What happened in 1777?

Battles of Saratoga

Wars & Conflicts

1777 major turning point of the American Revolutionary War

Battle of Princeton

Wars & Conflicts · Princeton Battlefield

Battle in the American independence War

Battle of Brandywine

Wars & Conflicts · Chadds Ford Township

1777 battle of the American Revolutionary War

Battle of Germantown

Wars & Conflicts · Germantown

October 1777 battle during the American Revolutionary War

Battle of Bennington

Wars & Conflicts · Bennington

1777 battle of the American Revolutionary War

Battle of Oriskany

Wars & Conflicts · New York

1777 battle of the American Revolutionary War

Battle of the Assunpink Creek

Wars & Conflicts · Trenton

1777 battle between American and British troops

Siege of Fort Ticonderoga

Wars & Conflicts · Fort Ticonderoga

1777 siege

Battle of Short Hills

Wars & Conflicts · Scotch Plains

1777 battle of the American Revolutionary War

Battle of Bound Brook

Wars & Conflicts

1777 battle of the American Revolutionary War

Battle of Hubbardton

Wars & Conflicts · Hubbardton

1777 battle

Battle of Paoli

Wars & Conflicts · Paoli Battlefield Site and Parade Grounds

1777 battle of the American Revolutionary War in Pennsylvania

Battle of White Marsh

Wars & Conflicts · Whitemarsh Township

1777 American Revolutionary War battle

Battle of Fort Anne

Wars & Conflicts

1777 battle

Battle of Staten Island

Wars & Conflicts · New York City

1777 Part of the American Revolutionary War

Battle of Forts Clinton and Montgomery

Wars & Conflicts · Highlands

1777 battle of the American Revolutionary War

Siege of Fort Stanwix

Wars & Conflicts · Fort Stanwix

1777 siege of American Revolutionary War

Battle of Cooch's Bridge

Wars & Conflicts · Newark

1777 battle of the American Revolutionary War

Battle of Ridgefield

Wars & Conflicts · Ridgefield

1777 battle of the American Revolutionary War

Battle of Red Bank

Wars & Conflicts · Fort Mercer

1777 battle of the American Revolutionary War in New Jersey

Siege of Fort Mifflin

Wars & Conflicts · Fort Mifflin

1777 military action in the American Revolutionary War

Battle of Gloucester

Wars & Conflicts · Gloucester

1777 battle

Second Battle of Machias

Wars & Conflicts · Machias

1777 an amphibious assault on the Massachusetts town of Machias (in present-day eastern Maine) by British forces during the American Revolutionary War

Battle of Millstone

Wars & Conflicts · Manville

1777 skirmish in the American Revolutionary War

Battle of the Clouds

Wars & Conflicts · East Whiteland Township

1777 aborted battle of the American Revolutionary War

Meigs Raid

Wars & Conflicts · Sag Harbor

Military raid by American Continental Army forces

Siege of Fort Henry

Wars & Conflicts · Wheeling

1777 attack on American militiamen during the American Revolutionary War near the Virginia outpost known as Fort Henry by a mixed band of Indians

Battle of Thomas Creek

Wars & Conflicts · Duval County

1777 battle of the American Revolutionary War

Battle of Punk Hill

Wars & Conflicts · Bonhamtown

1777 Skirmish in the American Revolutionary War

Battle of Matson's Ford

Wars & Conflicts

1777 battle of the American Revolutionary War

Battle of Setauket

Wars & Conflicts · Setauket-East Setauket

1777 failed attack during the American Revolutionary War by a force of Continental Army troops

Battle of Saunshi

Wars & Conflicts · Gajendragarh

1777 battle

Battle off Yarmouth

Wars & Conflicts · Yarmouth

1777 battle

Fort Antes

Wars & Conflicts

American Revolutionary War fort in Pennsylvania

Fort Willoughby

Wars & Conflicts

historic military fort on Hassel Island, U.S. Virgin Islands

Saratoga campaign

Wars & Conflicts · upstate New York

Military campaign during the American Revolutionary war

Philadelphia campaign

Wars & Conflicts · New Jersey

1777-78 British offensive during the American Revolutionary War

Forage War

Wars & Conflicts · New Jersey

1777 military campaign in New Jersey during the American Revolutionary War

First Treaty of San Ildefonso

Politics & Government

1777 treaty between Spain and Portugal

Treaty of Aranjuez

Politics & Government · Aranjuez

1777 treaty between France and Spain

Meletius II died

People · Istanbul

Patriarch of Constantinople

Johann Heinrich Lambert died

People · Berlin

German mathematician, physicist and astronomer (1728-1777)

Albrecht von Haller died

People · Bern

Swiss anatomist, physiologist, naturalist and poet (1708-1777)

Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben died

People · Göttingen

German scientist

Dai Zhen died

People · Beijing

Chinese scholar

Johann Andreas Segner died

People · Halle (Saale)

Hungarian mathematician (1704-1777)

Celia Grillo Borromeo died

People · Milan

Italian mathematician and scientist

Johann Friedrich Cartheuser died

People · Frankfurt (Oder)

German physician and scientist (1704-1777)

Georg Friedrich Meier died

People · Giebichenstein

German philosopher (1718–1777)

Jacob Faggot died

People · Jakob and Johannes parish

Swedish scientist (1699-1777)

Jacob Johan Anckarström the Elder died

People · Vallentuna socken

Swedish nobleman, chemist and farmer

Jakub Nakcjanowicz died

People · Vilnius

Jakub Nakcjanowicz (Science & Technology).

Georg Christoph Wagenseil died

People · Vienna

Austrian composer

Samuel Foote died

People · Dover

British dramatist

Spranger Barry died

People · London

British actor

Louise Du Londel died

People · Stockholm

French actress (1740-1777)

Henry Woodward died

People · London

Woodward, Henry (1714–1777), actor and pantomimist

Francis I of the Two Sicilies born

People · Naples

Born in Naples. King of the Two Sicilies (1777-1830).

Philipp Otto Runge born

People · Wolgast

Born in Wolgast. German artist (1777-1810).

Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué born

People · Brandenburg an der Havel

Born in Brandenburg an der Havel. German writer (1777-1843).

Hyacinth born

People · Tipnery

Born in Tipnery. Russian sinologist, historian, and missionary (1777–1853).

John Ross born

People · Stranraer

Born in Stranraer. Scottish naval officer and polar explorer (1777–1856).

Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse born

People · Darmstadt

Born in Darmstadt. Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine (1777-1848).

Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov born

People · Moscow

Born in Moscow. Russian general (1777–1861).

William Brown born

People · Foxford

Born in Foxford. Admiral in the Argentine Navy.

William II of Hesse-Kassel born

People · Hanau

Born in Hanau. Elector of Hesse.

Carlos Anaya born

People · San Pedro

Born in San Pedro. Politician and historian (1777-1862).

Juan Martín de Pueyrredon born

People · Buenos Aires

Born in Buenos Aires. Argentine politician and general (1777-1850).

William Martin Leake born

People · London

Born in London. British military man, diplomat and antiquary (1777–1860).

Matija Nenadović born

People · Brankovina

Born in Brankovina. Serbian historian and politician.

Henry Hallam born

People · Windsor

Born in Windsor. English historian (1777-1859).

Alexander I of Russia born

People · Saint Petersburg

Born in Saint Petersburg. The tenth Emperor of Russia (1777–1825).

José I of Portugal died

People · Lisbon

Died in Lisbon. King of Portugal from 1750 to 1777 (lived 1714-1777).

Désirée Clary born

People · Marseille

Born in Marseille. Queen of Sweden and Norway as the consort of Charles XIV John.

Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria died

People · Munich

Died in Munich. Duke of Bavaria (1727-1777).

Pratap Singh Shah died

People · Kathmandu

Died in Kathmandu. King of Nepal (1751-1777).

Count Karl Ludwig von Ficquelmont born

People · Dieuze

Born in Dieuze. Austrian politician (1777-1857).

Astronomical Observatory of Padova

Science & Technology

Facility in Padua, Italy

Royal Academy in Košice

Science & Technology

Former university in Košice

Tubuai

Exploration & Discovery

Main island of the Tubuai Island group

Mangaia

Exploration & Discovery · Pacific Ocean

Island of the Southern Cook Islands

Atiu

Exploration & Discovery

Island in the Cook Islands

Takutea

Exploration & Discovery

Small island of the Cook Islands

Church of the Theotokos of Tikhvin (Arzamas)

Religion & Belief Systems

Temple in Arzamas, Russia

synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

Religious building in Doudleby nad Orlicí, Czech Republic

Church of the Entry into Jerusalem (Arzamas)

Religion & Belief Systems

Temple in Arzamas, Russia

Our Lady of Tikhvin church, Sukromny

Religion & Belief Systems

Temple in Sukrom, Russia

Church of Metropolitan Philipp in Meshchanskaya sloboda

Religion & Belief Systems

Eastern Orthodox church building in Meshchansky District, Russia

Jewish monumental cemetery, Florence

Religion & Belief Systems

Cemetery in Florence, Italy

Saint Michael Archangel church in Kończyce Wielkie

Religion & Belief Systems

Historic wooden church in Kończyce Wielkie, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

First African Baptist Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Savannah, Georgia, United States

Saint Clare Parish

Religion & Belief Systems

Roman Catholic parish in Santa Clara, California, United States

Anzhai Zhouwang Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Taoist temple at Anzhai village, Magong, Taiwan

Sanxia Zaishu Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Village church Damsdorf

Religion & Belief Systems · Damsdorf (Kloster Lehnin)

Church building in Potsdam-Mittelmark district, Brandenburg state, Germany

Mount Tabor former evangelical church in Miejska Górka

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Miejska Górka, Poland

Wat Klang

Religion & Belief Systems

Buddhist temple in Surat Thani province, Thailand

Santa Maria Immacolata Parish Church

Religion & Belief Systems · Besazio

Church building in Besazio in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland

Kapliczka

Religion & Belief Systems

Villa Reale la Cappella

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Monza, Italy

St. Otmar

Religion & Belief Systems · Kleinbeuren

Chapel in Kleinbeuren, Kammeltal, Germany

Chapelle Saint-Pierre Saint-Paul d'Abbeville

Religion & Belief Systems

Chapel located in Somme, in France

St. Bartholomäus

Religion & Belief Systems

Parish church in Moosach, Landkreis Ebersberg, Germany

Barnabitenkloster, Mariahilf

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Mariahilf, Austria

Kirchwinkel 4, Chemnitz

Religion & Belief Systems

Cultural heritage monument in Saxony, house in Chemnitz-Adelsberg, Germany

Presbytère de Soultzmatt

Religion & Belief Systems

Presbytery located in Haut-Rhin, in France

Bass Brewery

Economy & Trade · Burton upon Trent

Company

Hall & Woodhouse

Economy & Trade · Blandford St Mary

British regional brewery founded in Dorset

Gessler

Economy & Trade · Vienna

Austrian company that produces liqueurs

L. P. Holmblad

Economy & Trade · Copenhagen

Chesme Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Saint Petersburg, Russia

Havana Cathedral

Architecture & Engineering

Roman Catholic cathedral in Havana, Cuba

Oulu Cathedral

Architecture & Engineering · Pokkinen

Cathedral in Oulu, Finland

Mission Santa Clara de Asís

Architecture & Engineering

Spanish mission in Santa Clara, California

Basilica of Our Lady of Tongre

Architecture & Engineering · Tongre-Notre-Dame

Church building in Chièvres, Belgium

Santa Apollonia

Architecture & Engineering

Church

Wesley's Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

Methodist church in London, England, UK

Biri Church

Architecture & Engineering · Biri Øverbygd

Church building in Gjøvik, Innlandet, Norway

Old Nordre Osen Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Åmot, Innlandet, Norway

Christ Church, Macclesfield

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, UK

St Peter and St Paul, Buckingham

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Maidenhead Bridge

Architecture & Engineering

Grade I listed bridge in Buckinghamshire, England

Church of Saints Eusebius and Polion

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Vinkovci, Croatia

Fort Montbarey

Architecture & Engineering

Fort in France

Fort Mercer

Architecture & Engineering · Red Bank Battlefield

Earthwork fort

Fountain of Apollo

Architecture & Engineering

Monumental fountain in Madrid

Church of the Nativity of Jesus Christ, Klevan

Architecture & Engineering

St. Charalampus Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church

Fort Howe

Architecture & Engineering

historic site in Saint John, New Brunswick

Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk

Architecture & Engineering · Diest

Roman-catholic church in Diest, Belgium

Tula State Academic Dramatic Gorky Theatre

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre in Tula, Russia

Lanfang Republic founded

Empires & Countries · Mandor

Lanfang Republic was founded, with its capital at Mandor.

Vermont Republic founded

Empires & Countries · Castleton

Vermont Republic was founded, with its capital at Castleton.