1777 in Great Britain

Events from the year 1777 in the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Incumbents

*Monarch - George III of the United Kingdom
*Prime Minister - Frederick North, Lord North, Tory

Events

* 3 January - American Revolution: American general George Washington defeats British general Charles Cornwallis at the Battle of Princeton. [cite book|title=Penguin Pocket On This Day|publisher=Penguin Reference Library|isbn=0-141-02715-0|year=2006]
* 18 May - First performance of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's play "The School for Scandal" at the Theatre Royal in London.cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=331]
* 16 August - American Revolution: At the Battle of Bennington British forces are defeated by American troops.
* 11 September - American Revolution: Battle of Brandywine is a major victory for British in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
* 19 September - American Revolution: First Battle of Saratoga/Battle of Freeman's Farm/Battle of Bemis Heights.
* 4 October - American Revolution: At the Battle of Germantown, troops under George Washington are repelled by British troops under Sir William Howe.
* 17 October - American Revolution: American victory at the Battle of Saratoga.
* 24 December - Kiritimati discovered by James Cook.

Publications

* The 2nd edition of "Encyclopædia Britannica".

Births

* 3 February - John Cheyne, physician (died 1836)
* 20 March - John Braham, opera singer (died 1856)
* 1 April - William Gell, archaeologist (died 1836)
* 24 June - John Ross, Arctic explorer (died 1856)
* 9 July - Henry Hallam, historian (died 1859)
* Benjamin d'Urban, general and colonial administrator (died 1849)

Deaths

* 11 May - George Pigot, Baron Pigot, governor of Madras (born 1719)
* 21 October - Samuel Foote, dramatist and actor (born 1720)
* December - Dolly Pentreath, claimed to be the last speaker of the Cornish language.

References

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