Military Events
The land and naval campaigns of 1778, from Valley Forge and Monmouth to the first Franco-British fleet actions at Ushant and St. Lucia.
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Battle of St. Lucia (December 1778)
The Campaign for St. Lucia from December 14–28, 1778 represents the first major naval confrontati...
Battle of Ushant (1778)
The Battle of Ushant (also known as the First Battle of Ushant) was fought on July 27, 1778, appr...
George Rogers Clark's Illinois Campaign (1778)
The Illinois Campaign of 1778 was a Virginia militia expedition into the British-held Illinois Co...
War of the Bavarian Succession
The War of the Bavarian Succession (1778–1779) was a conflict between Prussia and Austria over th...
Battle of Monmouth
The Battle of Monmouth was fought on June 28, 1778, near Freehold, New Jersey, between the Contin...
Valley Forge Encampment Ends
On June 19, 1778, the Continental Army departed Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, ending a transformati...
1778: Military Turning Point — From Encampment to Global ...
The year 1778 marks the Continental Army's transformation from a desperate winter encampment into...