The Battle of Fort Alden

On this day in 1778,

Tories and Indians from the Seneca and Mohawk tribes attack Cherry Valley, NY. Ignoring advanced warning from his scouts, Col. Ichabod Alden is killed. The fort is defended but the town is burned to the ground at The Battle of Fort Alden.
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The Battle of Montreal

On this day in 1775,

Brig. Gen. William Montgomery lands north of the city of Montreal and Maj. Gen. Guy Carlton, with 150 regular is barely equipped to hold them off. The British and 11 ships are captured in heavy winds and shelling bringing to a climax, The Battle of Montreal.
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Charleston

On this day in 1781,

The siege forces at Yorktown relocate. The British still hold New York, Savannah and Charleston. Washington heads north and Greene with Maj. Gen. Arthur St. Clair head south to liberate Charleston.
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The Battle of Lechmere's Point

On this day in 1775,

British raiders from Charleston Point, Boston cross the river to Lechmere's Point to steal livestock. Sentries sound the alarm and Col. William Thompson orders an attack. The British make off with 10 cows at the Battle of Lechmere's Point.

And in 1780,

British dragoons and infantry attack Gen. Thomas "Fighting Gamecock" Sumter's camp at night but are repelled and suffer heavy casualties at The Battle of Fishdam Ford.
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Gen. George Washington

No major battles occurred on this date.

But in 1775, Gen. George Washington seeks to resolve several problems facing the army: how to encourage experienced troops to enlist, how to assemble a capable officer corps and how to overcome provincial differences and rivalries. Describing the problems, he wrote, "Connecticut wants no Massachusetts man in her corps. Massachusetts thinks there is no necessity for a Rhode Islander..."
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Benjamin Franklin

No major battles occurred on this date.

But in 1776, Congress chooses Richard Bache to succeed his father-in-law, Benjamin Franklin, as postmaster general.
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John Carroll

No major battles occurred on this date.

But in 1789, Pope Pius VI appoints John Carroll, SJ., Bishop of Baltimore, making him the first Catholic bishop in the United States.
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