. The Bookshelf for boys and girls Historic Tales and Golden Deeds part 4. he third. This is known as the Battle of Bun-ker Hill. 1776—General Howe evacuates Boston March17. Colonel IMoultrie repulses the British atCharleston, South Carolina, June 28.—The Dec-laration of Independence is passed by Congresson July 4.—Washington fights several battleswith the British in and around New York. 1777—Washington wins the Battle of Prince-ton January 3. The Americans are defeated byHowe at the battles of Brandywine and German-town.—The British general Burgoyne is defeatedby General Gates, and surrenders
. The Bookshelf for boys and girls Historic Tales and Golden Deeds part 4. he third. This is known as the Battle of Bun-ker Hill. 1776—General Howe evacuates Boston March17. Colonel IMoultrie repulses the British atCharleston, South Carolina, June 28.—The Dec-laration of Independence is passed by Congresson July 4.—Washington fights several battleswith the British in and around New York. 1777—Washington wins the Battle of Prince-ton January 3. The Americans are defeated byHowe at the battles of Brandywine and German-town.—The British general Burgoyne is defeatedby General Gates, and surrenders October 17.—The French general Lafayette comes to the aidof the Americans, and is attached to the stafifof Washington. 1778—The British evacuate Philadelphia,which they had taken the previous year.—Toriesand Indians in Wyoming \alley, Pennsylvania,massacre many patriots.—On June 28 the battleof IMonmouth, New Jersey, is fought betweenWashington and Sir Henry Clinton.—The Brit-ish capture Savannah, Georgia. 1779—General Anthony Wayne captures Stony. .s o is B o O 4) Qi V)(/I Pi ? j;. tt^ ^ (—(C/^ ON W CI rO f^ o ^-^ >; t> - Qri C C -; >>° ^^ rt ^ (A Samuem Pacmy Wi as Nel ? en o c tc >~^ o ?J < a: N f^ -4- U^^O « <N N W « D O D < in Z o C ^ .?yj= 2 .1^E* s .— — - 0 4j O t^OO O 0 M ?-«-•«« Z oi a > ti ?J u E^3 Q i;S ^ . s o John Klbri, Rev. Madi: Wash N ro -^ u-)>o X M M m M M Vi jC ^ ,. •a*t/2 ohn A harle! lexan liver oger >->u<^ ° =•= pi; »)•* E rt o ^ 5C . B t; bt C ^ c/: ?— iJ u _c o c ::= c o % vjzir V u •49 250 EVENTS OF OUR COUNTRYS HISTORY Point on the Hudson, on July 6.—Paul Jones cap-tures the British ship Serapis near the coastof England. 1780—General Clinton captures CharlestonMay 12.—General Sumter defeats the Britishat Hanging Rock. South Carolina, August 6.—General B
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