19 Jul 1779 Minisink, NY Hoping to divert American forces under Gen James Clinton from attacking the Six Nations Territory, Chief Joseph Brant’s force of Loyalists & Mohawks stage a diversionary attack on the settlement & gather food & booty. #RevWar#History#AmRev
15-16 July 1779 The British stronghold, Little Gibraltar, falls when Continental Army’s Light Infantry led by Gen Anthony Wayne capture Stony Point in a bold bayonet attack. British suffer over 130 casualties & 500 captured vs less than 100 casualties. #RevWar#History#AmRev
8 Jul 1777 NYC Gen William Howe’s army begins embarking on board the British fleet for a long voyage to the Chesapeake Bay. This will seal Gen John Burgoyne’s fate even as his army is moving triumphantly south from Canada. #RevWar#History#AmRev
26 June 1777 after succeeding in drawing Washington out of Middlebrook, NJ by luring him toward New Brunswick, Gen William Howe marched out of Perth Amboy & attempted to cut the Americans off from their defensive stronghold. #RevWar#History#AmRev
20 Jun 1779 at Stono Ferry, SC. Gen Benjamin Lincoln leads 1400 men across the Ashley River & attacks the British rear guard under Lt Col John Maitland. Strong defenses and firm resistance drive back the rebels with over 300 casualties vs some 125 British. #RevWar#History#AmRev
20 Jun 1776 New York. Col Rufus Putnam directs the construction of a fort at the northern tip of the Island of New York (Manhattan). Ft Washington rose over 200 feet above the North (Hudson) River but had many deficiencies. #RevWar#History#AmRev
19 Jun 1778 Philadelphia, PA Gen Benedict Arnold rides into the city & takes command as military governor of the capital. But he soon becomes distracted from his duties by the beautiful young daughter of a prominent Loyalist, Margaret “Peggy” Shippen. #RevWar#History#AmRev
19 Jun 1775. Former British officer & Virginia planter Charles Lee was informed of his appointment as second Major General to be third in command of the Continental Congress. He would prove capable but extremely controversial. #RevWar#History#AmRev
18 Jun 1781 Fort Ninety-Six. NC. With the 3rd parallel finished, Gen Nathanael Greene sent his troops in a direct assault on the British at Ft Holmes & the star redoubt. After initial success, the rebels are repulsed by a Loyalist sortie. #RevWar#History#AmRev
14 Jun 1775 Boston, MA. British Gen’s Howe, Burgoyne & Clinton pressured Gen Thomas Gage to push British forces onto Dorchester Hts & Roxbury to provide room for the garrison & to stage an offensive against the rebels at Cambridge. #RevWar#History#AmRev
13 Jun 1778 Plymouth, England. The Channel fleet sorties under Augustus Keppel with 21 ships-of-line & 3 frigates. Mission: protect British shipping around Brest & watch for the French fleet. #RevWar#History#AmRev
8 Jun 1780 Charleston, SC Gen Henry Clinton sails for NYC, confident that the southern strategy is on track to subdue the Carolinas. He left Gen Charles Cornwallis as theatre commander. #RevWar#History#AmRev
6 June 1767 NYC After a 6-month hiatus, Gov Henry Moore calls the New York Assembly, after receiving assurances the Quartering Act would be approved & funded. #RevWar#History#AmRev
4 Jun 1781 Charlottesville, VA. Capt Jack Jouette warns Gov Jefferson & VA Assembly just before Lt Col Banastre Tarleton’s column rides into town. A few Assemblymen are captured (incl Daniel Boone) but Jefferson & most escape. #RevWar#History#AmRev