26 Sep 1777
British occupy Philadelphia, forcing Congress to flee to Lancaster and then York, Pennsylvania.
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25 Sep 1780
Benedict Arnold's treasonous plan to give West Point fort to British discovered.
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24 Sep 1775
British Cabinet states they intend to "carry on the war against America with the utmost vigour."
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23 Sep 1779
Captain John Paul Jones audaciously captures HMS Serapis off the coast of Yorkshire, England.
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22 Sep 1776
Nathan Hale caught & hanged as a spy. "I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country."
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21 Sep 1779
Bernardo de Gálvez, Spanish Governor of Louisiana, captures British fort at Baton Rouge, West-Florida; surrender includes all British emplacements on the Mississippi.
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21 Sep 1776
Great Fire of New York burns up to 1000 structures; arson by retreating Americans forces suspected.
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20 Sep 1777
British conduct bayonet attack at Paoli Massacre, no flints in muskets to ensure surprise.
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19 Sep 1776
Col. Williamson's patriots attacked in NC in a gorge known as the Black Hole, eventually fight clear.
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16 Sep 1779
Savannah, Georgia besieged by Americans & French; ends in catastrophe.
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15 Sep 1776
British armada arrives at NYC, completing the occupation and dealing a heavy blow to the American rebellion.
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14 Sep 1776
General Court at Watertown, MA blocks sale of two black prisoners, rules they be treated as other POWs.
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13 Sep 1777
British General Burgoyne crosses the Hudson River near Saratoga, but will find his intended path toward Albany blocked by American forces.
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12 Sep 1780
Skirmish between Loyalist and Patriots at Cane Creek, NC is a prelude to Battle of King's Mountain.
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10 Sep 1779
USS Morris surprises and captures HMS West Florida in Battle of Lake Pontchartrain.
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9 Sep 1776
Congress formally adopts "United States of America," replacing "United Colonies."
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8 Sep 1781
Last major battle of Revolution in Carolinas at Eutaw Springs, SC; British Pyrrhic victory.
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7 Sep 1776
American submersible the Turtle attempts first submarine attack in history; fails for lack of practice for the substitute operator.
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6 Sep 1781
Traitor Benedict Arnold orders burning of entire city of New London, Connecticut to destroy supplies.
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On this date, September 5th, in 1774, that the First Continental Congress met in Philadelphia at Carpenters' Hall.

Check out our blog on this historic meeting: buff.ly/ptzOfyB

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