American Revolutionary War History
1795 - Josiah Bartlett died. He was a New Hampshire Patriot. He signed the Declaration of Independence, served as a governor and a Supreme Court chief justice in New Hampshire.
1778 - In Pennsuvlania, 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.
| "The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time." Thomas Jefferson |
