The temperature on April 26, 1777 was about 8.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly north by west. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
April 26 » Sybil Ludington, aged 16, rode 40 miles (64km) to alert American colonial forces to the approach of the British regular forces
June 14 » The Second Continental Congress passes the Flag Act of 1777 adopting the Stars and Stripes as the Flag of the United States.
July 6 » American Revolutionary War: Siege of Fort Ticonderoga: After a bombardment by British artillery under General John Burgoyne, American forces retreat from Fort Ticonderoga, New York.
July 7 » American forces retreating from Fort Ticonderoga are defeated in the Battle of Hubbardton.
September 26 » American Revolution: British troops occupy Philadelphia.
October 22 » American Revolutionary War: American defenders of Fort Mercer on the Delaware River repulse repeated Hessian attacks in the Battle of Red Bank.
Christening day May 25, 1777
The temperature on May 25, 1777 was about 13.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
June 13 » American Revolutionary War: Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette lands near Charleston, South Carolina, in order to help the Continental Congress to train its army.
August 22 » British forces abandon the Siege of Fort Stanwix after hearing rumors of Continental Army reinforcements.
September 19 » American Revolutionary War: British forces win a tactically expensive victory over the Continental Army in the First Battle of Saratoga.
October 6 » American Revolutionary War: British forces capture Forts Clinton and Montgomery on the Hudson River.
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 16 » Virginia becomes the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation. [1]
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