Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense (1775), urging the colonies to declare their independence, found 150,000 purchasers in a population of less than 3 million — the equivalent today of a sale of 14 million.
Battles
| Battle | Location | End Date Sort ascending |
|---|---|---|
| Battle of Cowpens | South Carolina | 07-Nov-1781 |
| Siege of Yorktown | Virginia | 19-Oct-1781 |
| Battle of Eutaw Springs | South Carolina | 08-Sep-1781 |
| Battle of Groton Heights | Connecticut | 06-Sep-1781 |
| Battle of Chesapeake Capes | Virginia — Chesapeake Bay | 05-Sep-1781 |
| Battle of Guilford Courthouse | North Carolina | 15-Mar-1781 |
| Battle of Kings Mountain | South Carolina | 07-Oct-1780 |
| Battle of Camden | South Carolina | 16-Aug-1780 |
| Battle of Waxhaws | South Carolina | 29-May-1780 |
| Siege of Charleston | South Carolina | 12-May-1780 |
| Siege of Savannah | Georgia | 20-Oct-1779 |
| Battle of Stony Point | New York | 15-Jul-1779 |
| Battle of Savannah | Georgia | 29-Dec-1778 |
| Battle of Monmouth | New Jersey | 28-Jun-1778 |
| Battle of Rhode Island | Rhode Island | 08-Feb-1778 |
| Siege of Mud Island Fort (Fort Mifflin) | Pennsylvania | 15-Nov-1777 |
| Battle of Red Bank (Fort Mercer) | New Jersey | 22-Oct-1777 |
| Battles of Saratoga | New York | 07-Oct-1777 |
| Battle of Fort Montgomery and Fort Clinton | New York | 06-Oct-1777 |
| Battle of Germantown | Pennsylvania | 04-Oct-1777 |
| Battle of Brandywine | Pennsylvania | 11-Sep-1777 |
| Battle of Bennington | New York | 16-Aug-1777 |
| Battle of Oriskany | New York | 06-Aug-1777 |
| Siege of Fort Ticonderoga | New York | 06-Jul-1777 |
| Battle of Princeton | New Jersey | 03-Jan-1777 |
| Battle of Trenton | New Jersey | 26-Dec-1776 |
| Battle of Fort Washington | New York | 16-Nov-1776 |
| Battle of White Plains | New York | 28-Oct-1776 |
| Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge | North Carolina | 27-Oct-1776 |
| Battle of Valcour Island | New York | 11-Oct-1776 |
| Battle of Harlem Heights | New York | 16-Sep-1776 |
| Battle of Long Island | New York | 27-Aug-1776 |
| Fortification of Dorchester Heights | Massachusetts | 04-Mar-1776 |
| Battle of Quebec | Quebec, Canada | 31-Dec-1775 |
| Battle of Bunker Hill | Massachusetts | 17-Jun-1775 |
| Battle of Fort Ticonderoga | New York | 10-May-1775 |
| Battle of Lexington and Concord | Massachusetts | 19-Apr-1775 |
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