Person report

★26 Jul 1759
French and Indian War: Rather than defend Fort Carillon near present-day Ticonderoga, New York, from an approaching 11,000-man British force, French Brigadier General François-Charles de Bourlamaque withdrew his troops and attempted to blow up the fort.

★03 Jan 1777
American Revolutionary War: American forces under General George Washington defeated British troops at the Battle of Princeton.

★27 Jul 1778
The Battle of Ushant, the first meeting between French and British fleets in the American Revolutionary War, ended indecisively and led to political disputes in both countries.

★23 Jun 1780
American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army victory in the Battle of Springfield effectively put an end to British ambitions in New Jersey.

★06 May 1782
Construction began on the Grand Palace of Bangkok, the official residence of the King of Thailand.

★26 Jan 1788
Captain Arthur Phillip and the British First Fleet landed at Sydney Cove on the shore of Port Jackson in present-day Sydney, establishing the first permanent European settlement in Australia.

★07 Jul 1798
Outraged by the XYZ Affair, the United States rescinded its treaties with France, resulting in the Quasi-War, an undeclared war fought entirely at sea.

★27 May 1799
War of the Second Coalition: Austrian forces defeated the French and captured the strategically important town of Winterthur, Switzerland.

★29 Mar 1800
William Matthews was ordained as the first British America-born Catholic priest.

★01 Mar 1805
Samuel Chase, the only Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States to be impeached, was acquitted by the Senate.

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