Timeline January 1777

Events in January 1777 3

• 1726 – 1777 Hugh Mercer (1726-1777) Died 12 January 1777, aged 50 Scottish-born physician who became a Continental Army brigadier general in the American Revolutionary War. He was mortally bayoneted while rallying his troops at the Battle of Princeton on 3 January 1777 and died of his wounds nine days later. Mercer County, New Jersey, and several American towns are named in his honor.
• 1777 Battle of Princeton Washington rallies to defeat a British garrison George Washington's Continental Army defeated British forces at Princeton, New Jersey, days after the victory at Trenton. The win boosted American morale during a difficult winter campaign. American Brigadier General Hugh Mercer was mortally wounded in the fighting.
• 1777 Vermont Declares Independence New Connecticut breaks from New York Delegates meeting at Westminster declared the territory between New York and New Hampshire an independent republic, initially named New Connecticut. The territory adopted the name Vermont later that year. It remained an independent republic until joining the United States in 1791.