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1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths

Events

• At a Parliamentary investigation, General Burgoyne charges failure to the Canadian forces and to St. Luc, commander of the indians.
• A retaliatory U.S. campaign destroys Indian towns and crops, breaking the Iroquois League's power.
• The American colonies ally with Spain.
• James Cook killed by Hawaiian natives, cutting short his search for Northwest Passage.

Deaths