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Events on April 26 in history

1794Apr, 26

Battle of Beaumont during the Flanders Campaign of the War of the First Coalition.

The Battle of Beaumont-en-Cambrésis 26 April 1794 (sometimes referred to as the Battle of Coteau, or in France the Battle of Troisvilles) was an action forming part of a multi-pronged attempt to relieve the besieged fortress of Landrecies, during the Flanders Campaign of the French Revolutionary War. The British and Austrians under the Duke of York defeated a French advance northwards from Cambrai commanded by René Chapuis.

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Events on 1794

  • 27Mar

    Original six frigates of the United States Navy

    The United States Government establishes a permanent navy and authorizes the building of six frigates.
  • 8May

    French Revolution

    Branded a traitor during the Reign of Terror by revolutionists, French chemist Antoine Lavoisier, who was also a tax collector with the Ferme générale, is tried, convicted and guillotined in one day in Paris.
  • 26Jun

    Battle of Fleurus (1794)

    French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Fleurus marked the first successful military use of aircraft.
  • 28Jul

    Maximilien Robespierre

    French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre and Louis Antoine de Saint-Just are executed by guillotine in Paris, France.
  • 7Aug

    Whiskey Rebellion

    U.S. President George Washington invokes the Militia Acts of 1792 to suppress the Whiskey Rebellion in western Pennsylvania.