1777 35815 225612367 2008-07-14T15:36:00Z VolkovBot 3035831 robot Adding: [[vo:1777]] {{year nav|{{PAGENAME}}}} {{C18YearInTopicX}} Year '''1777''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MDCCLXXVII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Wednesday]] (link will display the full calendar) of the [[Gregorian calendar]] (or a [[common year starting on Sunday]] of the 11-day slower [[Julian calendar]]). <!-- 11-day span=Mon-Fri,Tue-Sat,Wed-Sun,Thu-Mon,Fr-Tu,Sa-We,Sun-Thu --> == Events of 1777 == ===January - June=== <!-- Link all dates, even if repeated, for date-format preferences. --> * [[January 3]] - [[American Revolution]]: [[United States|American]] general [[George Washington]] defeats [[United Kingdom|British]] [[general]] [[Charles Cornwallis]] at the [[Battle of Princeton]]. *[[January 12]] - [[Mission Santa Clara de Asís]] is founded in what is now [[Santa Clara, California]]. [[Image:US flag 13 stars – Betsy Ross.svg|thumb|150px|right| '''[[June 14]]''': [[Flag of the United States|US Flag]] (had various star patterns)]] *[[January 15]] - [[Vermont]] declares its independence from [[New York]] becoming an independent country, a status it retained until it joined the [[United States]] as the 14th state in [[1791]]. * [[May 16]] - [[Lachlan McIntosh]] and [[Button Gwinnett]] shoot each other during a [[duel]] near [[Savannah, Georgia]]. [[Gwinnett]], a signer of the [[United States Declaration of Independence]], dies three days later. * [[June 13]] - [[American Revolution]]: [[Marquis de Lafayette]] lands near [[Charleston, South Carolina]] to help the [[Continental Congress]] train its army. * [[June 14]] - [[Stars and Stripes]] adopted by the [[Continental Congress]] as the [[Flag of the United States]]. ===July - December=== <!-- Link all dates, even if repeated, for date-format preferences. * [[July 30]]-[[Boston Massacre]]: --> * [[August 16]] - [[American Revolution]]: [[Battle of Bennington]] - [[United Kingdom|British]] forces are defeated by [[United States|American]] troops. * [[September 3]] - [[Cooch's Bridge]] - [[Skirmish]] of [[American Revolution]]ary war in [[New Castle County, Delaware|New Castle County]], [[Delaware]] where the [[Flag of the United States]] was flown in battle for the first time. * [[September 11]] - [[Battle of Brandywine]] - Major [[American Revolution]]ary war victory for [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] in [[Chester County, Pennsylvania|Chester County]], [[Pennsylvania]]. * [[September 19]] - [[American Revolution]]: First [[Battle of Saratoga]]/[[Battle of Freeman's Farm]]/[[Battle of Bemis Heights]]. * [[October 4]] - [[American Revolution]]: [[Battle of Germantown]]- Troops under [[George Washington]] are repelled by [[United Kingdom|British]] troops under [[Sir]] [[William Howe]]. * [[October 17]] - [[American Revolution]]: [[Battle of Saratoga]]- [[United States|American]] troops defeat the [[United Kingdom|British]]. * [[November 15]] - [[American Revolution]]: After 16 months of debate, the [[Continental Congress]] approves the [[Articles of Confederation]] in the temporary [[United States|American]] capital at [[York, Pennsylvania]]. * [[November 17]] - [[Articles of Confederation]] submitted to the states for ratification. * [[November 29]] - [[San Jose, California]] founded. It is the first ''[[pueblo]]'' in [[Spain|Spanish]] [[Alta California]]. *December - Death of [[Dolly Pentreath]], claimed to be the last speaker of the [[Cornish language]]. * [[December 19]] - [[American Revolution]]: [[George Washington]]'s [[Continental Army]] goes into winter quarters at [[Valley Forge, Pennsylvania]]. * [[December 24]] - [[Kiritimati]] discovered by [[James Cook]]. ===Undated=== * The 2nd edition of ''[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]'' is published. * The [[code duello]] is adopted at the [[Clonmell Summer Assizes]] as the form for [[pistol duel]]s in [[Ireland]]. It is quickly denounced but nevertheless widely adopted throughout the [[English language|English]]-speaking world. {{-}}<!-- reset to left margin, for future images above --> ==Births== {{Year in other calendars|japanese=[[Anei|An'ei]] 5 &ndash; 6}} <!-- Link all dates, even if repeated, for date-format preferences. --> * [[October 1]] - [[Zaro Aga]] d.([[1934]]) * [[January 2]] - [[Christian Daniel Rauch]], German sculptor (d. [[1857]]) * [[January 5]] - [[Robert Hart]], Father of the British 1820 settlers to South Africa (d. [[1867]]) * [[February 12]] - [[Friedrich de la Motte Fouque]], French poet (d. [[1843]]) * [[March 17]] - [[Roger Taney]], [[Chief Justice of the United States]] (d. [[1864]]) * [[April 12]] - [[Henry Clay]], American statesman (d. [[1852]]) * [[April 30]] - [[Carl Friedrich Gauss]], German mathematician, astronomer, and physicist (d. [[1855]]) * [[June 12]] - [[Robert Clark (US politician)|Robert Clark]], American politician (d. [[1837]]) * [[August 14]] - [[Hans Christian Ørsted]], Danish physicist and chemist (d. [[1851]]) * [[October 16]] - [[Lorenzo Dow]], American Methodist preacher (d. [[1834]]) * [[October 18]] - [[Heinrich von Kleist]], German writer (d. [[1811]]) * [[December 4]] - [[Madame Recamier|Madame Récamier]], French writer (d. [[1849]]) * [[December 23]] - Emperor [[Alexander I of Russia]] (d. [[1825]]) *''date unknown'' - [[Benjamin d'Urban]], British general and colonial administrator (d. [[1849]]) : ''See also [[:Category: 1777 births]].'' ==Deaths== <!-- Link all dates, even if repeated, for date-format preferences. --> *[[January 10]] - [[Spranger Barry]], Irish actor (b. [[1719]]) *[[January 12]] - [[Hugh Mercer]], American Revolutionary War officer (mortally wounded in battle) *[[February 9]] - [[Seth Pomeroy]], American gunsmith and soldier (b. [[1706]]) *[[February 24]] - King [[Joseph I of Portugal]] (b. [[1714]]) *[[March 1]] - [[Georg Christoph Wagenseil]], Austrian composer (b. [[1715]]) *[[May 11]] - [[George Pigot, Baron Pigot]], British governor of Madras (b. [[1719]]) *[[May 19]] - [[Button Gwinnett]], American signer of the Declaration of Independence (b. [[1735]]) *[[September 22]] - [[John Bartram]], American botanist (b. [[1699]]) *[[September 25]] - [[Johann H. Lambert]], mathematician, physicist and astronomer (b. [[1728]]) *[[October 21]] - [[Samuel Foote]], English dramatist and actor (b. 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