April 13 » American Revolutionary War: American forces are ambushed and defeated in the Battle of Bound Brook, New Jersey.
August 22 » British forces abandon the Siege of Fort Stanwix after hearing rumors of Continental Army reinforcements.
September 26 » American Revolution: British troops occupy Philadelphia.
October 4 » American Revolutionary War: Troops under George Washington are repelled by British troops under William Howe.
December 16 » Virginia becomes the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation. [1]
December 17 » American Revolution: France formally recognizes the United States.
Day of death April 17, 1863
The temperature on April 17, 1863 was about 17.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 56%. Source: KNMI
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.
May 2 » American Civil War: Stonewall Jackson is wounded by friendly fire while returning to camp after reconnoitering during the Battle of Chancellorsville. He succumbs to pneumonia eight days later.
June 14 » Second Assault on the Confederate works at the Siege of Port Hudson during the American Civil War.
June 20 » American Civil War: West Virginia is admitted as the 35th U.S. state.
October 30 » Danish Prince Vilhelm arrives in Athens to assume his throne as George I, King of the Hellenes.
November 16 » American Civil War: Battle of Campbell's Station near Knoxville, Tennessee: Confederate troops unsuccessfully attack Union forces.
November 25 » American Civil War: Battle of Missionary Ridge: At Missionary Ridge in Tennessee, Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant break the Siege of Chattanooga by routing Confederate troops under General Braxton Bragg.
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