1841 events
The States General of the Dutch Republic received John Adams, and the house he had purchased in The Hague became the fir
American Revolutionary War: US Colonel William Crawford began a failed expedition to destroy British-allied American Ind
The Congress of the Confederation adopted the Great Seal of the United States (obverse pictured), used to authenticate d
American Revolutionary War: Five American privateer vessels raided the British settlement at Lunenburg, Nova Scotia…
The Badge of Military Merit (pictured), the precursor to the U.S. Purple Heart, was established as a military…
American Revolutionary War: Jack Jouett (pictured) rode 40 miles (64 km) to warn Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia legis
American Revolutionary War: Jack Jouett rode 40 miles (64 km) to warn Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia legislature of B
American Revolutionary War: Near present-day Aurora, Indiana, American Indians led by Joseph Brant killed or captured…
American Revolutionary War: French naval forces handed Britain a major strategic defeat at the Battle of the…
American Revolutionary War: General Benedict Arnold led British forces to victory at the Battle of Groton Heights.
American Revolutionary War: Approximately ten American soldiers were killed by Loyalists and their Native American…
American Revolutionary War: British officer John André was captured by Patriot forces, thereby revealing a plot by…
Negotiated by Russian and French mediators, the Treaty of Teschen was signed by Austria and Prussia, leading to the end
Negotiated by Russian and French mediators, the Treaty of Teschen was signed by Austria and Prussia, leading to the end
American Revolutionary War: French troops landed near St. George's, Grenada, and began their capture of the island.
American Revolutionary War: Captain William Pickles of the Continental Navy boarded and captured the British sloop…
American Revolutionary War: Loyalists and Iroquois killed over 300 Patriots at the Battle of Wyoming in Pennsylvania.
The Battle of Ushant, the first encounter between the French and British fleets in the American Revolutionary War,…
Anglo-French War: Having established an alliance with the United States, France invaded the Caribbean island of…
American Revolutionary War: Sixteen-year-old Sybil Ludington allegedly rode forty miles (64 km) through the night to war