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1778 (MDCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1778th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 778th year of the 2nd millennium, the 78th year of the 18th century, and the 9th year of the 1770s decade. As of the start ...
Ongoing. Births. Deaths. See also. References. External links. 1778 in the United States. Events from the year 1778 in the United States . Incumbents. President of the Second Continental Congress: Henry Laurens (until December 10), John Jay (starting December 10) Events. January–March.
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Learning Objectives. Explain the British and American strategies of 1776 through 1778. Identify the key battles of the early years of the Revolution. The British Strategy in the Middle Colonies. Figure 1. General William Howe, shown here in a 1777 portrait by Richard Purcell, led British forces in America in the first years of the war.
3. 1779. 4. 1780. 5. 1781. 6. 1782. 7. 1783. 1777. January 3rd: A further victory for Washington, albeit a minor one, as a small regiment of British troops is defeated at Princeton. February 5th: Georgia passes a state constitution. April 20th: New York passes a state constitution.
September 30 – American Revolutionary War – The Sixth Continental Congress opens its session at York, Pennsylvania, and continues for 272 days until June 27, 1778. [1] October 4 – American Revolutionary War – Battle of Germantown : Troops under George Washington are repelled by British troops under Sir William Howe .
Todd W. Braisted's Grand Forage 1778: The Battleground Around New York City narrates the planning of this large-scale troop movement, detailing how the British Army gathered provisions and battled with American soldiers and civilians for supplies and loyalties.
