1745. Louisburg captured 1752. Walton House built 1753. Sir Danvers Osborne Governor 1755. Sir Charles Hardy Governor 1756. Corner-stone of King's College laid Lord Loudoun appointed Commander-in-Chief of the British forces in America 1759. General Jeffrey Amherst appointed Commander-in-Chief in place of Lord Loudoun 1760. Montreal captured Lieutenant-Governor De Lancey dies George II. of England dies George III. becomes King 1761. Robert Monckton Governor 1763. Monckton resigns as Governor 1765. Stamp Act passed First Colonial Congress held in New York Sir Henry Moore Governor 1766. Stamp Act repealed Liberty Pole set up on the Common 1770. Statues of William Pitt and George III. erected Tax removed on all articles except tea Battle of Golden Hill 1771. Sir William Tryon Governor 1773. Tax on tea reduced 1774. Taxed Tea dumped into the river First Continental Congress held 1775. Lexington massacre Second Continental Congress Turtle Bay stores seized Marinus Willett seizes the British ammunition wagons Battle of Bunker Hill Governor Tryon returns from England General Montgomery killed at Quebec 1776. April.--General Washington comes to New York after the success of the Continental army at Boston July.--Independence declared August.--Battle of Long Island 1776. September.--British occupy New York Battle of Harlem Heights A Great Fire Nathan Hale executed November.--Fort Washington captured 1777. George Clinton, Governor of New York State Burgoyne surrenders at Saratoga Washington at Valley Forge 1780. Benedict Arnold's treason 1781. Surrender of Lord Cornwallis 1783. September.--Treaty of Peace, between Great Britain and the United States, signed November.--British troops depart from New York December.--Washington bids farewell to his officers at Fraunces's Tavern 1788. The Doctors' Mob 1789. New York the seat of the National Government Washington becomes First President of the United States and comes to live in New York The Government House built Tammany Society organized 1790. Trinity Church rebuilt 1798. Small-pox epidemic Manhattan Company established 1803. New City Hall begun 1804. Alexander Hamilton killed by Aaron Burr 1805. Free School Society organized 1807. The Clermont launched 1811. City Plan completed 1812. United States at war with Great Britain 1814. Fort Clinton (afterward called Castle Garden) built War with Great Britain ended 1823. Yellow fever epidemic 1824. General Lafayette comes again to America 1825. Erie Canal celebration Gas introduced into city 1833. First penny newspaper started