On This Day In The Revolution

On this day 250 years ago in the Revolution — April 14, 1776

On this day 250 years ago off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, the American merchant ship Polly captained by Silas Henry carrying co-owner James Buchanan and a cargo of hominy corn and hogshead components from Edenton, North Carolina to Madeira, was captured by the Loyalist armed sloop Lilly commanded by Captain John Goodrich, Jr. Later that…
On this day 250 years ago in the Revolution — April 13, 1776

On this day 250 years ago in New York, General George Washington and his staff crossed King’s Bridge onto Manhattan Island and into New York City where Washington established his headquarters for the next four months awaiting the British invasion. Most of the Continental Army units redeployed from Boston were already in New York or…
On this day 250 years ago in the Revolution — April 12, 1776

On this day 250 years ago in Halifax, North Carolina, the Fourth Provincial Congress authorized North Carolina’s delegates to the Continental Congress to vote for independence. As part of the first official action by a colony to call for the end of British rule and independence for America, the 83 delegates assembled at Halifax unanimously adopted…

On this day 250 years ago in the Revolution — April 14, 1776

On this day 250 years ago off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, the American merchant ship Polly captained by Silas Henry carrying co-owner James Buchanan and a cargo of hominy corn and hogshead components from Edenton, North Carolina to Madeira, was captured by the Loyalist armed sloop Lilly commanded by Captain John Goodrich, Jr. Later that…
On this day 250 years ago in the Revolution — April 13, 1776

On this day 250 years ago in New York, General George Washington and his staff crossed King’s Bridge onto Manhattan Island and into New York City where Washington established his headquarters for the next four months awaiting the British invasion. Most of the Continental Army units redeployed from Boston were already in New York or…
On this day 250 years ago in the Revolution — April 12, 1776

On this day 250 years ago in Halifax, North Carolina, the Fourth Provincial Congress authorized North Carolina’s delegates to the Continental Congress to vote for independence. As part of the first official action by a colony to call for the end of British rule and independence for America, the 83 delegates assembled at Halifax unanimously adopted…

On this day 250 years ago in the Revolution — April 14, 1776