oct 4, 1794 - 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.[20] The rebels soon disperse and the insurrection collapses by the end of the month.
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oct 4, 1794
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