Events treated at length are here indicated in large type; the numerals following give volume and page.
Separate chronologies of the various nations, and of the careers of famous persons, will be found in the Index Volume, with volume and page references showing where the several events are fully treated.
A.D.
1775. Burke speaks for conciliation with America; Lord Effingham resigns his military command rather than fight against the colonists of America.
Beginning of the American Revolution: "Battle of Lexington." See xiv, [1].
Fort Ticonderoga and Crown Point surprised by Ethan Allen.
"Battle of Bunker Hill." See xiv, [19].
Washington appointed Commander-in-Chief by the Continental Congress.
Montgomery slain in an attack on Quebec. See "Canada Remains Loyal to England," xiv, [30].
All intercourse between the American colonists and Denmark interdicted by its King, Christian VII.