Notable Historical Events - 1779
1779 Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 11 |
Ching-Thang Khomba is crowned King of Manipur. |
Jan 17 |
Captain Cook's last notation in ship's log Discovery |
Jan 18 |
John Dickinson is appointed to be a delegate for Delaware to the Continental Congress |
Jan 23 |
Charles Messier catalogs M56 (globular cluster in Lyra) |
Jan 31 |
Charles Messier adds M57 (Ring Nebula in Lyra) to his catalog |
Feb 24 |
George Rogers Clark captures Vincennes (Ind) from British |
Mar 11 |
US army Corps of Engineers established (1st time) |
May 13 |
War of Bavarian Succession ends |
Jun 8 |
Admiral Nelson and Captain Thomas Hardy and sail against Spanish fleet on HMS Foudroyant |
Jun 15 |
General Anthony Wayne captures Stony Point, Bronx |
Jun 16 |
Spain declares war on Great Britain in support of the US, and the siege of Gibraltar begins. |
Jun 18 |
French fleet occupies St Vincent |
Jun 20 |
Battle of Stone Ferry |
Jul 4 |
French fleet occupies Grenada |
Jul 15 |
American troops under Gen A Wayne conquer Ft Stony Point, NY |
Sep 3 |
Earl d'Orvilliers (French/Spanish Armada) sails back to Brest |
Sep 23 |
John Paul Jones' "Bon Homme Richard" defeats HMS Serepis |
Sep 27 |
John Adams negotiates Revolutionary War peace terms with Britain |
Sep 28 |
American Revolution: Samuel Huntington is elected President of the Continental Congress, succeeding John Jay. |
Oct 4 |
The Fort Wilson Riot takes place. |
Dec 23 |
Benedict Arnold court-martialed for improper conduct |
Dec 31 |
English fleet beat Dutch Merchant vessels |
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