1775 in Great Britain
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Events from the year 1775 in the Kingdom of Great Britain.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch - George III of the United Kingdom
- Prime Minister - Frederick North, Lord North, Tory
[edit] Events
- 17 January - First performance of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's play The Rivals at the Covent Garden Theatre in London.
- 9 February - American Revolution: British Parliament declares Massachusetts in rebellion.
- 19 April - The American Revolutionary War begins with the Battles of Lexington and Concord.[1]
- 10 May - American Revolution: Capture of Fort Ticonderoga by Patriot forces.[2]
- 12 May - American Revolution: Battle of Crown Point.
- 12 June - American Revolution: British forces offer a pardon to all colonists who would lay down their arms.
- 17 June - American Revolution: Battle of Bunker Hill.[1]
- 5 July - American Revolution: The Continental Congress sends the Olive Branch Petition to King George III, hoping for a reconciliation.
- 12 August—3 November: American Revolution: Battle of Fort St. Jean.
- 23 August - American Revolution: Refusing to even look at the Olive Branch Petition, King George issues a Proclamation of Rebellion against the American colonies.
- 24 September - American Revolution: Battle of Longue-Pointe.
- 9 December - American Revolution: Battle of Great Bridge.
- 30 December–31 December - American Revolution: Battle of Quebec.
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- John Wilkinson (industrialist) invented and patented a new kind of boring machine.
- Actress Sarah Siddons makes her debut at the Drury Lane Theatre as Portia in The Merchant of Venice.[2]
[edit] Publications
[edit] Births
- 10 February
- Charles Lamb, writer (died 1834)
- James Smith, author (died 1839)
- 25 November - Charles Kemble, actor (died 1854)
- 14 December - Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, admiral (died 1860)
- 16 December - Jane Austen, novelist (died 1817)
[edit] Deaths
- 8 January - John Baskerville, printer (b. 1706)
- 6 February - William Dowdeswell, politician (b. 1721)
- 17 June - Major John Pitcairn, marine (killed in battle) (b. 1722)
- 16 September - Allen Bathurst, 1st Earl Bathurst, privy councillor (b. 1684)
- 21 November - John Hill, writer (b. c. 1716)
- 7 December - Charles Saunders, admiral (b. c. 1715)
[edit] References
- ^ a b (2006) Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. ISBN 0-141-02715-0.
- ^ a b c Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 329. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
[edit] See also
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