Editing 1777 (section)

=== April&ndash;June ===
* [[April 1]] &ndash; [[Friedrich Maximilian Klinger]]'s play ''[[Sturm und Drang (play)|Sturm und Drang]]'' is premiered by the [[Seyler Theatre Company]] in [[Leipzig]], giving its name to the whole ''[[Sturm und Drang]]'' movement in [[German literature]].
* [[April 13]] &ndash; [[American Revolutionary War]] &ndash; [[Battle of Bound Brook]]: A British and [[Hessian (soldier)|Hessian]] force led by Charles Cornwallis surprises a [[Continental Army]] outpost in [[New Jersey]], commanded by Major General [[Benjamin Lincoln]].
* [[April 27]] &ndash; [[American Revolutionary War]] &ndash; [[Battle of Ridgefield]]: The [[British Army]] defeats [[Patriot (American Revolution)|Patriot]] militias, galvanizing resistance in the [[Connecticut Colony]].
* [[May 8]] &ndash; [[Richard Brinsley Sheridan]]'s [[comedy of manners]], ''[[The School for Scandal]]'', is first performed at the [[Theatre Royal, Drury Lane]] in London.<ref name="Cassell's Chronology331">{{cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|url=https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/331|url-access=registration|location=London|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|page=[https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/331 331]}}</ref>
* [[May 16]] &ndash; [[Gwinnett–McIntosh duel]]: [[Lachlan McIntosh]] and [[Button Gwinnett]] shoot each other during a [[duel]] near [[Savannah, Georgia]]. Gwinnett, a signer of the [[United States Declaration of Independence]], dies three days later.
* [[June 13]] &ndash; [[American Revolution]]: The [[Marquis de Lafayette]] lands near [[Georgetown, South Carolina]], to help the [[Continental Congress]] train its army.
[[File:Flag of the United States (1777-1795).svg|thumb|upright| [[June 14]]: [[Flag of the United States|US Flag]] (had various star patterns)]]
* [[June 14]] &ndash; The [[Flag of the United States|Stars and Stripes]] is adopted by the [[Continental Congress]] as the [[flag of the United States]].
* [[June 21]] &ndash; [[Encyclopædia Britannica Second Edition|''Encyclopædia Britannica'' Second Edition]] begins publication in [[Edinburgh]].