On this day in history - the 14th of May

On 14 May 1689, The Cameronians mustered

The Earl of Angus's Regiment of Foot (the Cameronians) was mustered at Douglas, Lanarkshire. It was commanded in the field by Lieutenant-Colonel William Cleland and was the largest regiment raised in support of the Revolution of William and Mary, with 1,200 men in two battalions. The regiment's baptism of fire would come at the battle of Dunkeld when they held off the Jacobite army.

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Births

1673 - Douglas, Hannah
1863 - Douglas, William Carstairs
1828 - Douglas, John Simonton
1871 - Douglas, Albina Mary

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Deaths

1993 - Douglas, John Thomas
1939 - Douglas, Mildred Louise
1995 - Douglas, Joan
1833 - Douglas, Archibald

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Events

1607 – English colonists establish "James Fort," which would become Jamestown, Virginia, the earliest permanent English settlement in the Americas.
1747 – War of the Austrian Succession: A British fleet under Admiral George Anson defeats the French at the First Battle of Cape Finisterre.
1863 – American Civil War: The Battle of Jackson takes place.
1940 – World War II: Rotterdam, Netherlands is bombed by the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany despite a ceasefire, killing about 900 people and destroying the historic city centre.
1948 – Israel is declared to be an independent state and a provisional government is established. Immediately after the declaration, Israel is attacked by the neighboring Arab states, triggering the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
1955 – Cold War: Eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defense treaty called the Warsaw Pact.

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