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Brian Keeley, American Battlefield Trust
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Jun. 1, 1832
South Carolina
Hand colored engraving of Thomas Sumter
Thomas Sumter, the "Fighting Gamecock," dies at 97; he was the last surviving general from the Revolution
Jun. 2, 1731
Virginia
Portrait of Martha Dandridge Custis, John Wollaston, oil on canvas, 1757. Washington-Custis-Lee Collection, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA. [U1918.1.1]
Martha Dandridge, later Washington, is born in Chestnut Grove, Virginia
Jun. 3, 1780
United Kingdom
A portrait of Thomas Hutchinson by Edward Truman
Thomas Hutchinson, Massachusetts' Loyalist governor, dies at 68 in exile in Britain following a stroke
Jun. 4, 1744
United Kingdom
Painted portrait of Patrick Ferguson
Patrick Ferguson, a main British player in the Southern Campaign, is born in Pitfour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Jun. 8, 1729
United Kingdom
Governor William Tryon confronting protesters
William Tryon, future veteran of three wars and the Royal Governor of NC and NY, is born in Norbury Park, Surrey
Jun. 8, 1782
South Carolina
Burch's Mill by Dale Watson
Francis Marion effectively ends hostilities of the Revolution in the Pee Dee of South Carolina at Burch's Mill
Jun. 8, 1845
Tennessee
Portrait of Andrew Jackson that was expanded using AI
Andrew Jackson passes away at 78 in his home, the Hermitage, outside of Nashville
Jun. 11, 1741
Massachusetts
Painting of a seated man with a black coat and white wig.
Joseph Warren, Founding Father and Patriot leader in Boston, is born in Roxbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Jun. 15, 1737
South Carolina
Rebecca Motte
Rebecca Motte, future plantation owner and Patriot, is born in Charleston, South Carolina
Jun. 17, 1775
Massachusetts
This painting depicts the violent clash that occurred at Bunker Hill.
Patriot forces prove themselves against a professional army at the Battle of Bunker Hill
Jun. 17, 1775
Massachusetts
Painting of a seated man with a black coat and white wig.
Joseph Warren, Founding Father and Bostonian, is slain during the final charge at Bunker Hill after running out of ammo
Jun. 17, 1775
Massachusetts
Illustration depicting the death of British Major John Pitcairn at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Major John Pitcairn is slain during a charge on Bunker Hill
Jun. 19, 1721
Germany
Painted portrait of General Johann de Kalb
German officer and American Patriot Johann de Kalb is born in Huttendorf, Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Holy Roman Empire
Jun. 20, 1779
South Carolina
Painting of the death of Colonel Owen Roberts by Henry Benbridge
Benjamin Lincoln leads an ill-fated attack against a retreating British column and suffers ~200 casualties
Jun. 20, 1780
North Carolina
Cabin on the grounds of the Ramsour's Mill Battleground
Vastly outnumbered North Carolina Patriot militia defeat a Loyalist force three times their size at Ramsour's Mill
Jun. 20, 1824
Maine
Lucy Flucker Knox
Lucy Flucker Knox, Patriot supporter and wife of Henry Knox, passes away at 67 in what is now modern-day Maine
Jun. 21, 1776
South Carolina
The Battle of Fort Moultrie Painting in the U.S. Capitol
Charleston Patriots successfully thwart a British invasion of Charleston with a fort made of Palmetto logs
Jun. 25, 1813
Germany
Johann Ewald Portrait
Famed Hessian commander, Johann Ewald, dies in Kiel, Germany
Jun. 26, 1739
South Carolina
Maham
Hezekiah Maham, the inventor of the Maham Siege Tower, is born in St. Stephens Parish
Jun. 26, 1813
Massachusetts
Rachel Revere Portrait
Rachel Revere, the wife of Patriot silversmith Paul Revere, dies in Boston
Jun. 28, 1778
New Jersey
A still from the video Molly Pitcher: The Heroine of Monmouth
Professionalized American soldiers stun and defeat British forces at the Battle of Monmouth