The Battle of Oconee River

On this day in 1777,

After a party of Creek Indians steal horses from Long Creek camp commanded by Capt. Thomas Dooly, he and nine Georgians give chase. Dooly enters an ambush site and is attacked. Dooly was one of the seven men who are killed at the Battle of Oconee River.
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The Battle of Bull's Ferry, NJ

On this day in 1780,

Brig. Gen. Anthony Wayne on orders from Washington, begins the bombardment of a stockaded blockhouse used to supply the British. The Americans try to force their way inside the building but could not achieve this suffering heavy casualties and withdraw from The Battle of Bull's Ferry, NJ.
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The Battle of Great Brewster Island

On this day in 1775,

American soldiers, led by Maj. Joseph Vose, set out in whaleboats for Nantasket Point. When they reached their destination, they drove off the British guard and destroyed the lighthouse during the Battle of Great Brewster Island.
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The Battle of Penobscot Peninsula

On this day in 1779,

Massachusetts, without consulting either Continental political or military authorities, launch an ill-fated, 4,000-man naval expedition commanded by Cmdre. Dudley Saltonstall, Adj. Gen. Peleg Wadsworth, Brig. Gen. Solomon Lovell and Lt. Col. Paul Revere. The expedition, consisting of several warships, has an objective to capture a 750-man British garrison at Castine during The Battle of Penobscot Peninsula.
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Cmdre. John Paul Jones

No major battles occurred on this date.

But in 1792, Cmdre. John Paul Jones dies in his Paris apartment, where he was still awaiting a commission as the United States consul to Algiers.
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Capt. Moses Kirkland

On this day in 1775,

Capt. Moses Kirkland, commander of Ft. Ninety-Six, changes his loyalty and permits a raid on the fort essentially negating the gains of a week earlier at Ft. Charlotte.
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The Battle of Fisher Summit, PA

On this day in 1780,

A British raiding party that also included some Indians manage to surprise a group of Patriot rangers, commanded by Capt. William Phillips. The patriots are soon beaten by the British. Phillips is captured by the raiding party and taken prisoner to Niagara after The Battle of Fisher Summit, PA.
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