February 5 » South Carolina becomes the second state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
February 14 » The United States flag is formally recognized by a foreign naval vessel for the first time, when French Admiral Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte renders a nine gun salute to USSRanger, commanded by John Paul Jones.
February 23 » American Revolutionary War: Baron von Steuben arrives at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania to help to train the Continental Army.
June 28 » American Revolutionary War: The American Continentals engage the British in the Battle of Monmouth Courthouse resulting in standstill and British withdrawal under cover of darkness.
August 21 » American Revolutionary War: British forces begin besieging the French outpost at Pondichéry.
August 29 » American Revolutionary War: British and American forces battle indecisively at the Battle of Rhode Island.
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