American Revolutionary War History
1776 - Benedict Arnold notified General Sullivan that his garrison had successfully moved out of Montreal and that they had siezed some spirits and molasses in that town.
1776 - In Boston Harbor, an armed Connecticut vessel along with several schooners siezed two British ships and took 200 sailors and soldiers prisoner.
1778 - U.S. General George Washington's troops finally left Valley Forge after a winter of training.
1778 - The Patriots returned to Philadelphia after nine months of British occupation. The British had abandoned the city the previous day.
| "The Constitution shall never be construed... to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms." Samuel Adams |
