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Nov. 3, 1741
Virginia
Continental soldiers charge forth at the Battle of Germantown
The 116th Infantry Regiment, the oldest continuous regiment in the United States, is created in Virginia
Nov. 4, 1791
Ohio
Portrait sketch of Robert Kirkwood
Revolutionary War veteran Robert Kirkwood is slain at the Battle of Wabash. Only 24 soldiers of 1,000 escaped unscathed
Nov. 5, 1732
Massachusetts
John Glover Illustration
John Glover, future Continental Brigadier General, is born in Salem, Massachusetts
Nov. 5, 1741
New York
Portrait of Sir John Johnson
Sir John Johnson, future baronet and Loyalist officer for the Crown, is born in Amsterdam, New York
Nov. 7, 1743
New York
Portrait of Sarah Osborn Benjamin painted by Dale Watson
Sarah Osborn, future wife and supporter of a Patriot soldier, is born in Goshen, Orange County, New York
Nov. 8, 1780
South Carolina
Image of a muddy swamp surrounding by a forest
Francis Marion earns his nickname "The Swamp Fox" after a futile chase led by Banastre Tarleton
Nov. 9, 1835
Massachusetts
Portrait of a woman over a colonial Boston background
Sarah Bradlee Fulton, Patriot and prominent member of the Daughters of Liberty, dies in Medford, Massachusetts
Nov. 10, 1789
North Carolina
Portrait of Richard Caswell with borders expanded by AI
Patriot officer, first governor of NC, and Grand Master Mason of NC, Richard Caswell, dies in Fayetteville
Nov. 11, 1733
New York
Portrait of Philip Schuyler
Future Continental officer and American politician, Philip Schuyler, is born in Albany, New York
Nov. 13, 1780
New York
Painting of William Woodford
William Woodford, a Patriot officer captured after the fall of Charleston, dies on a prison ship off New York coast
Nov. 16, 1776
New York
View towards former location of Fort Washington
The last bastion for Patriot defense in New York falls to the British as Continental forces retreat to New Jersey
Nov. 17, 1775
Massachusetts
A protrail of Henry Knox leaning on a cannon
Henry Knox departs Washington's Camp to begin his famed expedition to Fort Ticonderoga
Nov. 17, 1813
United Kingdom
William Franklin Portrait
William Franklin, the Loyalist Governor of New Jersey and estranged son of Benjamin Franklin, dies in London
Nov. 18, 1804
New York
Portrait of Philip Schuyler
Philip Schuyler, Patriot and father-in-law of Alexander Hamilton, passes away at 70 in Albany
Nov. 20, 1776
New Jersey
Cannons at Fort Lee Historical Park facing the George Washington Bridge
Fort Lee Nathanael Greene abandons Fort Lee as a numerically superior British force marches into New Jersey
Nov. 20, 1780
South Carolina
Banastre Tarleton lifts up an injured officer at the Battle of Blackstock's Plantation by Dale Watson
Banastre Tarleton and his British Legion are defeated for the first time by Thomas Sumter and militia
Nov. 22, 1776
New York
Statue of Nathan Hale by Frederick MacMonnies
Nathan Hale, a Patriot spy, is convicted and hanged for espionage in occupied New York at the age of 21
Nov. 23, 1730
South Carolina
Portrait of William Moultrie
William Moultrie, the future defender of the Charleston Harbor, is born in Charleston proper
Nov. 23, 1810
New York
Samuel Griffin Portrait
Samuel Griffin, leader of militia units in New Jersey during the Revolution, passes away in New York
Nov. 24, 1807
Canada
Portrait of Joseph Brant "Thayendanegea"
Thayendanegea, Joseph Brant, dies at his home on Lake Ontario after years of advocating for Native sovereignty
Nov. 24, 1807
Portrait of Joseph Brant "Thayendanegea"
Joseph Brant, Thayendanegea, passes away 64 years old in Ontario after losing the Mohawk ancestral lands in NY
Nov. 28, 1785
South Carolina
Pickens Home on Hopewell Plantation
Andrew Pickens and congressmen sign three treaties with the Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw after the Revolution
Nov. 28, 1826
Malta
a black and white illustration of Lord Rawdon
Lord Rawdon, known for defending central South Carolina for the British, dies near Naples and is buried in Malta
Nov. 29, 1752
United Kingdom
Margaret Catherine Moore Barry
"Kate" Barry, the future Heroine of Cowpens, is born in County Antrim, Ireland