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| Battle of Camdem Cornwallis, Charles |  |
| 16th Aug Camdem Defeats an American force led by General Gates |
| Battle of Camden Cornwallis, Charles | |
| 16th Aug Camden Defeats an American force led by General Gates |
| Battle of Camden Kalb, Johann De | |
| 16th Aug Camden The Continentals, led by de Kalb, are defeated |
| Battle of Cape St Vincent Rodney, George Brydges | |
| 16th Jan Cape Vincent Gibraltar is relieved by the British , all but four of the Spanish fleet are destroyed |
| Battle of King's Mount Ferguson, Patrick | |
| 7th Oct King's Mount Defeat causes Cornwallis to postpone hisinvasion of Carolina |
| 7th Oct King's Mount Defeated & killed by American forces led by Shelby & Campbell |
| Battle of Moonlight Rodney, George Brydges | |
| 16th Jan Gibraltar Defeats the Spanish during their siege of Gibraltar |
| Battle of Pollilur Baille, William | |
Pollilur Waged between Tipu Sultan, (also known as the Tiger of Mysore), and Col William Baille of the East India  Company, the army of the East India Company was virtually wiped out, the first serious blow that the British had encountered in India |
| Birth Fry, Elizabeth | |
| 21st May Norwich Birth of Elizabeth Fry |
| Capture Rodney, George Brydges | |
Feb St Eustatius Captures the Dutch  Carribean Island of Eustatius, cripples the USA  contrabrand trade |
| Feb St Martin Captures the Dutch Carribean Island of St Martin, cripples the USA contrabrand trade |
| Commander Cornwallis, Charles | |
| Appointed Commander of the South |
| Declaration of War North, Frederick | |
| 20th Dec Declares War on the Netherlands |
| Election Wilberforce, William | |
| Sep Hull Elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Kings ton upon Hull, while still a student at Cambridge |
| Rebellion George | |
| 2nd June London Anti-Catholic riots break out in London |
| Rebellion Gordon | |
| London Catholic chapels, dwelling houses & breweries are sacked |
London Rebels against the Roman  Catholic Relief Act of 1778 |
| London Rioting lasts for 6 days, 500 die in the disturbances & 25 of the rioters are hanged |
| London Catholic chapels, dwelling houses & breweries are sacked |
| London Rebels against the Roman Catholic Relief Act of 1778 |
| London Rioting lasts for 6 days, 500 die in the disturbances & 25 of the rioters are hanged |
| Riots Gordon George III | |
| London Orders an end to the Gordon Riots |
| Siege of Charleston Arbuthnot, Marriot | |
| 11th Feb Charleston 11 Feb-12 May, the British capture Charles ton & Carolina then enforce conscription |
