March 4 » American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army fortifies Dorchester Heights with cannon, leading the British troops to abandon the Siege of Boston.
March 28 » Juan Bautista de Anza finds the site for the Presidio of San Francisco.
June 28 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Sullivan's Island ends with the American victory, leading to the commemoration of Carolina Day.
July 2 » American Revolution: The Continental Congress adopts a resolution severing ties with the Kingdom of Great Britain although the wording of the formal Declaration of Independence is not published until July 4.
December 19 » Thomas Paine publishes one of a series of pamphlets in The Pennsylvania Journal entitled "The American Crisis".
December 25 » George Washington and the Continental Army cross the Delaware River at night to attack Hessian forces serving Great Britain at Trenton, New Jersey, the next day.
Christening day November 17, 1776
The temperature on November 17, 1776 was about 12.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
March 17 » American Revolution: The British Army evacuates Boston, ending the Siege of Boston, after George Washington and Henry Knox place artillery in positions overlooking the city.
May 19 » American Revolutionary War: A Continental Army garrison surrenders in the Battle of The Cedars.
June 8 » American Revolutionary War: American attackers are driven back at the Battle of Trois-Rivières.
October 28 » American Revolutionary War: British troops attack and capture Chatterton Hill from the Continental Army.
November 16 » American Revolutionary War: British and Hessian units capture Fort Washington from the Patriots.
December 26 » American Revolutionary War: In the Battle of Trenton, the Continental Army attacks and successfully defeats a garrison of Hessian forces.
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