WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO DECEMBER 1776
Find out what all happened April to December 1776

American Revolutionary War: Battle of Valcour Island – On Lake Champlain a fleet of American boats is defeated by the Royal Navy, but delays the British advance until 1777. (11. October 1776)

The Battle of Sullivan's Island ends with the first decisive American victory in the American Revolutionary War leading to the commemoration of Carolina Day. (28. June 1776)

American Revolutionary War: Battle of Trois-Rivières – American attackers are driven back at Trois-Rivières, Quebec. (8. June 1776)

First privateer battle of the American Revolutionary War fought at Turtle Gut Inlet near Cape May, New Jersey (29. June 1776)

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

American Revolution: The United States Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress. The United States declared its independence in 1776. (4. July 1776)

Part of New York City is burned shortly after being occupied by British forces. (21. September 1776)

The Continental Congress appoints Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston to the Committee of Five to draft a declaration of independence. (11. June 1776)

Captain John Barry and the USS Lexington captures the Edward. (7. April 1776)

Rhode Island becomes the first American colony to renounce allegiance to King George III. (4. May 1776)

British-American peace conference on Staten Island fails to stop nascent American Revolutionary War. (11. September 1776)

Crown Prince Paul of Russia marries Sophie Marie Dorothea of Württemberg. (7. October 1776)

American Revolutionary War: British forces land at Kip's Bay during the New York Campaign. (15. September 1776)

Benjamin Franklin departs from America for France on a mission to seek French support for the American Revolution. (26. October 1776)

The Continental Congress adopts a resolution severing ties with the Kingdom of Great Britain although the wording of the formal Declaration of Independence is not approved until July 4. (2. July 1776)

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

American Revolutionary War: word of the United States Declaration of Independence reaches London. (10. August 1776)

The Virginia Declaration of Rights is adopted. (12. June 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)

Captain James Cook begins his third voyage. (12. July 1776)