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On this day 250 years ago in the Delaware River the British warships HMS Roebuck with 48 guns and Liverpool with 28 guns accompanied by tenders and captured prizes, were anchored off the mouth of Wilmington Creek (now called the Christina River), Delaware. The British ships had chased the Continental schooner Wasp and a brig…
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On this day 250 years ago in Braintree, Massachusetts, Abigail Adams wrote to her husband John: I can not say that I think you very generous to the Ladies, for whilst you are proclaiming peace and good will to Men, Emancipating all Nations, you insist upon retaining an absolute power over Wives. But you must…
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On this day 250 years ago in Williamsburg, the Fifth Virginia Convention began and the Virginia House of Burgesses ended. The final entry in the Journals of the House of Burgesses says “6th of May. 16 Geo. III. 1776 … FINIS.” Edmund Pendleton wrote in a letter to Richard Henry Lee the next day, “We met in an…
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On this day 250 years ago outside Quebec, Major General John Thomas conducted a council of war to determine if the Continental Army should continue the Siege of Quebec or begin their retreat to Montreal and then New York. The Americans had received word that a British fleet was approaching with reinforcements to relieve Quebec,…
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On this day 250 years ago in Providence, the Rhode Island Assembly adopted the Rhode Island Act of Renunciation that officially broke ties with Britain. Many historians assert that with this Act Rhode Island became the first independent state in North America. The Act was introduced by Jonathan Arnold, and passed the Upper House of…
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On this day 250 years ago in Canada, Maj. Gen. John Thomas took over command of the siege of Quebec [note some sources say this occurred on May 1]. Among the reinforcements who had also recently joined Continental Army encamped outside Quebec were four companies of the regiment of Col. Elisha Porter. On this day…
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On this day 250 years ago in Paris, France, King Louis XVI of France committed commits one million French livre in arms and munitions. Spain also promised support. Sources: https://250andcounting.com/; https://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/revwar-75.htm On this day 250 years ago on the Cape Fear River in North Carolina, ten British companies landed near Fort Johnston to dismantle the…
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On this day 250 years ago in the Cape Fear River, North Carolina, the British fleet and troops commanded by General Sir Henry Clinton approached Fort Johnston to counter sniping by the Patriots. Fort Johnson was in ruins but Patriot riflemen had been hiding in the ruins while firing upon the nearby British fleet for…
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On this day 250 years ago in New York City, General Washington ordered All Officers, non-Commission’d Officers, and Soldiers, belonging to any of the Regiments, now in, or going to Canada, to parade to morrow Morning at nine o’Clock in the Street opposite to Genl Sullivan’s quarters, near the Bowling-Green, to receive his orders. All…
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On this day 250 years ago in Albany, New York, Capt. Jeduthan Baldwin recorded in his journal that he attended a Treaty between the Indians & Inglish, present a Comtt. of the City & county of Albany, Genl. Thomson & some other officers of the army & about 130 Chiefs & wariers from 2 Tribes…
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