1776 in Great Britain
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Events from the year 1776 in the Kingdom of Great Britain.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch - George III of the United Kingdom
- Prime Minister - Frederick North, Lord North, Tory
[edit] Events
- 27 February - American Revolution: At the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge, Scottish Loyalists are defeated by North Carolina Patriots.[1]
- 2 March–3 March - American Revolution: Battle of Nassau.
- 2 March–3 March - American Revolution: Battle of the Rice Boats.
- 9 March - Economist Adam Smith publishes The Wealth of Nations.
- 17 March - American Revolution: British forces evacuate Boston, Massachusetts[1] after George Washington commands the placement of artillery overlooking the city at Dorchester Heights.
- 15 May–26 May - American Revolution: Battle of the Cedars.
- 8 June - American Revolution: Battle of Trois-Rivières: American invaders are driven back at Trois-Rivières, Quebec.
- 4 July - American Revolution: the United States officially declares independence from the British Empire with the United States Declaration of Independence.[2]
- 12 July - Captain James Cook sets off from Plymouth on his third, and fatal, expedition to the Pacific Ocean.
- 27 August - American Revolution: At the Battle of Long Island Washington's troops are routed in Brooklyn by British under William Howe.[1]
- 11 September - American Revolution: abortive peace conference between British and Americans on Staten Island.[1]
- 15 September - American Revolution: British land on Manhattan at Kip's Bay.[1]
- 16 September - American Revolution: Battle of Harlem Heights is fought.
- 24 September - First running of the St. Leger Stakes horse race.[2]
- 11 October - American Revolution: Battle of Valcour Island: On Lake Champlain near Valcour Island, a British fleet led by Sir Guy Carleton defeats 15 American gunboats commanded by Brigadier General Benedict Arnold. Although nearly all of Arnold's ships are destroyed, the two day-long battle will give Patriot forces enough time to prepare defenses of New York City.
- 18 October - American Revolution: Battle of Pell's Point.
- 28 October - American Revolution: Battle of White Plains: British forces arrive at White Plains, attack and capture Chatterton Hill from the Americans.[1]
- 19 November - American Revolution: Battle of Fort Lee sees the capture of Fort Lee, New Jersey by the British forces.[1]
- 26 December - American Revolution: The Continental Army led by Washington defeats a Hessian brigade at the Battle of Trenton.[1]
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- Member of Parliament David Hartley unsuccessfully introduces a motion to the House of Commons calling for the abolition of slavery.[1]
[edit] Publications
- The first volume of Edward Gibbon's The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.[1]
- Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations.[1]
[edit] Births
- 10 January - George Birkbeck, doctor, academic and philanthropist (died 1841)
- 17 January (baptism date) - Jane Porter, novelist (died 1850)
- 11 April - Macvey Napier, lawyer and encyclopedia editor (died 1847)
- 11 June - John Constable, painter (died 1837)
[edit] Deaths
- 2 February - Francis Hayman, painter and illustrator (born 1708)
- 24 March - John Harrison, clockmaker (born 1693)
- 29 April - Edward Wortley Montagu, traveller and writer (born 1713)
- 20 June - Benjamin Huntsman, inventor and manufacturer (born 1704)
- 7 July - Jeremiah Markland, classical scholar (born 1693)
- 25 August - David Hume, philosopher (born 1711)
- 17 November - James Ferguson, astronomer (born 1710)
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