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| Battle of Brandywine Creek Howe |  |
| 11th Sep Brandywine Creek Howe forces George Washington back towards Philadelphia |
| Battle of Brandywine Creek Washington, George |  |
| 11th Sep Brandywine Creek Howe forces George Washington back towards Philadelphia |
| Battle of Germantown Washington, George | |
| Germantown General William Howe defeats Washington & occupies Philadelphia |
| Battle of Paoli Washington, George | |
| 21st Sep Paoli A British victory which forces Congress to move from Philadelphia to York |
| 21st Sep Paoli British victory forcing the evacuation of Philadelphia |
| 21st Sep Paoli Washington is left with dictatorial powers |
| Battle of Princeton Cadwalader, John | |
| 3rd Jan Princeton General John Cadwalader fights for the American victory over the British |
| Battle of Princeton Greene, Nathaniel | |
| 3rd Jan Princeton Washington reforms his army, and then splits it into two parts-the smaller left wing under General Nathaniel Greene and the larger right wing under General John Sullivan |
| Battle of Princeton Hamilton, Alexander | |
| 3rd Jan Princeton A number of British troops left behind in Princeton surrender to Captain Alexander Hamilton |
| Battle of Princeton Haslet, John | |
| 3rd Jan Princeton Colonel John Haslet of Delaware replaces General Mercer and was killed by a shot to the head |
| Battle of Princeton Mercer, Hugh | |
| 3rd Jan Princeton General Mercer is wounded but refuses to surrender, he dies nine days later |
| Battle of Princeton Sullivan, John | |
| 3rd Jan Princeton Washington reforms his army, and then splits it into two parts-the smaller left wing under General Nathaniel Greene and the larger right wing under General John Sullivan |
| Battle of Princeton Washington, George | |
| 3rd Jan Princeton After the battle, Cornwallis abandons many of his posts in New Jersey, and orders his army to retreat to New Brunswick |
| 3rd Jan Princeton Defeats the British , New Jersey |
| 3rd Jan Princeton The battle at Princeton cost the British some 276 men killed, wounded or captured and greatly boosted the morale of the Continental troops, leading 8,000 new recruits to join the Continental Army |
| 3rd Jan Princeton Washington reforms his army, and then splits it into two parts-the smaller left wing under General Nathaniel Greene and the larger right wing under General John Sullivan |
| Battle of Saratoga, 1st Burgoyne, John | |
| 19th Sep Saratoga Surrenders outside New York, he is unable to link up with General Howe |
| Battle of Saratoga, 1st Gates, Horatio | |
| 19th Sep Saratoga Major General of the Continental Army |
| Battle of Saratoga, 2nd Burgoyne, John | |
| 7th Oct Saratoga The USA forces defeat the British |
| Birth Oersted, Hans Christian |  |
| Birth of Hans Christian Oersted, founder of the science of electromagnetism |
| Campaign Saratoga Kosciuszko, Tadeusz |  |
| Saratoga Takes part in the Saratoga Campaign |
| Commander Coote, Eyre | |
| London Appointed Commander-in-Chief |
| Convention Saratoga Burgoyne, John | |
| 17th Oct Saratoga Surrenders his entire force to the Americans |
| Director General Finance Necker Necker, Jacques |  |
| Paris Appointed Director General of Finance, 1st term |
| Discovery of Tonga Islands Cook, James | |
| Tonga Islands Impressed by the amiability of the people, names the islands the Friendly Islands |
| Tonga Islands Visits Tonga for a 2nd time |
| Elector Palatinate Charles Theodore |  |
| Palatinate Appointed Elector of the Palatinate & Bavaria |
| Independence Louis XVI | |
| 17th Dec Paris France recognizes the America's independence |
| President Gates, Horatio | |
| Appointed President of the Board of War |
| Sargeant Massena Massena, Andre | |
| 8th April Appointed Sargeant |
| Siege of Bemis Heights Kosciuszko, Tadeusz | |
| Bemis Heights Advises Horatio Gates how to fortify Bemis Heights |
| Siege of Philadelphia Washington, George | |
| 21st Sep Philadelphia British victory forcing the evacuation of Philadelphia |
