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The Royalton Raid On this day in history, October 16, 1780, the Royalton Raid is one of the last Indian attacks in New England during the American Revolution. The Royalton Raid…

The Affair at Little Egg Harbor On this day in history, October 15, 1778, the Affair at Little Egg Harbor is part of the only British attack on the shore of…

The Battle of Shallow Ford On this day in history, October 14, 1780, the Battle of Shallow Ford helps convince British General Charles Cornwallis to abandon his attempts to conquer North…

George Washington lays the cornerstone of the White House On this day in history, October 13, 1792, George Washington lays the cornerstone of the White House. President John Adams would be…

British troops sail up the East River On this day in history, October 12, 1776, British troops sail up the East River east of Manhattan and land at Throgg's Neck. After…

The Battle of Valcour Island begins On this day in history, October 11, 1776, the Battle of Valcour Island begins. This was one of the first important naval engagements of the…

General William Howe replaces Lt. General Thomas Gage On this day in history, October 10, 1775, General William Howe replaces Lt. General Thomas Gage as Commander-in-Chief of British forces in North…

The Bombardment of Yorktown begins On this day in history, October 9, 1781, the bombardment of Yorktown begins, when American and French forces begin raining bombs down on the army of…

William Butler raids Onaquaga and Unadilla On this day in history, October 8, 1778, William Butler raids Onaquaga and Unadilla, two Iroquois villages used as a base of operations against patriots…

The Battle of Kings Mountain On this day in history, October 7, 1780, the Battle of Kings Mountain turns the tide in the southern campaign of the American Revolution. The patriots…