Timeline October 1796

Events in October 1796 2

• 1710 – 1796 Thomas Reid (1710-1796) Died 7 October 1796, aged 86 Thomas Reid was a Scottish philosopher and founder of the Scottish School of Common Sense, which opposed the skepticism of David Hume. He held the chair of moral philosophy at the University of Glasgow.
• 1796 Spain declares war on Britain Spain enters the war against Britain under the Treaty of San Ildefonso Spain declared war on Great Britain, honoring its new alliance with France formed under the Treaty of San Ildefonso two months earlier. The declaration brought the Spanish navy into the war, setting the stage for the Battle of Cape St Vincent the following year.