Children
1742
Jan 8
1742 • Frederick the Great's army defeats Austrians in Chotusitz; later Austria cedes Silesia to Prussia. |
1774
Jul 31
Age: 32y
1774 • An angry crowd in Boston, Massachusetts seizes, tars and feathers British customs collector and Loyalist John Malcolm for striking a boy and a shoemaker, George Hewes, with his cane. |
1779
Nov 22
Age: 37y
deathFauquier, Virginia, USA ⇓ Died of exposure while serving in the Continental Army 2 Sources ⇓ |
1779 • American Revolutionary War: United States forces led by General Anthony Wayne capture Stony Point, New York from British troops. |