Madison’s enemies came up with a strong opponent [for the House of Representatives in 1789] — his investment partner, James Monroe. Seven years younger than Madison, Monroe was tall, handsome, earnest, vigorous. He had crossed the Delaware with Washington and survived a bullet in his lungs at the Battle of Trenton; after leaving the army he had read law with Jefferson. Jefferson loved Madison, but he loved is other protégé, too. At one point he dreamed of both men moving next to him at Monticello. With such neighbors, he wrote Madison, I could ... lay myself up for the residue of life, quitting all contentions.
Battles
Battle | Location | End Date Sort descending |
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Battle of Lexington and Concord | Massachusetts | 19-Apr-1775 |
Battle of Fort Ticonderoga | New York | 10-May-1775 |
Battle of Bunker Hill | Massachusetts | 17-Jun-1775 |
Battle of Quebec | Quebec, Canada | 31-Dec-1775 |
Fortification of Dorchester Heights | Massachusetts | 04-Mar-1776 |
Battle of Long Island | New York | 27-Aug-1776 |
Battle of Harlem Heights | New York | 16-Sep-1776 |
Battle of Valcour Island | New York | 11-Oct-1776 |
Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge | North Carolina | 27-Oct-1776 |
Battle of White Plains | New York | 28-Oct-1776 |
Battle of Fort Washington | New York | 16-Nov-1776 |
Battle of Trenton | New Jersey | 26-Dec-1776 |
Battle of Princeton | New Jersey | 03-Jan-1777 |
Siege of Fort Ticonderoga | New York | 06-Jul-1777 |
Battle of Oriskany | New York | 06-Aug-1777 |
Battle of Bennington | New York | 16-Aug-1777 |
Battle of Brandywine | Pennsylvania | 11-Sep-1777 |
Battle of Germantown | Pennsylvania | 04-Oct-1777 |
Battle of Fort Montgomery and Fort Clinton | New York | 06-Oct-1777 |
Battles of Saratoga | New York | 07-Oct-1777 |
Battle of Red Bank (Fort Mercer) | New Jersey | 22-Oct-1777 |
Siege of Mud Island Fort (Fort Mifflin) | Pennsylvania | 15-Nov-1777 |
Battle of Rhode Island | Rhode Island | 08-Feb-1778 |
Battle of Monmouth | New Jersey | 28-Jun-1778 |
Battle of Savannah | Georgia | 29-Dec-1778 |
Battle of Stony Point | New York | 15-Jul-1779 |
Siege of Savannah | Georgia | 20-Oct-1779 |
Siege of Charleston | South Carolina | 12-May-1780 |
Battle of Waxhaws | South Carolina | 29-May-1780 |
Battle of Camden | South Carolina | 16-Aug-1780 |
Battle of Kings Mountain | South Carolina | 07-Oct-1780 |
Battle of Guilford Courthouse | North Carolina | 15-Mar-1781 |
Battle of Chesapeake Capes | Virginia — Chesapeake Bay | 05-Sep-1781 |
Battle of Groton Heights | Connecticut | 06-Sep-1781 |
Battle of Eutaw Springs | South Carolina | 08-Sep-1781 |
Siege of Yorktown | Virginia | 19-Oct-1781 |
Battle of Cowpens | South Carolina | 07-Nov-1781 |
James Madison (2011)