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    May 29 – American Revolutionary War – Waxhaw Massacre: Loyalist forces under Colonel Banastre Tarleton kill surrendering American soldiers. June 2 – An Anti-Catholic mob led by Lord George Gordon marches on the Parliament of Great Britain , leading to the outbreak of the Gordon Riots in London .

  2. January 16 – American Revolutionary War – Battle of Cape St. Vincent: British Admiral Sir George Rodney defeats a Spanish fleet. February 3 – American Revolutionary War: Battle of Young's House. March 1 – Pennsylvania is the first American state to abolish slavery.

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    The 1780s (pronounced "seventeen-eighties") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1780, and ended on December 31, 1789. A period widely considered as transitional between the Age of Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution, the 1780s saw the inception of modern philosophy.

  5. Oct 29, 2009 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Revolutionary War (1775-83), also known as the American Revolution, arose from growing tensions between residents of Great Britain’s 13 North American colonies...

  6. 6 days ago · United States War of Independence or American Revolutionary War. Date: 1775 - September 3, 1783. Location: United States. Participants: Dutch Republic. France. loyalist. Spain. United Kingdom. United States. American colonies. Major Events: Battle of Brandywine. Battle of Bunker Hill. Battle of Monmouth. Battles of Saratoga.

  7. Timeline of the American Revolution—timeline of the political upheaval culminating in the 18th century in which Thirteen Colonies in North America joined together for independence from the British Empire, and after victory in the Revolutionary War combined to form the United States of America.

  8. Beginning. Events. Births. Deaths. 1780 was a leap year. Events [ change | change source] January 16 – American Revolutionary War: Battle of Cape St. Vincent. February – Armed Neutrality of the North alliance formed between Denmark, Sweden, and Russia. March 26 – The British Gazette and Sunday Monitor, the first Sunday newspaper in Britain.

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