WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO MAY 1780
Find out what all happened February to May 1780

American Revolutionary War: In the largest defeat of the Continental Army, Charleston, South Carolina is taken by British forces. (12. May 1780)

The University of Münster in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany is founded. (16. April 1780)

American Revolution: George Washington grants the Continental Army a holiday "as an act of solidarity with the Irish in their fight for independence". (17. March 1780)

American Revolutionary War: At the Battle of Waxhaws, the British continue attacking after the Continentals lay down their arms, killing 113 and critically wounding all but 53 that remained. (29. May 1780)

American Revolutionary War: Spanish forces capture Fort Charlotte in Mobile, Alabama, the last British frontier post capable of threatening New Orleans in Spanish Louisiana. (14. March 1780)

New England's Dark Day: A combination of thick smoke and heavy cloud cover causes complete darkness to fall on Eastern Canada and the New England area of the United States at 10:30 A.M. (19. May 1780)

The Cumberland Compact is signed by leaders of the settlers in early Tennessee. (13. May 1780)