1777. William Battie died; an eminent English physician and medical writer.
1780. Major-general Gates ordered by congress to take command of the southern department.
1780. A society formed in Philadelphia, under the name of the American daughters of liberty, for the purpose of supplying the soldiery with clothing. The city was divided into 10 districts, and four appointed to each district to solicit subscriptions. Their donations amounted to 2030 shirts, and they obtained 77 shirts and 380 pairs of stockings from New Jersey.
1788. George Lukins dispossessed of seven devils by the same number of clergymen, in the Temple church, Bristol, England.
1794. Battle of Ghent; the Austrians defeated by the French.
1794. Violent earthquake and eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, which did much damage.
1796. Action between British ship Dryad, lord Beauclerc, and French frigate La Proserpine, 45 guns; which last was captured in 44 minutes, with the loss of 30 killed, 45 wounded. British loss 2 killed, 7 wounded.
1797. Simon Andrew Tissot, a celebrated Swiss physician, died. He was the advocate of experimental rather than theoretical systems of medicine, and early adopted the practice of inoculation. His fame was not confined to his own country.
1810. Bonaparte prohibited the exportation of grain.
1813. Battle of Carcagenta, in Valencia; the Spaniards under general Elio attacked the French, and were defeated with the loss of 1500 men, of whom 700 were taken prisoners.