1775 in Great Britain

Events from the year 1775 in the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Events

17 January - First performance of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's play The Rivals at the Covent Garden Theatre in London.
9 February - American Revolution: British Parliament declares Massachusetts in rebellion.
19 April - The American Revolutionary War begins with the Battles of Lexington and Concord.^[1]
10 May - American Revolution: Capture of Fort Ticonderoga by Patriot forces.^[2]
12 May - American Revolution: Battle of Crown Point.
12 June - American Revolution: British forces offer a pardon to all colonists who would lay down their arms.
17 June - American Revolution: Battle of Bunker Hill.^[1]
5 July - American Revolution: The Continental Congress sends the Olive Branch Petition to King George III, hoping for a reconciliation.
12 August—3 November: American Revolution: Battle of Fort St. Jean.
23 August - American Revolution: Refusing to even look at the Olive Branch Petition, King George issues a Proclamation of Rebellion against the American colonies.
24 September - American Revolution: Battle of Longue-Pointe.
9 December - American Revolution: Battle of Great Bridge.
30 December–31 December - American Revolution: Battle of Quebec.

^ ^a ^b (2006) Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. ISBN 0-141-02715-0.
^ ^a ^b ^c Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 329. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.

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