Rensselaer Union and Jasper Republican, Volume 8, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 April 1876 — The Days to be Celebrated. [ARTICLE]

The Days to be Celebrated.

While we are in all parts of the country preparing to celebrate the Centennial of American Independence, it will be well, says an exchange, to bear in mind the principal battle uy which that independence was achieved. The battles for freedom began April 19, 1775. They closed Oct. 19, 1781 six years and six months. The British sent 154,000 soldiers ana sailors to this war. The Colonists met them with 230,000 continentals and 50,000 militia. The British let loose Indians and equally savage Hessians. Tlie Colonists had for their allies the brave and courteous Frenchmen. The leading ■battles oi the war—those particularly worthy of celebration—are Concord and Lexington, Bunker Hill, Long Island, White Plains, Trenton, Princeton, Bennington, Saratoga, Monmouth, King’s Mountain, Cowpens, Lutaw Springs, Yorktown. These are of National interest. Many of the others are especially local. The disposition is to celebrate them also—victories and defeats—to re-., call the deeds of our ancestors, and have a good time generally. Our readers will do well to preserve the following list of revolutionary battles: Lexington (first skirmish) April 19, 177 b Ttconderoga May 10,177 S Banker Hill .June 17, 1775 Montreal (Ethan Allen taken) >. .Sept. 25,1775 St. Johns besieged and captured Nov. 8,1775 Great Bridge, va... Dec. 9.1775 Quebec (Montgomery killed) Dec. 31,1775 Moore’s Creek Bridge Feb. 27, 1776 Boston (British fled) March, 17,1776 , Fort Sullivan, Charleston June 28, 1776 Long Island ..Aug. 87. 1776 Harlem Plains Sept. 16,1776 White Plains Oct. 28, 1776 Fort Washington Nov. 18,1776 Trenton Dec. 37, 1776 Princeton .... Jan. 3, 1777 Hnbbarton.. July 7,1777 Bennington...' ~Aug. 16, 1777 Brandywine Sept. 11,1777 First Battle Bemis Heights, Saratoga. Sept. 19,1777 Paoli... Sept. 20, 1777 Germantown Oct. 4, 1777 Fort Clinton and Montgomery ...Oct. 6, 1777 Second battle at Bemis Heights.... ..Oct. 7, 1777 Surrender of Burgoyue '.. .Oct. IS, 1777 Fort Mercer. Oct. 22, 1777 FortMuflln Nov.—. 1777 Monmonth Jane 28, 1778 Wyoming July 4, 1778 Qnaker Hill, R. I Ang. 29, 1778 Savannah .Dec. 29,1778 Kettle Creek, Ga '. Fob. 14,1779 Brier Creek March 3,1779 Stony Ferry June 2d, 1779 Stony Point July 16, 1779 Haulns Hook Aug. 13,1779 Chemung (Indians) Aug. 29, 1779 Savannah Ang, 9, 1779 Charlestown (surrender to British). May; 12, 1780 Springfield June 28,1780 Rock Mount. June 20, 1780 Hanging Rock ...........Ang. 6, 1780 Sander’s Creek’s, nearCamden......Aug. 16,1780 King's Mountain Oct. 7, 1780 Fish Dam Ford, Broad River Nov. 17,1780 Blackstocks Nov. 20,1780 Cowpens Jan. 17, 1781 Guilford March 15,1781 Hobkirk’s Hill .V.April 25, 1781 Ninety-six (besieged) May and June —, 1181 Angus ta (besieged) May and J une —, 1781 Jamestown. . July 9,1781 Eutaw Springs Sept. 8,1781 Ycrktowu (Cornwallis’ surrender)... .Oct. 19,1781