Siege of Concord
Gage decides to send a 800-man force on a march to Concord to seize arms, gunpowder, cannons, and provisions from the provincials
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1775 in Great Britain
Explore 22 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1775.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1775
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April
Minutemen
Gage underestimates the Minutemen, Paul Revere spreads the news that "the regulars are coming," but as captured before completing his mission when the British march towards the arsenal in Lexington and Concord to collect the patriots weapons
Siege of Concord
Gage underestimates the Minutemen, Paul Revere spreads the news that "the regulars are coming," but as captured before completing his mission when the British march towards the arsenal in Lexington and Concord to collect the patriots weapons
Siege of Lexington
Gage underestimates the Minutemen, Paul Revere spreads the news that "the regulars are coming," but as captured before completing his mission when the British march towards the arsenal in Lexington and Concord to collect the patriots weapons
Battle of Lexington
Uses troops to seize military stores & precipitates the Battle of Lexington
June
Battle of Bunker Hill
British victory during a siege of American rebels in Boston
September
Death of Allen Bathurst
Death of Allen Bathurst
Peerage
Created 2nd Earl Bathurst of Bathurst, Sussex
Peerage
Created 2nd Baron Bathurst of Battlesden, co. Bedford
Birth of James Walter Grimston
Birth of James Walter Grimston
Other events (month unknown)
African Slavery in America Essay
An antislavery essay titled African Slavery in America appeared in the Pennsylvania Magazine during Paine's editorial tenure; its authorship is disputed.
Boulton and Watt Partnership
Watt and Matthew Boulton begin commercial production of improved steam engines.
Discovery of South Georgia
Sights South Georgia and sails around it, mistakenly thinking it may be connected to Antarctica; names Cape Disappointment at the southern end of the island
Health of Horatio Nelson
Falls seriously ill during service in the East Indies.
Lord Advocate
Appointed Lord Advocate
Minutemen
The British are turned back from Concord by the Minutemen
Pennsylvania Magazine Editorial Work
Paine worked as an editor of the Pennsylvania Magazine, contributing essays on political and social subjects.
Proposal for Colonial Conciliation
Burke set out parliamentary resolutions intended to defuse the imperial crisis without abandoning British constitutional principles.
Resignation of Thomas Gage
Resigns after the Battle of Bunker Hill as Governor of Massachusetts
Siege of Concord
The British are turned back from Concord by the Minutemen
Speech on Conciliation with America
Burke delivered a major speech calling for reconciliation with the American colonies through constitutional compromise.
Steam Engine Patent
Receives an extended steam-engine patent, allowing Boulton and Watt to commercialise improved engines.
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