WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO MARCH 1776
Find out what all happened January to March 1776

Juan Bautista de Anza finds the site for the Presidio of San Francisco. (28. March 1776)

American Revolutionary War: Norfolk, Virginia is burned by combined Royal Navy and Continental Army action. (1. January 1776)

American Revolutionary War: The first amphibious landing of the United States Marine Corps begins the Battle of Nassau. (3. March 1776)

Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet Common Sense. (10. January 1776)

American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge in North Carolina breaks up a Loyalist militia. (27. February 1776)

American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army fortifies Dorchester Heights with cannon, leading the British troops to abandon the Siege of Boston. (4. March 1776)

American Revolution: British forces evacuate Boston, ending the Siege of Boston, after George Washington and Henry Knox place artillery in positions overlooking the city. (17. March 1776)

American Revolutionary War: Patriot militia units arrest the Royal Governor of Georgia James Wright and attempt to prevent capture of supply ships in the Battle of the Rice Boats. (2. March 1776)

American Revolutionary War: Henry Knox's "noble train of artillery" arrives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (27. January 1776)