August 22 in U.S. military history
1776: A force of over 20,000 Redcoats led by Gen. William Howe land on Long Island, N.Y.. Over the next
Read More1776: A force of over 20,000 Redcoats led by Gen. William Howe land on Long Island, N.Y.. Over the next
Read More1777: A force of militiamen from New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Vermont – led by Gen. John Stark – clash with
Read More1777: A month after arriving in the United States, the Marquis de Lafayette is commissioned “major general” in the Continental
Read More1780: A force of 600 militiamen led by Col. Isaac Shelby surrounds Thicketty Fort (South Carolina) and demands that the
Read More1775: Gen. George Washington, the newly appointed commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, takes formal command of his troops in Cambridge,
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