2nd » American Revolutionary War: United States or American forces under the command of George Washington repulsed a Kingdom of Great Britain named British attack at the Battle of the Assunpink Creek near Trenton, New Jersey.
3rd » United States American General (United States) General George Washington defeats Kingdom of Great Britain British General (United Kingdom) General Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis Lord Cornwallis at the Battle of Princeton.
12th » Mission Santa Clara de Asís is founded in what is now Santa Clara, California.
15th » American Revolutionary War: Vermont Republic known as New Connecticut (present day Vermont) declares its independence.
Famous Birthdays on January in 1777
2nd » Christian Daniel Rauch, German sculptor (d. 1857)
13th » Elisa Bonaparte, French sister of Napoleon (d. 1820)
25th » Karoline Jagemann, German actress (d. 1848)