Georgia History Timeline / Chronology 1781 <<Previous year    Next year>> Georgia History Navidater Century 000's 1400's 1500's 1600's 1700's 1800's 1900's 2000's Decade 1700's 1710's 1720's 1730's 1740's 1750's 1760's 1770's 1780's 1790's Year 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 1788 1789 January 4, 1781 General Danial Morgan publishes an address to refugees of Georgia, appealing to them to join him in a return to Georgia. Morgan, at that time, was encamped on the Pacolet River   Daniel Morgan January 17, 1781 Battle of Cowpens (South Carolina)   Andrew Pickens   Georgia and the American Revolution March 15, 1781 4,500 Americans are defeated by 1,900 British troops at Guilford Courthouse   Nathanael Greene March 21, 1781 Battle of Beattie's Mill. Elijah Clarke attacks Major Dunlap , whose men (75 British Dragoons) retreat to a mill and nearby houses to form a defensive line. After battling for hours, Dunlap surrenders. He had been mortally wounded and was near death. April 13, 1781 Skirmish near Augusta   City of Augusta, Georgia April 18, 1781 Battle at Ebenezer May 21, 1781 Battle of Fort Dreadnought   Georgia and the American Revolution May 21, 1781 Battle of Fort Galphin, on Silver Bluff near Augusta   Georgia and the American Revolution May 24, 1781 Second Battle of Fort Grierson   Georgia and the American Revolution June 5, 1781 Augusta falls, having been under siege since April, 1781, by Elijah Clarke, Andrew Pickens, and Col. "Light Horse" Henry Lee.   Andrew Pickens   City of Augusta, Georgia   Georgia and the American Revolution August 17, 1781 Augusta becomes the capitol of Georgia   City of Augusta, Georgia August 18, 1781 Nathan Brownson begins term as governor   Governors of Georgia, 1733-1800 August 23, 1781 John MacPherson Berrien is born, Rocky Hill, N. J.   John MacPherson Berrien (John Berrien) October 2, 1781 William Wyatt Bibb born, Amelia County, Virginia   William Wyatt Bibb October 17, 1781 Cornwallis, surrounded at Yorktown, surrenders   Georgia and the American Revolution The best search in Georgia History Georgia History Navidater Century 000's 1400's 1500's 1600's 1700's 1800's 1900's 2000's Decade 1700's 1710's 1720's 1730's 1740's 1750's 1760's 1770's 1780's 1790's Year 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 1788 1789
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