| 1 Sep 1775 | Page's men cut down the Boston Liberty Tree. |
| 1 Sep 1777 | Battle of Fort Henry, Wheeling, VA. |
| 1 Sep 1779 | D'Estaing captures four British men-of-war. |
| 1 Sep 1781 | Battle of West Haven CT. |
| 1 Sep 1781 | Washington passes through Trenton NJ on the way to Yorktown VA |
| 2 Sep 1765 | A mob burns down the house of the tax collector for Maryland |
| 2 Sep 1775 | Many fishing vessels are commissioned as American warships |
| 3 Sep 1775 | General Montgomery and United States troops arrive at Lake Champlain on the way to drive English troops from Canada |
| 3 Sep 1777 | Sharp skirmishes near Cooch's Bridge (near Newark) DE left several Americans dead. This is likely where the "stars and stripes" flag (approved only three months previously) was first flown in battle. |
| 3 Sep 1783 | The Treaty of Peace, ending the war with England, is signed at Paris. |
| 4 Sep 1775 | United States Generals Montgomery and Schuyler join forces in Canada and prepare to attach the English garrison at Montreal |
| 4 Sep 1780 | Engagement at Tarcote SC |
| 5 Sep 1774 | The first session of the Continental Congress begins in Carpenter Hall in Philadelphia PA. |
| 5 Sep 1779 | Battle of Lloyd's Neck NY. |
| 5 Sep 1781 | Naval fight in the Chesapeake between French Admiral De Grasse and British Admiral Graves. |
| 6 Sep 1781 | Battle of Fort Griswold CT is a defeat for the British under turncoat Gen. Benedict Arnold, but they burn New London and Groton CT |
| 7 Sep 1781 | Engagement at Fort Plain NY |
| 8 Sep 1781 | Americans under Gen. Greene Battle nearly drive the British from the field at Eutaw Springs SC, but stop to loot the British camp and are later driven off, both sides suffer heavy losses. |
| 9 Sep 1777 | John Jay opens the Court of New York in Kingston as its Chief Justice. |
| 10 Sep 1736 | Carter Braxton is born is Virginia. He later signed the Declaration of Independence for Virginia. |
| 10 Sep 1781 | Admiral Graves takes a badly damaged British fleet back from Yorktown to New York. |
| 11 Sep 1777 | Battle of Brandywine PA. |
| 11 Sep 1777 | Engagement at Chad's Ford |
| 12 Sep 1775 | General Schuyler falls ill and is left behind by United States forces in Canada |
| 12 Sep 1780 | Battle of Cane Creek NC. |
| 13 Sep 1775 | From Maine Benedict Arnold's expedition sets out for Quebec, planning to meet there with other United States troops |
| 13 Sep 1776 | British land on the Hudson River side of New York City. |
| 13 Sep 1781 | Battle of Hillsborough NC. |
| 13 Sep 1781 | Engagement at Lindley's Mill NC. |
| 14 Sep 1742 | James Wilson is born in Scotland. He later signs the Declaration of Independence for Pennsylvania. |
| 14 Sep 1775 | Engagement at Fort Johnson SC. |
| 14 Sep 1776 | Washington moves his headquarters to King's Bridge NY |
| 14 Sep 1779 | Battle of Genesco NY. |
| 14 Sep 1780 | Battle of Fort Grierson near Augusta GA. |
| 14 Sep 1780 | Engagement at Cornwallis Fort GA |
| 15 Sep 1776 | Gen. Howe captures New York City after the British land at Kipp's Bay, on the East River side. Resourceful rebels in the area set up a spy network and develop a communication code based on the position of clothes drying on a line. |
| 15 Sep 1776 | American General Putnam is saved from capture near New York City by Mrs. Murray. |
| 15 Sep 1780 | Battle of White House GA. |
| 16 Sep 1776 | Congress endorses the plan for an 88-battalion army. |
| 16 Sep 1776 | The British win the Battle of Harlem Plains NY. Washington barely escapes. |
| 16 Sep 1778 | Battle of Westchester NY. |
| 16 Sep 1778 | Engagement at Philips Heights NY. |
| 17 Sep 1787 | The U.S. Constitution is adopted by the Constitutional Convention (39 delegates sign) and is submitted to the states for ratification. |
| 18 Sep 1733 | George Read is born in Maryland. He later signs the Declaration of independence for Delaware. |
| 18 Sep 1775 | Battle of St. Johns, in Canada. |
| 18 Sep 1777 | The Americans are defeated at Lake George NY. |
| 19 Sep 1737 | Charles Caroll is born in Maryland. He later signs the Declaration of Independence for Maryland. |
| 19 Sep 1777 | The British invasion from Canada is checked at the first battle of Saratoga NY (fought near Freeman's Farm in the Bemis Heights area near Stillwater NY. |
| 20 Sep 1777 | Many Americans die at Paoli PA during a surprise night attack by British troops (under Gen. Grey) using bayonets only. |
| 21 Sep 1776 | A large part of New York City is burned by the British. |
| 21 Sep 1776 | Nathan Hale is captured in New York City by the British. |
| 21 Sep 1780 | Battle of Wahab's Plantation SC. |
| 22 Sep 1776 | Nathan Hale is hanged in New York City, saying "I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country." |
| 23 Sep 1777 | Engagement at Diamond Island NY |
| 23 Sep 1779 | The French vessel Bon Homme Richard with an American crew under the command of Capt. John Paul Jones defeats the HMS Serapis off the coast of England. |
| 23 Sep 1779 | Siege of Savannah begun. |
| 23 Sep 1780 | Capture of Major Andre'. |
| 24 Sep 1776 | Battle of Montressor's island NY. |
| 24 Sep 1777 | Battle of Diamond Island NY. |
| 24 Sep 1780 | Washington learns of Arnold's treason while on a visit to Fort Putnam (at West Point NY) and suffers severe depression. |
| 25 Sep 1775 | In an engagement near Montreal the British capture Ethan Allen. They put him in chains and send him to a prison ship. |
| 25 Sep 1780 | Flight of Benedict Arnold to the British. |
| 26 Sep 1775 | United States troops under Gen Montgomery capture Montreal. |
| 26 Sep 1777 | Triumphant British march into Philadelphia PA. |
| 26 Sep 1778 | Battle of Fort Henry near Wheeling VA. |
| 26 Sep 1780 | Battle of Charlotte NC. |
| 26 Sep 1781 | American forces join up with French forces at Williamsburg VA. |
| 27 Sep 17228 | Samuel Adams is born in Massachusetts. He became an "acid-tongued" tormentor of the British and King George. He signed the Declaration of Independence for Massachusetts. |
| 28 Sep 1778 | Battle of Tappan NY. |
| 28 Sep 1781 | The College of Wiliam and Mary in Williamsburg VA houses the French troops and is used as a hospital after the battle of Yorktown. |
| 29 Sep 1780 | British Major Andre is found guilty of spying after American sentries find in his boot a letter from Benedict Arnold with plans for turning over the forts at West Point to the British. |
| 29 Sep 1781 | British Gen. Cornwallis attempts a daring night-time escape from Yorktown VA. It fails due to a severe storm. |
| 30 Sep 1775 | Skirmish at Stonington CT. |
| 30 Sep 1780 | British Major Andre's appeal for a pardon fails. |
| 30 Sep 1781 | American and French troops complete positions encircling Yorktown VA and the siege begins. |
| 1 Oct 1730 | Richard Stockton is born in New Jersey. He later signs the Declaration of Independence for New Jersey. |
| 1 Oct 1768 | British troops arrive and occupy Boston. |
| 2 Oct 1773 | Philadelphia PA citizens resist the tea tax. |
| 2 Oct 1780 | British Major Andre is hanged at Tappan NY for his role in assisting the turncoat Benedict Arnold. |
| 3 Oct 1777 | British troops march north from New York City to join Gen. Burgoyne at Saratoga, but it is too late. He will surrender before they arrive. |
| 4 Oct 1777 | American attack through Germantown PA ends in retreat. |
| 4 Oct 1777 | Skirmish at White Horse Tavern PA |
| 4 Oct 1779 | American Capt. John Paul Jones transfers his crew and command to the captured HMS Serapis as his own ship, the Bon Homme Richard, sinks. |
| 5 Oct 1775 | Congress authorizes the use of two armed vessels. This is the origin of our Navy. |
| 5 Oct 1781 | Washington's troops start digging siege trenches at Yorktown VA to protect the siege guns provided by the French. |
| 6 Oct 1777 | Fort Montgomery and Fort Clinton (on highlands of the Hudson) are captured by British. |
| 6 Oct 1778 | Engagement at Chestnut Creek NJ. |
| 7 Oct 1728 | Caesar Rodney is born in Dover PA (now DE). He later signs the Declaration of Independence for Delaware. |
| 7 Oct 1775 | Engagement at Bristol RI. |
| 7 Oct 1777 | Second battle of Bemis Heights Ny, sometimes called Freeman's Farm, Saratoga, or Stillwater. |
| 7 Oct 1780 | Battle of King's Mountain SC. |
| 8 Oct 1777 | British troops under Burgoyne retreat from Saratoga NY. |
| 9 Oct 1779 | Battle of Chemung at Elmira (Newton) NY. |
| 9 Oct 1779 | Repulse of French and Americans at Savannah. Sgt. Jasper, who saved the American Flag at Fort Moultrie, is killed trying to save the flag at the Spring Hill redoubt outside Savannah. |
| 10 Oct 1774 | Colonial forces from Virginia under Col. Lewis fight off an attack by Indians under Chief Cornstalk at Point pleasant VA (now WV) |
| 10 Oct 1781 | Engagement at Threadwell Neck NY. |
| 11 Oct and 13 Oct 1776 | British win a naval battle near Valcour Island on Lake Champlain (VT/NY border) against an American flotilla commanded by Benedict Arnold. However, the delay preparing for the battle forces the British to withdraw to St. Johns, Canada, and await the next spring to resume offensive operations. |
| 11 Oct 1780 | Engagement at Fort George NY |
| 12 Oct 1776 | Skirmish at Throg's Neck NY |
| 12 Oct 1776 | Thomas Jefferson porposes a bill to deny all legal claims of the English. |
| 13 Oct 1777 | The British burn most of Kingston NY. |
| 13 Oct 1777 | Engagement at Esopus NY |
| 14 Oct 1734 | Francis Lightfoot Lee is born in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He later signs the Declaration of Independence for Virginia. |
| 14 Oct 1776 | British Gen. Carleton lands at Crown Point NY, on the way to attack Fort Ticonderoga. |
| 14 Oct 1781 | Americans capture two redoubts at Yorktown VA. |
| 15 Oct 1778 | Engagement at Mincock Island NY. |
| 15 Oct 1778 | Engagement at Egg Harbor NJ. |
| 15 Oct 1780 | Engagement at Middleburg NY. |
| 16 Oct 1776 | Engagement at Harlem Heights NY. |
| 16 Oct 1781 | British win the engagement at Monck's Corner SC |
| 17 Oct 1775 | Burning of Falmouth ME. |
| 17 Oct 1777 | Burgoyne surrenders the battered British army at Saratoga NY. This persuades the French to back the American cause. |
| 17 Oct 1780 | Engagement at Schoharie NY. |
| 18 Oct 1775 | Surrender of Fort Chambly in Canada. |
| 18 Oct 1775 | Engagement at Falmouth ME |
| 18 Oct 1776 | Engagement at Pell's Point NY. |
| 18 Oct 1776 | Engagement at Pelham Manor NY |
| 18 Oct 1776 | Engagement at New Rochelle NY. |
| 18 Oct 1781 | British Gen. Cornwallis objects to the surrender terms at Yorktown VA, which are exactly those he demanded of Gen. Lincoln at Charleston SC. |
| 18 Oct 1783 | Congress votes to disband the Continental Army as of Nov 2. |
| 18 Oct 1800 | Spain ceded to France (for a second time) the territory of Louisiana. |
| 19 Oct 1774 | The brig Peggy Stewart, loaded with tea, is burned by patriots at Annapolis MD. |
| 19 Oct 1775 | Engagement at Chambly in Canada |
| 19 Oct 1779 | End of siege of Savannah GA. |
| 19 Oct 1780 | Engagement at Fort Keyser NY. |
| 19 Oct 1780 | Engagement at Stone Arabia NY. |
| 19 Oct 1781 | British Gen. Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown VA and the band plays "The World Turned Upside Down." |
| 20 Oct 1781 | Washington officially praises the soldiers and sailors for the victory at Yorktown VA. |
| 21 Oct 1777 | Engagement at Mamaroneck NY |
| 21 Oct 1780 | Engagement at Klock's Field NY. |
| 21 Oct 1781 | Washington recommends that all troops not on duty attend a "divine service" at Yorktown VA. |
| 22 Oct 1774 | The First Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia PA. |
| 22 Oct 1777 | After making a brave defense, Rhode Island troops evacuate Fort Mercer near Red Bank NJ. |
| 23 Oct 1776 | Washington makes his headquarters at While Plains NY |
| 23 Oct 1777 | Engagement at Red Bank NY |
| 23 Oct 1777 | Engagement at Fort Mifflin PA. |
| 23 Oct 1780 | Engagement at Kanassoraga NY. |
| 24 Oct 1770 | British soldiers from Capt. Preston's Royal Guard are tried for murder in the "Boston Massacre". They are acquitted after a defense supplied by John Adams (later to become President of the U.S.) |
| 24 Oct 1781 | Engagement at Johnson Hall NY. |
| 25 Oct 1765 | The Stamp Act Congress adjourns and violence breaks out. |
| 25 Oct 1780 | Engagement at Black River SC. |
| 25 Oct 1780 | Engagement at Tarcote Swamp SC. |
| 26 Oct 1774 | The Continental Congress asks John Adams to draft an appeal to British King George for justice. |
| 26 Oct 1775 | Battle of Hampton VA. |
| 26 Oct 1776 | Benjamin Franklin sails to France as our first ambassador. |
| 27 Oct 1776 | A British attack by land and sea on Fort Washington (outside New York City) is repulsed. |
| 28 Oct 1776 | The British win the battle of White Plains NY, but suffer many casualties. |
| 28 Oct 1776 | Engagement at Chatterton's Hill. NY |
| 29 Oct 1780 | Engagement at Germain Flats NY. |
| 30 Oct 1735 | John Adams is born in Massachusetts. He later signed the Declaration of Independence and became the second President of the united States. |
| 30 Oct 1780 | Nathaniel Greene is promoted to Major General. |
| 30 Oct 1781 | Engagement of Jerseyfield NY. |
| 30 Oct 1781 | Engagement at West Canada Creek NY. |
| 31 Oct 1740 | WIlliam Paca is born in Maryland. He later signed the Declaration of Independence for Maryland. He was one of the first to call for a Bill of Rights. |
| 31 Oct 1775 | The Emperor of Russia turns down an appeal by the British to provide mercenary troops for the war in America. |
| 31 Oct 1775 | British Gen. Carleton is repulsed by Gen. Montgomery at the crossing of the St. Lawrence River. |
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