What happened October 1777 AD

Mozart met his distant cousin, Maria Anna Thekia, whom he affectionately nicknamed "Bäsle," while in Augsburg. She seems to have shared the sense of humour with Mozart and they soon became good friends, maybe even lovers. His letters to her indicate an transformation in him that shows he was more like every other 21-year-old in that respect. He finally ripped himself away from Basle and moved on to Mannheim with his mother.

On October 7, 1777, Burgoyne tried to take Bemis Heights but was isolated from support by Howe. He was forced to retreat to Saratoga and ultimately surrendered after the Battles of Saratoga. As Washington suspected, Gates' victory emboldened his critics.

He and his mother moved on to Mannheim, became pleasant with the Mannheim musicians, did some teaching and playing, accepted and partially fulfilled a flute music commission from a German surgeon, and fell in love with Aloysia Weber, a soprano, the second of four daughters of a music copyist. He has also written numerous sonatas for piano, some with violin. He put a scheme to his father for traveling with the naive and reckless Webers to Italy, and met with an angry response from Leopald.

The Americans defeated the British in the second Battle of Bemis Heights.