Important Historical Events of the year 1779, Year 1779 in History

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List of 1779 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1779

What happened in the year 1779?

Date	Event
January 11, 1779	Ching-Thang Khomba is crowned King of Manipur.
February 14, 1779	American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Kettle Creek is fought in Georgia.
February 14, 1779	James Cook is killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii.
March 3, 1779	American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army is routed at the Battle of Brier Creek near Savannah, Georgia.
May 13, 1779	War of the Bavarian Succession: Russian and French mediators at the Congress of Teschen negotiate an end to the war. In the agreement Austria receives the part of its territory that was taken from it (the Innviertel).
June 1, 1779	The court-martial for malfeasance of Benedict Arnold, a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, begins.
June 16, 1779	Spain declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.
June 24, 1779	American Revolutionary War: The Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.
July 6, 1779	Battle of Grenada: The French defeat British naval forces during the American Revolutionary War.
July 16, 1779	American Revolutionary War: Light infantry of the Continental Army seize a fortified British Army position in a midnight bayonet attack at the Battle of Stony Point.
August 13, 1779	American Revolutionary War: The Royal Navy defeats the Penobscot Expedition with the most significant loss of United States naval forces prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
August 29, 1779	American Revolutionary War: American forces battle and defeat the British and Iroquois forces at the Battle of Newtown.
September 16, 1779	American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah begins.
September 23, 1779	American Revolution: John Paul Jones, naval commander of the United States, on board the USS Bonhomme Richard, wins the Battle of Flamborough Head.
September 28, 1779	American Revolution: Samuel Huntington is elected President of the Continental Congress, succeeding John Jay.
October 1, 1779	The city of Tampere, Finland (belonging to Sweden at this time) is founded by King Gustav III of Sweden.
October 18, 1779	American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah is lifted.