Timeline June 1779

Events in June 1779 5

• 1698 – 1779 William Warburton (1698-1779) Died 7 June 1779, aged 80 William Warburton was an English critic and Bishop of Gloucester. He wrote The Divine Legation of Moses and edited the works of Alexander Pope, whose literary executor he was. He was known for his combative controversial writing.
• 1728 – 1779 Anton Raphael Mengs (1728-1779) Died 29 June 1779, aged 51 Anton Raphael Mengs was a German painter who was a pioneer of Neoclassicism. He worked in Rome and as court painter in Madrid. He was celebrated in his lifetime as one of the greatest painters in Europe.
• 1779 Thomas Jefferson elected Governor of Virginia Succeeds Patrick Henry as the state's second governor The Virginia General Assembly elected Thomas Jefferson governor, succeeding Patrick Henry. He served two one-year terms during the Revolutionary War. His term ended in 1781 as British forces invaded the state.
• 1779 Sullivan Expedition Continental Army campaign against the Iroquois On George Washington's orders, Major General John Sullivan led a Continental Army campaign against the Iroquois nations allied with Britain. The expedition defeated a Loyalist and Iroquois force at the Battle of Newtown and destroyed more than forty villages and their crops. The destruction forced thousands of Haudenosaunee to flee to British-held Fort Niagara.
• 1779 Great Siege of Gibraltar begins Spanish and French forces blockade the British fortress Shortly after Spain entered the war, Spanish forces began a blockade of British-held Gibraltar. French forces later joined the siege. The siege lasted until February 1783, making it the longest action of the American Revolutionary War, and the British garrison held out.