February 12 – Upon the death of
Adolf Frederick, he is succeeded as King of
Sweden by his son
Gustav III. At the time, however, Gustav is unaware of this, since he is abroad in Paris. The news of his father's death reaches him about a month later.
May 11 – War of the Regulation: North Carolina Governor William Tryon marches his military out of
Hillsborough, to come to the aid of General Hugh Waddell's beleaguered forces. Tryon's army stops at Alamance Creek, 5 miles (8.0 km) away from the Regulator army.
May 16 – War of the Regulation –
Battle of Alamance: Regulators reject an appeal by Governor Tryon to peacefully disperse. Governor Tryon's forces crush the rebellion, causing many Regulators to move to frontier areas outside of North Carolina.
November 16 – During the night the
River Tyne, England, floods, destroying many bridges and killing several people; the replacement main bridge at
Newcastle upon Tyne will not be completed until
1781.
December 3 – The cause of action in
Sommersett's Case, which eventually leads to the end of slavery in Great Britain, begins when escaped slave James Somerset is found imprisoned on the ship Ann and Mary.[7]
December 31 – Men, women and children of the
Choctaw and
Chickasaw tribes begin a 23-day encampment at
Mobile, part of the British colony of
West Florida, at the invitation of British Southern Indian superintendent John Stuart, as their leaders negotiate a treaty.[8]
The trade monopoly with
Iceland is transferred to the Danish crown.
The North Carolina General Assembly passes an act establishing the town of
Martinsborough, named for Royal Governor
Josiah Martin, on the land of Richard Evans, which will serve as the
seat of
Pitt County.
February 12 – Upon the death of
Adolf Frederick, he is succeeded as King of
Sweden by his son
Gustav III. At the time, however, Gustav is unaware of this, since he is abroad in Paris. The news of his father's death reaches him about a month later.
May 11 – War of the Regulation: North Carolina Governor William Tryon marches his military out of
Hillsborough, to come to the aid of General Hugh Waddell's beleaguered forces. Tryon's army stops at Alamance Creek, 5 miles (8.0 km) away from the Regulator army.
May 16 – War of the Regulation –
Battle of Alamance: Regulators reject an appeal by Governor Tryon to peacefully disperse. Governor Tryon's forces crush the rebellion, causing many Regulators to move to frontier areas outside of North Carolina.
November 16 – During the night the
River Tyne, England, floods, destroying many bridges and killing several people; the replacement main bridge at
Newcastle upon Tyne will not be completed until
1781.
December 3 – The cause of action in
Sommersett's Case, which eventually leads to the end of slavery in Great Britain, begins when escaped slave James Somerset is found imprisoned on the ship Ann and Mary.[7]
December 31 – Men, women and children of the
Choctaw and
Chickasaw tribes begin a 23-day encampment at
Mobile, part of the British colony of
West Florida, at the invitation of British Southern Indian superintendent John Stuart, as their leaders negotiate a treaty.[8]
The trade monopoly with
Iceland is transferred to the Danish crown.
The North Carolina General Assembly passes an act establishing the town of
Martinsborough, named for Royal Governor
Josiah Martin, on the land of Richard Evans, which will serve as the
seat of
Pitt County.