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1778

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Year 1778

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Event

EventStartEndDescription
American War of Independence19 April 17753 September 1783Military conflict between the British Army and American and French forces, to decide the issue of independence for the United States

 

A New Group

GroupImageDescription
Phillips AcademyPhillips Academy seal.pngLong established Preparatory school for the US ruling class

 

A Death

TitleBornDiedPlace of deathSummaryDescription
William Pitt the Elder15 November 170811 May 1778Hayes
Kent
England
PoliticianUK PM in the 18th century
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References

  1. Harper's Encyclopaedia of United States History from 458 A. D. to 1909, ed. by Benson John Lossing and, Woodrow Wilson (Harper & Brothers, 1910) p166
  2. "Pitt, William (The Elder; Ear of Chatham)", by Philip Woodfine, in British Political Leaders: A Biographical Dictionary, ed. by Keith Laybourn (ABC-CLIO, 2001) p264
  3. Barry Alan Shain, The Declaration of Independence in Historical Context (Yale University Press, 2014) p657
  4. Raymond C. Houghton, A Revolutionary War Road Trip on US Route 9 (Cyber Haus, 2003) pp37-38
  5. http://www.ushistory.org/ValleyForge/served/arnold.html
  6. Harper's Encyclopaedia of United States History from 458 A. D. to 1909, ed. by Benson John Lossing and, Woodrow Wilson (Harper & Brothers, 1910) p166
  7. Harper's Encyclopaedia of United States History from 458 A. D. to 1909, ed. by Benson John Lossing and, Woodrow Wilson (Harper & Brothers, 1910) p166
  8. Harper's Encyclopaedia of United States History from 458 A. D. to 1909, ed. by Benson John Lossing and, Woodrow Wilson (Harper & Brothers, 1910) p166
  9. http://www.wdl.org/en/item/4397/