April 26 » Sybil Ludington, aged 16, rode 40 miles (64km) to alert American colonial forces to the approach of the British regular forces
October 6 » American Revolutionary War: British forces capture Forts Clinton and Montgomery on the Hudson River.
October 17 » American Revolutionary War: British General John Burgoyne surrenders his army at Saratoga, New York.
November 29 » San Jose, California, is founded as Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe by José Joaquín Moraga. It is the first civilian settlement, or pueblo, in Alta California.
December 17 » American Revolution: France formally recognizes the United States.
December 19 » American Revolutionary War: George Washington's Continental Army goes into winter quarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
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