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* 1775 – American Revolutionary War: Patriot revolutionary forces under Gen. Richard Montgomery occupy Montreal, Quebec.
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It is named after André-Marie Ampère ( 1775 – 1836 ), French mathematician and physicist, considered the father of electrodynamics.
* 1775 – Daniel O ' Connell, Irish politician ( d. 1847 )
* 1703 – Lorenzo Ricci, Italian religious leader, 18th Superior General of the Society of Jesus ( d. 1775 )
André-Marie Ampère ( 20 January 1775 – 10 June 1836 ) was a French physicist and mathematician who is generally regarded as one of the main founders of the science of classical electromagnetism, which he referred to as " electrodynamics ".
* 1775 – American Revolutionary War: King George III delivers his Proclamation of Rebellion to the Court of St. James's stating that the American colonies have proceeded to a state of open and avowed rebellion.
* 1757 – Marie Magdalene Charlotte Ackermann, German actress ( d. 1775 )
* 1775 – American Revolution: The British advancement by sea begins ; Paul Revere and other riders warn the countryside of the troop movements.
* 1775 – The first abolition society in North America is established.
* 1775 – American Revolutionary War: the Siege of Boston begins, following the battles at Lexington and Concord.
* 1775 – American Revolutionary War: The war begins with an American victory in Concord during the battles of Lexington and Concord.
* 1775 – The last execution for witchcraft in Germany takes place.
* 1775 – Alexander Anderson, American illustrator ( d. 1870 )
* 1775 – Charlotte of Spain ( d. 1830 )
* 1833 – Antoni Radziwiłł, Polish politician ( b. 1775 )
* Mathews, L. K. “ Benjamin Franklin ’ s Plans for a Colonial Union, 1750 – 1775 .” American Political Science Review 8 ( August 1914 ): 393 – 412.
# Lucien Bonaparte ( 1775 – 1840 )
*** House of Bourbon – Artois branch ( 1775 – 1883 )
The morning chocolate by Pietro Longhi ; Venice, 1775 – 1780.
* David R. MacGregor, Fast Sailing Ships: Their Design and Construction, 1775 – 1875 Naval Institute Press, 1988 ISBN 0-87021-895-6 index
* 1775 – Jane Austen, English writer ( d. 1817 )
* 1775 – François-Adrien Boïeldieu, French composer ( d. 1834 )
* 1775 – At Fort Ticonderoga, Henry Knox begins his historic transport of artillery to Cambridge, Massachusetts.
* 1775 – The becomes the first vessel to fly the Grand Union Flag ( the precursor to the Stars and Stripes ); the flag is hoisted by John Paul Jones.
1775 and American
In 1775, with events outpacing communications, the Second Continental Congress began acting as the provisional government to run the American Revolutionary War and gain the colonies their collective independence.
Map of the 13 American Colonies in 1775.
In 1775, George Washington came up from Virginia to take command of fledgling volunteer American soldiers camped on the Cambridge Common — today called the birthplace of the U. S. Army.
* 1775 – American Revolutionary War: British troops lose the Battle of Great Bridge, and leave Virginia soon afterward.
* 1775 – Philander Chase, American founder of Kenyon College ( d. 1852 )
When the American Revolutionary War broke out, Allen and the Boys seized the initiative and captured Fort Ticonderoga in May 1775.
* 1775 – American Revolutionary War: The British Parliament declares Massachusetts in rebellion.
One of the earliest purely " American " rifle-shooting competitions took place in 1775, when Daniel Morgan was recruiting sharpshooters in Virginia for the impending American Revolutionary War.
Chosen by the Second Continental Congress in 1775 to be commander-in-chief of the Continental Army in the American Revolution, Washington managed to force the British out of Boston in 1776, but was defeated and almost captured later that year when he lost New York City.
Spain later recouped most of those territorial losses with the Treaty of Paris ( 1783 ), which ended the American Revolutionary War ( 1775 – 1783 ), and gained an improved international standing.
* 1775 – The American Revolutionary War's first naval engagement, the Battle of Machias, results in the capture of a small British naval vessel.
* 1775 – American Revolutionary War: the Continental Army is established by the Continental Congress, marking the birth of the United States Army.
* 1775 – American Revolutionary War: Colonists inflict heavy casualties on British forces while losing the Battle of Bunker Hill.
* 1775 – American Revolution: British general Thomas Gage declares martial law in Massachusetts.
* 1775 – American Revolutionary War: George Washington takes command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts.
* 1775 – American Revolutionary War: George Washington is appointed commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.
1775 and Revolutionary
An Uncle Sam is mentioned as early as 1775, in the original " Yankee Doodle " lyrics of the Revolutionary War.
* 1775 – American Revolutionary War: A small Colonial militia led by Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold captures Fort Ticonderoga.
* 1775 – American Revolutionary War: Representatives from the Thirteen Colonies begin the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia.
* 1775 – American Revolutionary War: the Continental Congress bans trade with Quebec.
* 1775 – American Revolutionary War: Patrick Henry delivers his speech – " Give me Liberty, or give me Death!
* 1775 – American Revolutionary War: A British proclamation forbids residents from leaving Boston.
* 1775 – American Revolutionary War: The Burning of Falmouth ( now Portland, Maine ) prompts the Continental Congress to establish the Continental Navy.
During the American Revolutionary War Charlottetown was raided in 1775 by a pair of American-employed privateers.
* 1775 – American Revolutionary War: The Invasion of Canada begins with the Siege of Fort St. Jean.
* 1775 – American Revolutionary War: Ethan Allen surrenders to British forces after attempting to capture Montreal during the Battle of Longue-Pointe.
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