parts of Canada.
June 23 » American Revolution: Battle of Springfield fought in and around Springfield, New Jersey (including Short Hills, formerly of Springfield, now of Millburn Township).
September 21 » American Revolutionary War: Benedict Arnold gives the British the plans to West Point.
October 7 » American Revolutionary War: American militia defeat royalist irregulars led by British major Patrick Ferguson in South Carolina.
October 16 » American Revolutionary War: The British-led Royalton raid is the last Native American raid on New England.
November 5 » French-American forces under Colonel LaBalme are defeated by Miami Chief Little Turtle.
Day of death November 24, 1862
The temperature on November 24, 1862 was about -2.6 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. Source: KNMI
From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
January 30 » The first American ironclad warship, the USSMonitor is launched.
June 5 » As the Treaty of Saigon is signed, ceding parts of southern Vietnam to France, the guerrilla leader Trương Định decides to defy Emperor Tự Đức of Vietnam and fight on against the Europeans.
July 23 » American Civil War: Henry Halleck takes command of the Union Army.
August 19 » American Indian Wars: During an uprising in Minnesota, Lakota warriors decide not to attack heavily defended Fort Ridgely and instead turn to the settlement of New Ulm, killing white settlers along the way.
September 14 » American Civil War: The Battle of South Mountain, part of the Maryland Campaign, is fought.
December 13 » American Civil War: At the Battle of Fredericksburg, Confederate General Robert E. Lee defeats Union Major General Ambrose Burnside.
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