Revolutionary Imprints
Norman Desmarais, Revolutionary War author and historian
Day in History
January 20,
1776
Andrew Sprowle’s Plantation, Virginia. British landing party is beaten off.
1777
Somerset Court House/Millstone, New Jersey. Gen. Philemon Dickinson marches 400 untrained troops through waist-deep water to surprise and defeat a large foraging party.
Van Nest's Mill, New Jersey. The British skirmish with the Middlesex County militia.
Amboy, New Jersey.
HM Sloop Badger captures sloop Dolphin and the brig Molly.
HMS Preston and Brune capture the Continental Navy trading ship Farmer.
HMS Preston captures sloop Batchelor
The privateer sloop Revenge vs. the Thomas and Sarah.
1778
Valley Forge, near, Pennsylvania, British dragoons surprise a party of light horse.
1779
The privateer sloop Ardent captures the sloop Friendship and 14 other vessels.
The Massachusetts privateer brig Franklin captures a sloop.
The sloop Sally engages a large transport ship.
The privateer brig Tryon captures the sloop Batchelor.
1780
Tybee Lighthouse, Georgia.
1781
The privateer schooner General Arnold captures a Whig privateer schooner.
A Loyalist privateer schooner takes an empty Connecticut schooner.
1782
Cranbury Inlet, New Jersey. Captain Gray pursues a British brig, but is captured himself.
Captain Gray pursues a British brig and is captured.
The Connecticut privateer schooner Terror captures an unidentified vessel.
1783
off Stratford Point, Connecticut.
Major Tallmadge captures several boats
Loyalists burn a dwelling house and other buildings.
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