Major Events
- Jan 3 General George Washington's revolutionary army defeats British forces at Battle of Princeton, New Jersey
- Jul 8 Independent Vermont introduces a new constitution, prohibiting slavery
- Jul 23 American Revolution: Louis XVI of France and his Foreign Minister clandestinely agree to supply US with munitions
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Did You Know?
Flag of the United States flown in battle for the 1st time at Cooch's Bridge, Delaware, a skirmish during American Revolutionary War
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Who Died in 1777
- Jan 1 Emanuele Barbella, Neapolitan composer, dies at 58
- Jan 10 Spranger Barry, Irish Shakespearean actor, dies at 57
- Jan 12 Hugh Mercer, Scottish military officer (fought in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War), dies of his wounds at the Battle of Princeton at 50
- Feb 19 Seth Pomeroy, American gunsmith and soldier, dies at 70
- Feb 22 Archibald Bulloch, American lawyer, Revolutionary War military officer, and politician (Governor of Georgia, 1776-77), dies mysteriously at 47
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Famous Weddings in 1777
- Jun 15 American seamstress Betsy Ross (25) weds (for the 2nd time) mariner Joseph Ashburn
- Oct 25 Governor of Virginia Patrick Henry (41) weds second wife Dorothea Dandridge