Saturday, December 24, 2011

Benjamin Rush

No major battles occurred on this date.

But in 1745, patriot, physician and social reformer Benjamin Rush is born in Byberry Township, PA.
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Thursday, December 22, 2011

The Battle of Cane Break

On this day in 1775,

4000 Carolinian militia from five different command regiments combine to attack Loyalists gathered near the Saluda River. Loyalist leader Thomas Fletchall is also captured as the Americans reign victorious at the Battle of Cane Break.
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Robert Barnwell

No major battles occurred on this date.

But in 1761, Revolutionary War hero and faithful Patriot Robert Barnwell is born in Beaufort, SC.
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

American Crisis

No major battles occurred on this date.

But in 1776, Thomas Payne publishes "American Crisis".

“These are the times that try men’s souls..."
"Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered."
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Monday, December 19, 2011

Valley Forge

On this day in 1777,

The Continental Army goes into winter quarters at Valley Forge, PA. By spring, more than 2000 soldiers will be dead from cold and disease.
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Saturday, December 17, 2011

The Battle of Vincennes, IN

On this day in 1778,

A force of 800 British under the command of Lt. Gov. Henry Hamilton, Canadian and Indians from Detroit attack and recapture Fort Sackville at The Battle of Vincennes, IN.
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Friday, December 16, 2011

A Battle a Day - The Colonial Years

No major battles occurred on this date.

But in 1773, a group of Massachusetts colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians board three British tea ships moored in Boston Harbor and dump 342 chests of tea into the water.
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Thursday, December 15, 2011

Virginia

No major battles occurred on this date.

But in 1791, Virginia becomes the last state to ratify the Bill of Rights, making the first ten amendments to the Constitution law.
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Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Maj. Gen. Charles

On this day in 1776,

Maj. Gen. Charles Lee, the highest ranking general after Washington, after being routed by the British in White Plains and after writing several letters criticizing Washington's command abilities, and after ignoring Washington's orders to return to the main army near Trenton, is captured in Morris county, New Jersey.
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Monday, December 12, 2011

Pennsylvania

No major battles occurred on this date.

But in 1787, Pennsylvania becomes the second state to ratify the Constitution.
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Sunday, December 11, 2011

The Battle of Matson's Ford, PA

On this day in 1777,

Washington leaves White Marsh with his army to travel to their winter quarters at valley Forge. As soon as they cross the Schuylkill River, an advance guard accidentally runs into a British foraging party. The Americans quickly withdraw back across the river, destroying their makeshift bridge leaving the British to stare at them from the other side of the river at The Battle of Matson's Ford, PA.
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Saturday, December 10, 2011

The Battle of Long Island

On this day in 1777,

Col. S.B. Webb and his regiment conduct a raid against the British-held Long Island. The raid is quickly broken up by some British warships. Webb and his men were eventually captured a The Battle of Long Island.
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Friday, December 9, 2011

The Battle of Great Bridge

On this day in 1775,

Col. William Woodford and his 2nd Virginia Regiment, takes on Dunmore for the last time and defeats the British once and for all, destroying Royalist Virginia and delivering it to the Colonies at the Battle of Great Bridge.
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Thursday, December 8, 2011

The Battle of Quebec

On this day in 1775,

Colonel Benedict Arnold and General Richard Montgomery lead an American force in the siege of Quebec. The Americans hoped to capture the British-occupied city and with it win support for the American cause in Canada at The Battle of Quebec.
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011

The First State

No major battles occurred on this date.

But in 1787, Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the Constitution.
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Tuesday, December 6, 2011

The Battle of Chestnut Hill, PA

On this day in 1777,

A vanguard of Gen. William Howe's army engages with a Patriot militia force at Chestnut Hill. After heavy firing from both sides, the militia withdraws from The Battle of Chestnut Hill, PA.
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Monday, December 5, 2011

Phi Beta Kappa

On this day in 1776,

In Williamsburg, Virginia, a group of five students at the College of William and Mary gather at Raleigh’s Tavern to found a new fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa. Intended to follow strictly American principles as opposed to those of “England or Germany,” the new society engaged in the fervent political debate typical of student life at Thomas Jefferson’s beloved college in Virginia’s capital.
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Sunday, December 4, 2011

The Battle of Rugeley's Mill, SC.

On this day in 1780,

Col. William Washington's dragoons surround a group of 100 Tory militia holed up in a stone barn. Having no cannon at all, he places a large log atop a cannon carriage and wheels to the barn threatening an attack. All 100 surrender at The Battle of Rugeley's Mill, SC.
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Saturday, December 3, 2011

Across the Delaware

No major battles occurred on this date.

But in 1776, Gen. George Washington writes to Congress from his headquarters in Trenton, NJ, to report that he had transported much of the Continental Army’s stores and baggage across the Delaware River to Pennsylvania.
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Friday, December 2, 2011

Lydia Darragh

No major battles occurred on this date.

But in 1777, legend has it that Philadelphia Quaker housewife and nurse Lydia Darragh single-handedly saves the lives of Gen. Washington and his Continental Army when she overhears the British planning a surprise attack on Washington’s army for the following day.
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