Births on November 14

Nathaniel Claiborne

Born on November 14, 1777

Nathaniel Claiborne, American farmer and politician (d. 1859)

Nathaniel Herbert Claiborne (November 14, 1777 – August 15, 1859) was a nineteenth-century American politician from Virginia. He was the brother of William Charles Cole Claiborne, the nephew of Thomas Claiborne, the uncle of John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne and the great-great-great granduncle of Marie Corinne Morrison Claiborne Boggs and Claiborne de Borda Pell. He was a descendant of Colonel William Claiborne (1600–1677), who was born in Crayford, Kent, England and settled in the Colony of Virginia.

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Events on 1777

8 Mar

American Revolutionary War
Regiments from Ansbach and Bayreuth, sent to support Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War, mutiny in the town of Ochsenfurt.
13 Jun

Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
American Revolutionary War: Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette lands near Charleston, South Carolina, in order to help the Continental Congress to train its army.
31 Jul

Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
The U.S. Second Continental Congress passes a resolution that the services of Gilbert du Motier "be accepted, and that, in consideration of his zeal, illustrious family and connexions, he have the rank and commission of major-general of the United States."
19 Sep

First Battle of Saratoga
American Revolutionary War: British forces win a tactically expensive victory over the Continental Army in the First Battle of Saratoga.
27 Sep

Lancaster, Pennsylvania
American Revolutionary War: Lancaster, Pennsylvania becomes the capital of the United States, for one day after the Second Continental Congress evacuates Philadelphia to avoid invading British forces.

Births on November 14

Nathaniel Claiborne

Born on November 14, 1777

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Events on 1777

American Revolutionary War

Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette

Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette

First Battle of Saratoga

Lancaster, Pennsylvania