1777 Events

1777 Forage War
The Forage War was a partisan war consisting of numerous small skirmishes that took place in New Jersey during the American Revolutionary War in 1777, following the battles of Trenton and...
1777
to 1778
Philadelphia Campaign
The Philadelphia campaign (1777–1778) was a British initiative in the American Revolutionary War. The campaign was controversial because, although British General William Howe successfull...
1777
to 1779
The Paris Journey
(1777 - 1779) W. A. Mozart travelled to Paris alone with his mother since the court had not given his father permission to leave Salzburg. The trip's primary goal was to secure employment...
1777 Jan 2 Battle Of The Assunpink Creek
The Battle of the Assunpink Creek also known as The Second Battle of Trenton was an American victory that took place on January 2, 1777, during the American Revolutionary War. Lieutena...
1777 Jan 3 Battle of Princeton
The Battle of Princeton (January 3, 1777) was a battle in which General Washington's revolutionary forces defeated British forces near Princeton, New Jersey. The site is administered as a...
1777 Jan 12 Padre Thomas Peña Founds Mission Santa Clara De Asís
The first mission to be built to honor a woman, the outpost was originally established as La Misión Santa Clara de Thamien (or Mission Santa Clara de Thamien) at the Indian village of So-...
1777 Jan 20 Battle Of Millstone
The Battle of Millstone, also known as the Battle of Van Nest's Mills, was a skirmish that occurred on January 20, 1777 during the American Revolutionary War. After the Battle of Princeto...
1777 Apr 13 Battle Of Bound Brook
The Battle of Bound Brook, one of the battles in the New York and New Jersey campaign during the American Revolutionary War, occurred on April 13, 1777, and resulted in a defeat for the C...
1777 Apr 27 Battle of Ridgefield
1777 May 17 Battle Of Thomas Creek
The Battle of Thomas Creek on May 17, 1777 was the final engagement in the second of three disastrous attempts by American forces to invade British East Florida during the American Revolu...
1777 May 23 Meigs Raid
Meigs Raid (also known as the Battle of Sag Harbor) was a guerrilla raid by American forces on the British at Sag Harbor, New York on May 23, 1777 during the American Revolutionary War in...
1777 Jun 14
to 1777 Oct 17
 Saratoga Campaign
The Saratoga campaign was an attempt by Great Britain to gain military control of the strategically important Hudson River valley in 1777 during the American Revolutionary War. The primar...
1777 Jun 14 The Continental Congress Approved The Design Of A National Flag
Since 1916, when President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation establishing a national Flag Day on June 14, Americans have commemorated the adoption of the Stars and Stripes...
1777 Jun 26 Battle Of Short Hills
The Battle of Short Hills (or the Battle of Metuchen Meetinghouse) was a conflict between a force of Americans commanded by General William Alexander ("Lord Stirling"), and an opposing Br...
1777 Jul 2
to 1777 Jul 6
 Battle of Ticonderoga
The 1777 Battle of Ticonderoga occurred between 2 and 6 July 1777 at Fort Ticonderoga, near the southern end of Lake Champlain in the state of New York. In military maneuvers that more cl...
1777 Jul 7 Battle Of Hubbardton
The Battle of Hubbardton was an engagement in the Saratoga campaign of the American Revolutionary War fought in the village of Hubbardton, then in the disputed New Hampshire Grants territ...
1777 Jul 8 Battle Of Fort Anne
The Battle of Fort Anne, fought on July 8, 1777, was an engagement between Continental Army forces in retreat from Fort Ticonderoga and forward elements of John Burgoyne's much larger Bri...
1777 Aug 2
to 1777 Aug 22
 Siege Of Fort Stanwix
The Siege of Fort Stanwix (also known at the time as Fort Schuyler) began on August 2, 1777, and ended August 22. Fort Stanwix, in the Mohawk River Valley, was then the primary defense po...
1777 Aug 6 Battle of Oriskany
The Battle of Oriskany, fought on August 6, 1777, was one of the bloodiest battles in the American Revolutionary War and a significant engagement of the Saratoga campaign. Early in the si...
1777 Aug 16 Battle of Bennington
The Battle of Bennington was a battle of the American Revolutionary War that took place on August 16, 1777, in Walloomsac, New York, about 10 miles (16 km) from its namesake Bennington, V...
1777 Aug 22 Battle Of Staten Island
The Battle of Staten Island occurred during the American Revolutionary War on August 22, 1777. The encounter was a raid by troops from American General John Sullivan's division. British G...
1777 Sep 3 Battle Of Cooch's Bridge
The Battle of Cooch's Bridge was a minor skirmish action between American militia and Hessian troops during the American Revolutionary War. On August 25, 1777, a large British army und...
1777 Sep 11 Battle of Brandywine
September 11 began with a heavy fog, which provided cover for the British troops. Washington received contradictory reports about the British troop movements and continued to believe that...
1777 Sep 16 Battle of the Clouds
The Battle of the Clouds (also known as the Battle of Warren, Battle of Whitehorse Tavern, or the Battle of Goshen) was an engagement of the Philadelphia campaign of the American Revoluti...
1777 Sep 19 Battle of Saratoga
The Battles of Saratoga, sometimes referred to as The Battle of Saratoga (September 19 and October 7, 1777) conclusively decided the fate of British General John Burgoyne's army in the Am...
1777 Sep 19 General Horatio Gates defeated the British at Saratoga, New York
After a series of discouraging military defeats, on September 19, 1777, continental soldiers fighting under American General Horatio Gates defeated the British at Saratoga, New York. With...
1777 Sep 21 Battle of Paoli
The Battle of Paoli (also known as the Battle of Paoli Tavern or the Paoli Massacre) was a battle in the Philadelphia campaign of the American Revolutionary War fought on September 21, 17...
1777 Sep 26 British Troops March Into Philadelphia
On September 26, 1777, British troops marched into Philadelphia and occupied the city forcing the Continental Congress, meeting in the Pennsylvania State House (later renamed Independence...
1777 Sep 27 Lancaster, Pennsylvania is the Capital of the United States for One Day
Lancaster was named after Lancashire, England, and its symbol is the red rose, from the House of Lancaster. In the period from the 1760's through the early 1800's, this was the largest in...
1777 Oct 4 Battle of Germantown
A thick fog clouded the battlefield throughout the day. The vanguard of Sullivan's column, on Germantown Road, launched the battle when they opened fire on the British pickets of light...
1777 Oct 6 Battle Of Forts Clinton And Montgomery
The Battle of Forts Clinton and Montgomery was an American Revolutionary War battle fought in the highlands of the Hudson River valley, not far from West Point, on October 6, 1777. Britis...
1777 Oct 22 Battle of Red Bank
After the capture of Philadelphia on September 26, 1777, and of the failure of the American surprise attack against the British camp at the Battle of Germantown on October 4, the American...
1777 Nov 15 The Second Continental Congress Adopts The Articles Of Confederation
On November 15, 1777, the Second Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation. Submitted to the states for ratification two days later, the Articles of Confederation were ac...
1777 Nov 25 Battle Of Gloucester
The Battle of Gloucester was a skirmish fought on November 25, 1777, during the Philadelphia campaign of the American Revolutionary War. It was the first battlefield command for the Marqu...
1777 Dec 5
to 1777 Dec 8
 Battle of White Marsh
The Battle of White Marsh was a battle of the Philadelphia campaign of the American Revolutionary War fought December 5–8, 1777, in the area surrounding White Marsh, Pennsylvania. The bat...
1777 Dec 11 Battle Of Matson's Ford
The Battle of Matson's Ford was a battle in the Philadelphia campaign of the American Revolutionary War fought on December 11, 1777 in the area surrounding Matson's Ford (present-day Cons...
1777 Dec 19
to 1778 Jun 19
 George Washington and His Troops Winter at Valley Forge
With the winter setting in the prospects for campaigning being greatly diminished, General George Washington sought quarters for his men. Washington and his troops had just fought what wa...