June 9 in U.S. military history
1772: In what is considered to be the first naval engagement of the American Revolution, colonists led by Abraham Whipple
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American Revolution
June 1 in U.S. military history
1779: Maj. Gen. Benedict Arnold’s court martial begins in Philadelphia, but the trial is immediately postponed when Lt. Gen. Sir
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May 12 in U.S. military history
1780: Gen. Benjamin Lincoln, commanding American forces at Charleston, S.C., surrenders to Gen. Sir Henry Clinton after a six-week siege.
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May 10 in U.S. military history
1775: The famous Vermont guerrilla force the “Green Mountain Boys”, commanded by Col. Ethan Allen, and state militiamen led by
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April 26 in U.S. military history
1777: 16-year-old Sybil Ludington – “the female Paul Revere” – begins her 40-mile, all-night ride across an isolated circuit of
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