1780 in History

Captured near Tarrytown carrying plans for Benedict Arnolds surrender of West Point

Captures the Dutch Carribean Island of Eustatius, cripples the US contrabrand trade

Captures the Dutch Carribean Island of St Martin, cripples the US contrabrand trade

Appointed Commander of the Southern forces by Washington as his "right hand man"

Appointed Commander of the Southern forces by Washington as his "right hand man"

Declares War on The Netherlands

Elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Kingston upon Hull, while still a student at Cambridge

Haidar Ali invades the Carnatic with a large Mysorean army, opening the major campaigning phase of the Second Anglo-Mysore War.

Burke withdraws from the Bristol election after losing local support.

Appointed Member of Washingtons HQ

Appointed Member of Washingtons HQ

Gordon, petition in hand, and wearing in his hat the blue cockade of the Protestant Association, entered the Lower House and presented the petition. A huge crowd, estimated at 40,000 to 60,000 strong, assembled and marched on the Houses of Parliament, many carried flags and banners proclaiming "No Popery"

The army was called out on 7 June and given orders to fire upon groups of four or more who refused to disperse. About 285 people were shot dead, and several hundred more were wounded

Appointed Rear-Admiral, and sent to the West Indies to act as second in command under Rodney, who knew him personally

Appointed Rear-Admiral, and sent to the West Indies to act as second in command under Rodney, who knew him personally

Anti-Catholic riots break out in London

Anti-Catholic riots break out in London

Suppresses a possible mutiny at a winter camp near Morristown after series of defeats

11 Feb-12 May, the British capture Charleston & Carolina then enforce conscription

Reinstated after a trial

Birth of Charles Manners-Sutton, son of Charles Manners-Sutton, the Archbishop of Canterbury

Birth of Elizabeth Fry

Johannes, Count van den Bosch

Defeats an American force led by General Gates

Defeated by the British & relieved of his command

The Continentals, led by de Kalb, are defeated

Gibraltar is relieved by the British, all but four of the Spanish fleet are destroyed

Defeats the British ship Serapis on the Bonhomme

Defeated & killed by American forces led by Shelby & Campbell. Defeat causes Cornwallis to postpone his invasion of Carolina

Defeats the Spanish during their siege of Gibraltar

Haidar Ali's army supports the crushing Mysorean victory over an East India Company detachment at Pollilur.

Tipu's forces inflict a major defeat on an East India Company detachment at Pollilur.