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This was the only successful Patriot attack on Long Island between the British takeover in 1776 and their depature in 1783.
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1781 - Partiots began a seige of Ninety Six, SC. They retreated on June 18. This was the longest battle of American Revolutionary War.
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1766 - A Liberty Pole was erected in New York City commons in celebration of the repeal of the Stamp Act.
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RT @GWSAR_org: #OTD Marquis de Lafayette died in 1834. Follow the @LafayetteTrail account to stay updated on the 200th anniversary of his 24-state tour from July 1824 to September 1825. Lafayette resided in downtown Alexandria, Virginia during the tour #…

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gave its royally-appointed governor wide-ranging powers.
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1778 - In Pennsylvania, Marquis de Lafayette learned of a British plan to suprise, surround and capture Continentals defending Valley Forge. The attempt made the next day was unsuccessful.
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1783 - The first United Empire Loyalists arrived in Canada to take refuge under the British.
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"No man in his senses can hesitate in choosing to be free, rather than a slave."
Alexander Hamilton
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Gwinnet died three days later from his injury. He had won election to the Second Continental Congress.
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1781 - Continentals captured Fort Granby from Loyalists in South Carolina.
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1787 - In Philadelphia, PA, delegates to the Constitutional Convention began to assemble. The meetings were pushed back to May 25 when a suffecient number participants had arrived.
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1778 - In Pennsylvania, Oneida Indians arrived to aid Marquis de Lafayette.
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1780 - Major General Benjamin Lincoln surrendered to British Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton at Charleston, South Carolina. It was the worst defeat of the Americans during the revolution.
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1776 - In a letter to Congress, American General George Washington recommended raising companies of German-Americans to use against the German mercenaries anticipated to fight for Britain
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1775 - Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold led the Continental Army in a successful attack on the British Fort Ticonderoga in New York.
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RT @GWSAR_org: #OTD #America250 (May 10, 1773) - British Parliament passes The Tea Act to save the East India Company. Colonists didn't like that. 🫖 Maybe it was time to start planning a party, in Boston perhaps"! #SARHistory #AmRev #SAREducation https://t.co/swMbQ7RPiy

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RT @GWSAR_org: #OTD (May 10, 1775) - Green Mountain Boys, led by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold, capture Fort Ticonderoga @FortTiconderoga and its small British garrison. #SARHistory #AmRev #RevWar

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1791 - Francis Hopkinson died in Philadelphia, PA. He was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the first American secular composer.
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1781 - The British surrendered Pensacola, FL, to Louisiana governor and Spanish military officer Bernardo de Galvez.
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1763 - Major Henry Gladwin, British commander of Fort Detroit, foiled Ottawa Chief Pontiac's attempt at a surprise attack.
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