1841 events
American Revolutionary War: Colonists Paul Revere and William Dawes, later joined by Samuel Prescott, began a midnight r
The American Revolutionary War began with the Battles of Lexington and Concord in the British colony of Massachusetts
American Revolutionary War: A small force of Patriots led by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold captured Fort Ticonderoga i
American Revolutionary War: Delegates from the Thirteen Colonies met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to convene the Secon
American Revolutionary War: Delegates from the Thirteen Colonies met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to convene the Secon
American Revolution: The Committee of Safety of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, adopted the Mecklenburg Resolves, wh
American Revolution: The Committee of Safety of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, adopted the Mecklenburg Resolves, wh
The Battle of Machias, the first naval engagement of the American Revolutionary War, commenced in and around the port of
Thomas Gage, the governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, offered a general pardon to colonists who remained loyal
American Revolutionary War: British forces took Bunker Hill outside of Boston, Massachusetts
American Revolutionary War: Benedict Arnold's expedition departed from Cambridge, Massachusetts, as part of the…
American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army under Richard Montgomery began the Siege of Fort St. Jean in the…
American Revolutionary War: Ethan Allen and a small force of American and Quebec militia failed to capture the city of…
British scientist Joseph Priestley (pictured) liberated oxygen gas, corroborating the discovery of the element by the…
Under orders from Governor Thomas Gage, British soldiers removed gunpowder from a magazine in the Province of…
In response to the British Parliament's enactment of the so-called Intolerable Acts, representatives from twelve of…
In an act of defiance against the Navigation Acts, American colonists led by Abraham Whipple (pictured) attacked and bur
Anglo-Spanish War: The United Kingdom captured Havana after a five-week siege, holding it until the Treaty of Paris…
Anglo-Spanish War: The United Kingdom captured Havana after a five-week siege, holding it until the Treaty of Paris…
Seven Years' War: France began an unsuccessful attempt to retake Quebec City, which had been captured by Britain