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“What a glorious morning for America!” - Samuel Adams, on hearing about the Battles of Lexington & Concord, 19 April 1775
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9 Jan 1776
Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" published in Philadelphia, an instant best-seller.
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8 Jan 1777
British withdraw all forces from New-Jersey except posts at West Brunswick and Perth Amboy.
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7 Jan 1777
East-Florida's Royal Governor Tonyn informs Crown that estates of Royal officials were seized in Georgia.
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6 Jan 1776
SC Council of Safety warns Georgia that British ships leaving Charleston are headed to Savannah.
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5 Jan 1781
British force led by turncoat Benedict Arnold burns Richmond, Virginia.
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5 Jan 1776
The assembly of New Hampshire adopts the first American state constitution.
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4 Jan 1781
Virginia militia completes an expedition of eradication against the British-allied Cherokee.
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3 Jan 1777
Washington departs Trenton NJ under cover of darkness, engages British at Princeton in decisive victory.
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2 Jan 1777
Second Battle of Trenton, results in British withdrawal from New-Jersey for the winter.
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1 Jan 1781
1500 men of Pennsylvania Line kill officers in mutiny, march on Congress.
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1 Jan 1782
Loyalists begin widespread evacuation from America, heading to Nova-Scotia and New-Brunswick.
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31 Dec 1775
Patriot attempt to take Quebec City fails & Gen. Montgomery is killed in the effort.
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30 Dec 1775
Washington permits recruiters to discuss enlistment with free blacks, reversing earlier policy.
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29 Dec 1778
In the First Battle of Savannah, Georgia, militia and Continentals are defeated by British forces.
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28 Dec 1781
Lt. Col Henry Lee plans attack on British troops on John's Island, SC; plan fails due to high water.
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27 Dec 1782
The Battle of Cedar Bridge is fought between Loyalist holdouts and New-Jersey militia, near Manahawkin, NJ; one of the final skirmishes of the Revolution.
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27 Dec 1776
News of Washington's victory at Trenton reaches Philadelphia, raising spirits.
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26 Dec 1776
Patriot forces rout Hessians at Trenton, giving the rebels a crucial victory over the British.
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