16th » American Revolutionary War: British and Hessian (soldiers) Hessian units Battle of Fort Washington capture Fort Washington (New York) Fort Washington from the Patriots.
16th » American Revolution: The Dutch Republic or United Provinces (Low Countries) recognize the independence of the United States.
20th » American Revolutionary War: British forces land at The Palisades (Hudson River) named the Palisades and then attack Battle of Fort Lee known as Fort Lee. The Continental Army starts to retreat across New Jersey.
29th » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Fort Cumberland, Nova Scotia, comes to an end with the arrival of British reinforcements.
Famous Birthdays on November in 1776
14th » Henri Dutrochet, French physician, botanist, and physiologist (d. 1847)
Famous Deaths for November 1776
17th » James Ferguson (Scottish astronomer) or James Ferguson, English astronomer (b. 1710)