Editing 1777 (section)

=== January&ndash;March ===
* [[January 2]] &ndash; [[American Revolutionary War]] &ndash; [[Battle of the Assunpink Creek]]: American general [[George Washington]]'s army repulses a British attack by Lieutenant General [[Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis|Charles Cornwallis]], in a second battle at [[Trenton, New Jersey]].
* [[January 3]] &ndash; [[American Revolutionary War]] &ndash; [[Battle of Princeton]]: American general George Washington's army defeats British troops.
* [[January 13]] &ndash; [[Mission Santa Clara de Asís]] is founded in what becomes [[Santa Clara, California]].
* [[January 15]] &ndash; [[Vermont]] declares its independence from New York, becoming the [[Vermont Republic]], an independent country, a status it retains until it joins the United States as the 14th state in [[1791]].
* [[January 21]] &ndash; The Continental Congress approves a resolution "that an unauthentic copy, with names of the signers of the [[Declaration of independence]], be sent to each of the United States.<ref name="Harper1777">{{cite book|title=Harper's Encyclopaedia of United States History from 458 A.D. to 1909|editor=Lossing, Benson John |editor2=Wilson, Woodrow|publisher=Harper & Brothers|year=1910|page=166}}</ref>
*[[February 5]] &ndash; Under the [[Constitution of Georgia (U.S. state)|1st Constitution of Georgia]], 8 counties are chartered: [[Burke County, Georgia|Burke]], [[Camden County, Georgia|Camden]], [[Chatham County, Georgia|Chatham]], [[Effingham County, Georgia|Effingham]], [[Glynn County, Georgia|Glynn]], [[Liberty County, Georgia|Liberty]], [[Richmond County, Georgia|Richmond]], and [[Wilkes County, Georgia|Wilkes]]. This dissolves the existing parishes of St. George, St. Mary's, St. Thomas, St. Phillip, Christ Church, St. David, St. Matthews, St. Andrew, St. James, St. Johns, and St. Paul.<ref>Vyas, Amee. "Georgia's County Governments." New Georgia Encyclopedia. 31 October 2018. Web. 05 February 2019.https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/georgias-county-governments</ref>
* [[February 24]] &ndash; King [[Joseph I of Portugal]] dies, and is succeeded by his daughter [[Maria I of Portugal]], and his brother and son-in-law [[Peter III of Portugal]].
* [[March 4]] &ndash; The Fourth Continental Congress, with [[John Hancock]] as president, begins a 199 day session in [[Philadelphia]], lasting until September 18.<ref name="Harper1777"/>
* [[March 29]]&ndash;[[March 30|30]] &ndash; [[Third voyage of James Cook]]: English explorer [[James Cook|Captain Cook]] discovers [[Mangaia]] and [[Atiu]] in the [[Cook Islands]].<ref>{{cite book|first=Joseph|last=King|title=Christianity in Polynesia: A Study and a Defence|url=https://archive.org/details/christianityinp01kinggoog|publisher=William Brooks and Co.|year=1899|page=[https://archive.org/details/christianityinp01kinggoog/page/n74 71]}}</ref>