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1776–1781: The film depicts the life of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, in particular his role in the American War of Independence. The Patriot: 2000: 1776–1781: Based on the life of Francis Marion, an officer of the Continental Army officer during the American Revolutionary War. Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor: 2003: 1776–1782
The Cunningham family emigrated from Scotland late in the 17th century, settling in Augusta County, Virginia. [4] [failed verification] William was born in Virginia in 1756.. When William was 10, the Cunningham family migrated to Ninety-Six, South Carolina, along the Saluda River in 1766, an area known for its fierce Whig-Tory rivalry that occasionally spilled into violence.
The Battle of Cowpens was a military engagement during the American Revolutionary War fought on January 17, 1781, near the town of Cowpens, South Carolina.American Patriot forces, estimated at 2,000 militia and regulars under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan faced 1,000 British troops under Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton.
Baron Munchausen (/ ˈ m ʌ n tʃ aʊ z ən, ˈ m ʊ n tʃ-/; [1] [2] [a] German: [ˈmʏnçˌhaʊzn̩]) is a fictional German nobleman created by the German writer Rudolf Erich Raspe in his 1785 book Baron Munchausen's Narrative of his Marvellous Travels and Campaigns in Russia.
Daniel Boone (November 2 [O.S. October 22], 1734 – September 26, 1820) was an American pioneer and frontiersman whose exploits made him one of the first folk heroes of the United States.
A 1908 plaster casting of John Paul Jones taken from an original model in 1781 by Jean-Antoine Houdon, now housed at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London In June 1782, Jones was appointed to command the 74-gun USS America , but his command fell through when Congress decided to give America to the French as replacement for the ...
The British learned through several people who had been observing the French troops that they did not exceed 800 or 900 men. Major Peirson detached the 78th Seaforth Highlanders under Captain Lumsdaine [7] and sent them to take possession of the Mont de la Ville hill (now the site of Fort Regent) to block any French retreat. Once Peirson ...
1781 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1781st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 781st year of the 2nd millennium, the 81st year of the 18th century, and the 2nd year of the 1780s decade. As of the start of 1781, the ...