1757. Leignitz taken by the Prussians under Frederick II, by which the Austrians and French were compelled to abandon Silesia, with the loss of 4,000 men.
1758. The French settlement of Goree taken by the British admiral Keppel.
1775. John Campbell, an eminent Scottish historical, biographical and political writer died.
1778. The French under count d'Estaing re-embarked their troops at St. Lucia, and sailed on the following day.
1788. John Logan, a Scottish divine and poet, died. He obtained much distinction as an eloquent preacher.
1797. War with the pope renewed by the French, occasioned by the assassination of Duplot, a French general, who was sent to Rome as an ambassador.
1811. Funeral at Richmond, Va., of those who perished at the burning of the theatre.
1814. United States privateer Prince of Neufchatel, 18 guns and 130 men, captured by British ship Leander, two frigates in company.
1814. British cannonaded unsuccessfully the Americans under Gen. Jackson. The cannonade continued 7 hours; the British loss estimated at 120 killed; American loss 9 killed, 8 wounded.
1817. Charles Barney, an eminent English scholar, died. He greatly distinguished himself by the depth of his literary researches, and by his extraordinary skill in the Greek language.