1777 Calendar
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1777 Historical Event(s)
January 12, 1777
– Mission Santa Clara de Asís is founded in what is now Santa Clara, California.
August 22, 1777
– American Revolutionary War: British forces abandon the Siege of Fort Stanwix after hearing rumors of Continental Army reinforcements.
September 3, 1777
– American Revolutionary War: during the Battle of Cooch’s Bridge, the Flag of the United States is flown in battle for the first time.
September 19, 1777
– American Revolutionary War: British forces win a tactically expensive victory over the Continental Army in the First Battle of Saratoga.
September 26, 1777
– British troops occupy Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the American Revolution.
September 27, 1777
– Lancaster, Pennsylvania is the capital of the United States, for one day.
October 17, 1777
– American Revolutionary War: British General John Burgoyne surrenders his army at Saratoga, New York.
October 22, 1777
– American Revolutionary War: American defenders of Fort Mercer on the Delaware River repulse repeated Hessian attacks in the Battle of Red Bank.
November 15, 1777
– American Revolutionary War: After 16 months of debate the Continental Congress approves the Articles of Confederation.
December 19, 1777
– American Revolutionary War: George Washington’s Continental Army goes into winter quarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
Who Were Born On 1777?
January 2, 1777
– Christian Daniel Rauch, German sculptor (d. 1857)
January 13, 1777
– Elisa Bonaparte, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, sister of Napoleon Bonaparte (d. 1820)
February 3, 1777
– John Cheyne, British physician, surgeon and author (d. 1836)
May 18, 1777
– John George Children, British chemist, mineralogist and zoologist (d. 1852)
June 15, 1777
– David Daniel Davis, British physician (d. 1841)
July 23, 1777
– Philipp Otto Runge, German painter (d. 1810)
July 27, 1777
– Henry Trevor, 21st Baron Dacre, British peer and soldier (d. 1853)
September 7, 1777
– Heinrich Stölzel, German musician and composer (d. 1844)
September 9, 1777
– James Carr, U.S. Congressman (d. 1818)
November 8, 1777
– Désirée Clary, queen of Sweden (d. 1860)