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| Battle of Dunes, The Graves, Thomas |  |
| 9th Sep Dunes The British leave the sea near Chesapeake to the French & Graves returns to New York |
| Battle of Guildford Cornwallis, Charles | |
| 15th Mar Guildford Despite victory Cornwallis cannot hold Georgia & the Carolinas |
| Battle of Jamestown Ford Cornwallis, Charles | |
| 6th July Jamestown Ford Defeats General Lafayette at James town Ford, Virginia |
| Battle of Porto Novo Coote, Eyre | |
| 1st July Porto Novo Defeats the forces of Hyder Ali |
| Battle of Porto Praya Johnstone, George | |
| 16th April Porto Praya Defeated by the Dutch on his way to attack the Dutch colony of Cape of Good Hope |
| Battle of Yorktown Cornwallis, Charles | |
| 19th Oct Yorktown Surrenders 7,000 soldiers ending the American Revolution & the War of Independence |
| Discovery of Uranus Herschel, William | |
| 31st Mar Discovers Uranus using a home made telescope from his back garden in Bath |
| Education of Wellesley Wellesley, Arthur | |
| Eton Enters Eton |
| Election Pitt the Younger, William | |
| Chatham First elected MP |
| Peace Cornwallis, Charles | |
| Washington Washington allows 2 days for written peace proposals but insists on complete surrender |
| Publication of Holcroft Holcroft, Thomas | |
| Publication of, "Duplicity" |
| Surrender Britain Cornwallis, Charles | |
| 19th Oct Yorktown Surrenders 7,000 soldiers ending the American Revolution & the War of Independence |
| Surrender Cornwallis Cornwallis, Charles | |
| 19th Oct Yorktown Surrenders 7,000 soldiers ending the American Revolution & the War of Independence |
