1777 in the United States
Events from the year 1777 in the United States.
January 3: Battle of Princeton
August 6: Battle of Oriskany
September 21: Battle of Paoli
October 17: Gen. Burgoyne surrenders to the Americans following the Second Battle of Saratoga
1776 in the United States
1776 is celebrated in the United States as the official beginning of the nation, with the Declaration of Independence of the Thirteen Colonies from the British Empire issued on July 4.
October 11: Battle of Valcour Island
The Capture of the Hessians at Trenton, December 26, 1776 by John Trumbull
Ethan Allen Brown
Daniel Dobbins