Explore 456 historical events from 1770–1779.
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence or simply the American Revolution, was the armed conflict that comprised the fin…
American Revolutionary War: Light infantry of the Continental Army seize a fortified British Army position in a…
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence or simply the American Revolution, was the armed conflict that comprised the fin…
American Revolutionary War: The Royal Navy defeats the Penobscot Expedition with the most significant loss of United…
The Haudenosaunee Confederacy, also known as the Iroquois, are a confederacy of Iroquoian-speaking indigenous peoples in northeast North America. They were known by the French duri…
American Revolutionary War: American forces battle and defeat the British and Iroquois forces at the Battle of Newtown.
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence or simply the American Revolution, was the armed conflict that comprised the fin…
American Revolutionary War: John Paul Jones, naval commander of the United States, on board the USS Bonhomme Richard,…
The American Revolution (1765–1789) was a political movement in the Thirteen Colonies of Great Britain. It began as a rebellion and turned into a revolution eventually creating the…
American Revolution: Samuel Huntington is elected President of the Continental Congress, succeeding John Jay.
Tampere is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Pirkanmaa. It is in the Finnish Lakeland. Tampere's population is about 263,000, while the metropolitan area has a populati…
The city of Tampere, Finland (belonging to Sweden at this time) is founded by King Gustav III of Sweden.
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence or simply the American Revolution, was the armed conflict that comprised the fin…
American Revolutionary War: A combined Franco-American assault on British defenses during the Siege of Savannah is…
The siege of Savannah or the second battle of Savannah was an encounter of the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) in 1779. The year before, the city of Savannah, Georgia, had b…
American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah is lifted.
Thomas Moore was an Irish writer, poet, and lyricist, widely regarded in his lifetime as Ireland's "national bard". The acclaim rested primarily on the popularity of his Irish Melo…
Thomas Moore, Irish poet and composer (died 1852)
Giorgio Pullicino was a Maltese painter, architect, and professor of drawing and architecture at the University of Malta. He is known for his harbour views painted in a number of m…
Giorgio Pullicino, Maltese painter and architect (died 1851)
Francis Scott Key was an American lawyer, author, and poet from Frederick, Maryland, best known as the author of the poem "Defence of Fort M'Henry", which was set to a popular Brit…
Francis Scott Key, American lawyer, author, and poet (died 1843)
Joseph Story was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1812 to 1845. He is most remembered fo…
Joseph Story, American lawyer, jurist, and politician (died 1845)
Eleazar Wheelock was an American Congregational minister, orator, and educator in present-day Columbia, Connecticut, for 35 years before founding Dartmouth College in New Hampshire…
Eleazar Wheelock, American minister and academic, founded Dartmouth College (born 1711)
Kazimierz Michał Władysław Wiktor Pułaski, anglicised as Casimir Pulaski, was a Polish nobleman, soldier, and military commander who has been called "The Father of American cavalry…
Casimir Pulaski, Polish-American general (born 1745)
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence or simply the American Revolution, was the armed conflict that comprised the fin…
American Revolutionary War: French troops landed near St. George's, Grenada, and began their capture of the island.
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence or simply the American Revolution, was the armed conflict that comprised the fin…
American Revolutionary War: Captain William Pickles of the Continental Navy boarded and captured the British sloop…
Heinrich XI, Prince Reuss of Greiz was the first Prince Reuss of Greiz from 1778 to 1800. In 1723 he became count of Reuss-Obergreiz, his reign as count and Prince of 77 years is t…
Heinrich XI, count of the Principality of Reuss-Greiz, is elevated to Prince by Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
The Eviction of Christians from the Crimea in 1778 was a historical event in which the Greek and Armenian populations of Crimea were resettled by the authorities of the Russian Emp…
The Emigration of Christians from the Crimea in 1778 begins.
La Scala is a historic opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as il Nuovo Regio Ducale Teatro alla Scala. The premiere p…
The theatre La Scala in Milan is inaugurated with the première of Antonio Salieri's Europa riconosciuta.
Lieutenant-General Charles William Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry,, was an Anglo-Irish nobleman, soldier and politician. He served in the French Revolutionary Wars, in the suppr…
Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry, Irish soldier and diplomat, British Ambassador to Austria (died 1854)
George Bryan "Beau" Brummell was an important figure in Regency England, and for many years he was the arbiter of British men's fashion. At one time, he was a close friend of the P…
Beau Brummell, English cricketer and fashion designer (died 1840)
Gregory Blaxland was an English pioneer farmer and explorer.
Gregory Blaxland, English-Australian explorer (died 1853)
Jean-Baptiste Sylvère Gay, 1st Viscount of Martignac was a moderate royalist French statesman during the Bourbon Restoration 1814–30 under King Charles X.
Jean Baptiste Gay, vicomte de Martignac, French politician, 7th Prime Minister of France (died 1832)
Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme was a Chilean military officer, statesman and a major leader of Chile's successful struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire. He was the second …
Bernardo O'Higgins, Chilean general and politician, 2nd Supreme Director of Chile (died 1842)