đ Today in HistoryOctober 14
Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeats King Edward II of England at the Battle of Old Byland, forcing Edward to accept Scotland's independence.
Mary, Queen of Scots, goes on trial for conspiracy against Queen Elizabeth I of England.
The General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony enacts the first punitive legislation against the Religious Society of Friends.
Seven Years' War: Frederick the Great suffers a rare defeat at the Battle of Hochkirch.
The first recorded ministry of education, the Commission of National Education, is formed in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
American Revolution: The First Continental Congress denounces the British Parliament's Intolerable Acts and demands British concessions.
The revolutionary group the United Irishmen is formed in Belfast, Ireland leading to the Irish Rebellion of 1798.
War of the Third Coalition: A French corps defeats an Austrian attempt to escape encirclement at Ulm.
War of the Fourth Coalition: Napoleon decisively defeats Prussia at the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt.
