February 27 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge in North Carolina breaks up a Loyalist militia.
March 4 » American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army fortifies Dorchester Heights with cannon, leading the British troops to abandon the Siege of Boston.
July 4 » American Revolution: The United States Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress.
September 11 » British–American peace conference on Staten Island fails to stop nascent American Revolutionary War.
September 21 » Part of New York City is burned shortly after being occupied by British forces.
October 28 » American Revolutionary War: British troops attack and capture Chatterton Hill from the Continental Army.
Day of death November 24, 1778
The temperature on November 24, 1778 was about 12.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: betrokken regen. Special wheather fenomena: noorderlicht. Source: KNMI
May 1 » American Revolution: The Battle of Crooked Billet begins in Hatboro, Pennsylvania.
June 18 » American Revolutionary War: British troops abandon Philadelphia.
July 4 » American Revolutionary War: U.S. forces under George Clark capture Kaskaskia during the Illinois campaign.
July 10 » American Revolution: Louis XVI of France declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain.
August 26 » The first recorded ascent of Triglav, the highest mountain in Slovenia.
November 11 » Cherry Valley massacre: Loyalists and Seneca Indian forces attack a fort and village in eastern New York during the American Revolutionary War, killing more than forty civilians and soldiers.
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