WHAT ALL HAPPENED NOVEMBER TO DECEMBER 1776
Find out what all happened November to December 1776

American Revolutionary War: British and Hessian units capture Fort Washington from the Patriots. (16. November 1776)

George Washington and the Continental Army cross the Delaware River at night to attack Hessian forces serving Great Britain at Trenton, New Jersey, the next day. (25. December 1776)

American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Fort Cumberland, Nova Scotia, comes to an end with the arrival of British reinforcements. (29. November 1776)

American Revolutionary War: In the Battle of Trenton, the Continental Army attacks and successfully defeats a garrison of Hessian mercenaries. (26. December 1776)

Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, arranges to enter the American military as a major general. (7. December 1776)

American Revolutionary War: British forces land at the Palisades and then attack Fort Lee. The Continental Army starts to retreat across New Jersey. (20. November 1776)

American Revolution: The United Provinces (Low Countries) recognize the independence of the United States. (16. November 1776)

Thomas Paine publishes one of a series of pamphlets in The Pennsylvania Journal entitled "The American Crisis". (19. December 1776)