What Happened In August 1777 - Historical Events 1777 August

Historical Events for August, 1777

6th » American Revolutionary War: The bloody Battle of Oriskany prevents American relief of the Siege of Fort Stanwix.
16th » American Revolutionary War: The Americans led by General John Stark rout British and Duchy of Brunswick called Brunswick troops under Friedrich Baum at the Battle of Bennington in Walloomsac, New York.
22nd » American Revolutionary War: British forces abandon the Siege of Fort Stanwix after hearing rumors of Continental Army reinforcements.

14th » Hans Christian Ørsted, Danish physicist and chemist (d. 1851)
19th » Francis I of the Two Sicilies (d. 1830)
29th » Hyacinth (Bichurin) e.g Hyacinth, Russian religious leader, founded Sinology (d. 1853)