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Founding of the U.S. Army Medical Department: The Second Continental Congress passes legislation establishing "an…
Founding of the U.S. Army Medical Department: The Second Continental Congress passes legislation establishing "an…
Founding of the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps: General George Washington appoints William Tudor as Judge…
American Revolutionary War: King George III delivers his Proclamation of Rebellion to the Court of St James's stating…
Intolerable Acts: The Quartering Act of 1774 is enacted, allowing a governor in colonial America to house British soldie
Orangetown Resolutions are adopted in the Province of New York, one of many protests against the British Parliament's…
Russo-Turkish War (1768–74): Russia and the Ottoman Empire sign the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca ending the war. It is the…
Russo-Turkish War (1768–74): Russia and the Ottoman Empire sign the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca ending the war. It is the…
British scientist Joseph Priestley discovers oxygen gas, corroborating the prior discovery of this element by…
The Parliament of Great Britain passes the Tea Act, designed to save the British East India Company by reducing taxes on
The Parliament of Great Britain passes the Tea Act, designed to save the British East India Company by reducing taxes on
Alexander Fordyce flees to France to avoid debt repayment, triggering the credit crisis of 1772 in the British Empire an
Gustav III of Sweden stages a coup d'état, in which he assumes power and enacts a new constitution that divides power…
King Gustav III completes his coup d'état by adopting a new Constitution, ending half a century of parliamentary rule…
The Battle of Alamance, a pre-American Revolutionary War battle between local militia and a group of rebels called The "
The Battle of Chesma between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire begins, resulting in one of the worst naval…
The Battle of Larga between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire takes place.
After three days of battle around Chesma, the Russian fleet defeats the Ottoman Navy, inflicting one of the most…