Editing 1794 (section)

=== October&ndash;December ===
* [[October 2]] &ndash; [[Battle of Aldenhoven (1794)|Battle of Aldenhoven]] between [[French First Republic|French]] forces and those of [[Austria]].
* [[October 4]] &ndash; In the first and only instance of an incumbent United States president leading men into battle, [[George Washington]] arrives at [[Carlisle, Pennsylvania]] to guide the U.S. Army's suppression of the [[Whiskey Rebellion]].<ref>{{cite book|first=William|last=Hogeland|title=The Whiskey Rebellion: George Washington, Alexander Hamilton and the Frontier Rebels Who Challenged America's Newfound Sovereignty|publisher=Simon and Schuster|year=2015|page=213}}</ref>  The rebels soon disperse and the insurrection collapses by the end of the month.
* [[October 10]] &ndash; [[Battle of Maciejowice]]: Forces of the [[Russian Empire]] defeat Polish supporters of the [[Kościuszko Uprising]]; [[Tadeusz Kościuszko]] is wounded and captured.
* [[October 22]] &ndash; [[Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne]] founded in what is now the U.S. state of [[Indiana]].
* [[November 4]] &ndash; [[Battle of Praga]]: Russian General [[Alexander Suvorov]] storms [[Warsaw]] in the war against the Polish [[Kościuszko Uprising]] and captures Praga, one of its suburbs, unwittingly killing many civilians.
* [[November 14]] &ndash; The first recorded meeting of the [[Literary societies at Washington & Jefferson College|Franklin Literary Society]] is held at Canonsburg Academy (modern-day [[Washington & Jefferson College]]).<ref>{{cite book|last=McClelland|first=W. C.|chapter=A History of Literary Societies at Washington & Jefferson College|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t1QyAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA111|publisher=George H. Buchanan and Company|title=The Centennial Celebration of the Chartering of Jefferson College in 1802|year=1903|location=Philadelphia|pages=111–132|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t1QyAAAAYAAJ}}</ref>
* [[November 16]] &ndash; The [[Kościuszko Uprising]] ends in the defeat of [[Tadeusz Kościuszko]] and his forces.
* [[November 19]] &ndash; The United States and Great Britain sign the [[Jay Treaty]] (coming into effect in 1796), which attempts to clear up some issues left over from the [[American Revolutionary War]]<ref name="The People's Chronology 1704">{{cite book|chapter=1794|title=The People's Chronology|editor=Everett, Jason M.|publisher=Thomson Gale|year=2006|url=http://www.enotes.com/peoples-chronology|access-date=2007-06-05|archive-date=2007-08-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070822205439/http://www.enotes.com/peoples-chronology/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and secures a decade of peaceful trade between the two nations.<ref name=Harper/> Britain agrees to evacuate border forts in the [[Northwest Territory]] (roughly the area north of the [[Ohio River]] and east of the [[Mississippi]]) and thereby end British support for the Indians.
* [[November 20]] &ndash; [[Battle of St-Laurent-de-la-Muga (1794)|Battle of St-Laurent-de-la-Muga]] fought between French and Spanish forces.
* [[December 8]] &ndash; The [[Great New Orleans Fire (1794)]] burns over 200 buildings in the [[French Quarter]].
* [[December 23]] &ndash; [[St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans]] is dedicated.