12 events found for 1776
American Revolution: The Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations became the first of the Thirteen Colonies to
American Revolutionary War: A Continental Army garrison west of Montreal surrendered to British troops at the Battle of
American Revolutionary War: British forces defeated the Continental Army at the Battle of Trois-Rivières, the last battl
The Fifth Virginia Convention adopted a declaration of rights, an influential document that proclaimed the inherent righ
American Revolutionary War: The militia of the Province of South Carolina repelled a British attack on Charleston
The first privateer battle of the American Revolutionary War, the Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet, was fought near Cape May,
In Philadelphia, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence (signing pictured), announcing that…
The United States Declaration of Independence received its first formal public reading, in Philadelphia.
British forces led by William Howe defeated the Continental Army under George Washington at the Battle of Long Island,…
British and American leaders held a peace conference on Staten Island, New York, in the hopes of bringing an end to…
American Revolutionary War: American colonists defeated British troops at the Battle of Harlem Heights (depicted) on…
American Revolutionary War: The Great Fire of New York (depicted) broke out during the British occupation of New York…