Page 3: Historical Events In 1777

Sep 01   Johann Ernst Bach, composer, dies at 55.   

Sep 03   Cooch's Bridge   

Sep 11   Battle of Brandywine, Pa; Americans lose to British   

Sep 19   Battle of Freeman's Farm (Bemis Heights) or 1st Battle of Saratoga.   

Sep 19   Battle of Freeman's Farm (Bemis Heights) or inaugural Battle of Saratoga.   

Sep 20   Paoli massacre   

Sep 20   Ramon Felix Cuellar y Altarriba, composer   

Sep 25   English general William Howe conquers Philadelphia   

Sep 25   Johann Heinrich Lambert, mathematician, dies at 49   

Sep 26   British troops occupy Philadelphia during American Revolution   

Sep 26   British troops occupy Philadelphia during the American Revolution   

Sep 27   Battle of Germantown; Washington defeated by British [NS=Oct 6]   

Sep 27   Battle of Germantown; Washington defeated by the British   

Sep 30   Congress, flees to York Pa, as British forces advance   

Oct 04   Battle of Germantown   

Oct 05   Washington begins assault on Germantown, Penn.   

Oct 06   Battle of Germantown; Washington defeated by British [OS=Sept 27]   

Oct 06   William Russell, composer.   

Oct 07   Americans beat Brits in 2nd Battle of Saratoga and Battle of Bemis Hts.   

Oct 07   Simon Fraser, English general, dies in battle.   

Oct 13   Dismas Hatas, composer, dies at 52.   

Oct 15   Mjr James Graves Simcoe appointed commandant of Queen's Rangers (Penn).   

Oct 17   British General John Burgoyne surrenders at Saratoga, NY.   

Oct 18   Heinrich von Kleist, Germany, dramatist/poet (Penthesilea).   

Nov 10   Cornstalk, Shawnee chief.   

Nov 15   Articles of Confederation adopted by Continental Congress   

Nov 28   Georg A Kestner, German art collector/diplomat   

Nov 30   Jean-Marie Leclair, composer, dies at 74   

Dec 02   British Gen Howe plots attack on Washington's army for Dec 4.   

Dec 02   British General Howe plots attack on Washington's army for Dec 4.   

Dec 02   Henry Doeff, colonialist (wrote Dutch-Japanese dictionary)   

Dec 08   Capt Cook leaves Society Islands   

Dec 12   Albrecht von Haller, Swiss physician/biologist/author, dies at 69   

Dec 12   Rev Benjamin Russen executed at Tyburn, England for rape.   

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Jan 01   Micah hawkins: Composer   

Jan 02   Christian d rauch: German sculptor   

Jan 03   Louis poinsot: French instrument worker   

Jan 03   M a elisa bonaparte: Corsican monarch of lucca/piombino   

Jan 08   Filippo traetta: Italy, composer/musicologist   

Jan 25   Elias canneman: Dutch liberal minister of finance (1813-14)   

Feb 12   Friedrich de la motte fouqué: German poet   

Mar 09   Alexander orlowski: Polish painter/cartoonist/graphic artist   

Jan 01   Emanuele barbella: Composer,    

Jan 10   Spranger barry: Irish actor (b. 1719)   

Jan 12   Hugh mercer: American revolutionary war officer (mortally wounded in battle) (b. 1726)   

Feb 09   Seth pomeroy: American gunsmith and soldier (b. 1706)   

Feb 24   King joseph i of portugal: King joseph i of portugal (b. 1714)   

Mar 01   Georg christoph wagenzeil: Austria (court)composer/pianist,    

Mar 22   John bartram: Father of american botany,    

May 11   George pigot: Baron pigot, british governor of madras (b. 1719)