Timeline November 1794

Events in November 1794 5

• 1747 – 1794 Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orleans (1747-1794) Died 6 November 1794, aged 47 Cousin of King Louis XVI who supported the Revolution, renounced his title, and took the name Philippe Egalite. He voted for the king's execution in the National Convention but was later arrested on suspicion of conspiracy. He was guillotined in Paris.
• 1794 Kosciuszko Uprising Begins Tadeusz Kosciuszko launches national uprising against Russian and Prussian occupation Tadeusz Kosciuszko swore an oath in the Krakow market square and took command of Polish insurgent forces against Russia and Prussia. The uprising sought to reverse the Second Partition of Poland and restore national sovereignty. It spread quickly across Polish lands before being crushed by Russian forces later in the year.
• 1794 Whiskey Rebellion Pennsylvania farmers violently resist a federal tax on distilled spirits Farmers in western Pennsylvania attacked tax collectors and officials enforcing a federal excise tax on whiskey. President George Washington personally led a militia force to suppress the uprising, the first major test of federal authority under the new Constitution. The rebellion collapsed without significant fighting once the militia arrived.
• 1794 Massacre of Praga Russian troops kill thousands of civilians in a Warsaw suburb Russian forces under General Alexander Suvorov stormed the Praga district of Warsaw, killing thousands of soldiers and civilians. The massacre broke the remaining resistance of the Kosciuszko Uprising. Warsaw surrendered shortly afterward.
• 1794 Jay Treaty Signed Treaty resolves outstanding disputes between the United States and Britain US envoy John Jay and British representatives signed a treaty in London addressing disputes left over from the American Revolutionary War. It secured British withdrawal from forts in the Northwest Territory and established trade terms between the two nations. The treaty proved highly controversial in the United States.