# history amrev

2 April 1776, NYC Continental Congress members Benjamin Franklin, Charles Carroll & Samuel Chase sail up the North (Hudson) River for Montreal. Their mission was to convince Canada to join America’s Independence movement and become the 14th colony.

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1 Apr 1781 Ramsey’s Mill, NC Gen Nathanael Greene’s army of a mere 1,500 breaks camp & resumes the offensive against Lt Col Francis Rawdon, who commands British forces in SC & GA. Greene plans to reduce the small garrisons scattered across both states.

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1 Apr 1776 Halifax, NS Some 1,200 Loyalist refugees from New England arrive. The first wave of an eventual tally of 40,000 who will escape north during the course of the war and its conclusion.

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29 Mar 1779 Philadelphia, PA Continental Congress suggests SC & GA recruit 3K slaves into the army & emancipate them after the war & pledges $1,000 compensation for each.

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27 Mar 1775 Thomas Jefferson was selected as a delegate to the 2nd Continental Congress, replacing Peyton Randolph. Other Virginia delegates are George Washington, Patrick Henry, Benjamin Harrison, Richard Henry Lee, & Edmund Pendleton.

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14 Mar 1781 Guilford Court House, NC. American Gen Nathanael Greene positions his army in three lines consisting of militia, & Virginia & Maryland Continental Line infantry plus cavalry under Col Henry Lee & Col William Washington. He awaits the British.

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11 March 1776 Cambridge MA, Gen Washington forms his personal guard. Learn more about this unique unit in my Yankee Doodle Spies Blog post, the Life Guard. https://t.co/C0FuowcOfS

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28 Feb 1772 Boston, MA. The Boston Assembly threatens Britain with separation unless the traditional rights of Englishmen are upheld and respected.

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24 Feb 1780 Virginia Col William Washington’s 3rd Continental Light Dragoons clash with Lt Col Banastre Tarleton’s Legion cavalry along the Ashley River, NC. Washington’s cavaliers repel the British but then withdraw to Monk’s Corner.

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23 Feb 1781 Gen Nathanael Greene’s army reinforced by 600 Virginians & crosses the Dan R, beginning a new campaign in the Carolinas. He would lose more battle than win, but his strategic maneuvering tied down British forces & enabled the populace to rally.

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13 Feb 1779 Augusta, GA. Lt Col Archibald Campbell learns of the approach of American Gen Benjamin Lincoln’s army and retreats toward Savannah. A large militia force under Gen John Ashe closely trails his column.

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7 Feb 1778 Philadelphia, PA British General Howe was replaced by Henry Clinton as the Commander-in-Chief of North America. Howe had been passed up by Burgoyne put after the disaster at Saratoga, and George III swiftly put Clinton in charge.

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4 Feb 1776 NYC A patriot force under Gen Charles Lee enters the city the same day British Gen Henry Clinton’s expedition to SC drops anchor in NY harbor. Clinton claimed he was visiting Loyalist NY Gov Tryon. He eventually sails south to SC.

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3 Feb 1781, Gen Nathanael Greene & his troops cross the Yadkin R. to evade Gen Charles Cornwallis. Crossing followed Patriot losses at the Catawba R. & Tarrant's Tavern, as well as from heavy rains & roiling rivers. His army would live to fight again.

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1 Feb 1781 Continental Congress decides to create more executive offices to oversee finances, the war, and maritime affairs.

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31 Jan 1776 Cambridge, MA New England Indians talk with Gen Washington about supporting Americans in protecting New England. Speeches were made by Sachems, chiefs & warriors of the Caughnawaga, St. Johns & Passamaquoddy tribes of Canada.

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28 Jan 1777 Westchester, NY William Duer, signer of Declaration, pens a letter to Gen Washington vouching for Mr. Sackett, who he sends to discuss various actions to secure Westchester from British control and to help squeeze the British garrison in NYC.

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22 Jan 1781 Morrisania, NY (Bronx) Lt Col William Hull attacks a Loyalist outpost commanded by Lt Col James de Lancey. The rebels withdraw after inflicting 50 casualties and taking 50 prisoners and suffering 18 casualties.

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19 Jan 1770 NYC The first instance of open aggression between opposing forces in America occurred in the Battle of Golden Hill, months before the Boston Massacre. Sons of Liberty fought with regulars and Loyalists after the 4th Liberty Pole was cut down.

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13 Jan 1770 NYC, the British 16th Regiment, tried to blow up the Liberty Pole on the “Fields.” Sons of Liberty reacted with violence & the regulars were delayed but not undaunted in their intent.

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