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1779
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Centuries
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18th century
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19th century
1780
was a
leap year starting on Saturday
(see link for calendar).
Events
January 16
-
American Revolutionary War
:
Battle of Cape St. Vincent
February,
Armed Neutrality of the North
alliance formed between
Denmark
,
Sweden
, and
Russia
.
March 26
- The
British Gazette and Sunday Monitor
, the first Sunday newspaper in Britain
May 12
-
American Revolutionary War
:
Charleston, South Carolina
is taken by
British
forces.
May 29
- American Revolutionary War:
Loyalist
forces under Col.
Banastre Tarleton
kill surrendering
American
soldiers in the
Waxhaw Massacre
.
August 16
- American Revolutionary War:
Battle of Camden
- The British defeat the Americans near
Camden, South Carolina
.
September 25
–
Benedict Arnold
flees to British-held New York
October 2
- American Revolutionary War:
British
spy
John Andre
is hanged by
American
forces.
October 10
-
16
–
Great hurricane
flattens the islands of
Barbados
,
Martinique
and
St. Eustatius
November 29
-
Maria Theresa of Austria
dies and her
Habsburg
dominions pass to her ambitious son,
Joseph II
, who has already been
Holy Roman Emperor
since
1765
.
Britain
attacks the
United Provinces
before it can join the Neutral Alliance, because of its support for the American uprising.
First
Epsom Derby
horse race run at Epsom Downs,
Surrey
, England.
Emperor Kokaku
ascends to the throne of
Japan
In Ireland,
Lady Berry
, who is sentenced to death for the murder of her son, is released when she agrees to become an
executioner
(retires
1810
)
Good
grain
and
wine
harvest
in France
Births
April 29
-
Charles Nodier
,
French
author
.
June 1
-
Carl von Clausewitz
, German strategist
August 1
-
Francis Scott Key
, American lawyer and poet, famous as the author of the "Star Spangled Banner"
December 26
-
Mary Fairfax Somerville
, UK mathematician
Deaths
September 8
-
Enoch Poor
, Brigadier General in the
Continental Army
(b.
1736
)
November 29
- Maria Theresa, archduchess of
Austria
, Queen of
Bohemia
and
Hungary
(see above).
Thomas Dilworth
, British cleric & writer
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