On This Day: March 24th

In Kraków, Tadeusz Kościuszko announces a general uprising against Imperial Russia and the Kingdom of Prussia, and assumes the powers of the Commander in Chief of all of the Polish forces.

Great Britain passes the Quartering Act, which requires the Thirteen Colonies to house British troops.

Johann Sebastian Bach dedicates six concertos to Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt, now commonly called the Brandenburg Concertos, BWV 1046-1051.

Count Frederick of Hesse-Kassel is elected King of Sweden by the Riksdag of the Estates, after his consort Ulrika Eleonora abdicated the throne on 29 February.

The Province of Carolina is granted by charter to eight Lords Proprietor in reward for their assistance in restoring Charles II of England to the throne.

James VI of Scotland is proclaimed King James I of England and Ireland, upon the death of Elizabeth I.

Tokugawa Ieyasu is granted the title of shōgun from Emperor Go-Yōzei, and establishes the Tokugawa shogunate in Edo, Japan.

Turco-Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus.

English victory over a Franco-Castilian-Flemish fleet in the Battle of Margate off the coast of Margate.

King Richard I of England is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting in France, leading to his death on April 6.