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February 14

 * 1797 - John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent & Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson led the British Royal Navy to victory over a Spanish fleet in the Battle of Cape St. Vincent near Gibraltar.
 * 1804 - Karadjordje leads the First Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman Empire.
 * 1831 - Ras Marye of Yejju marches into Tigray and defeats and kills Dejazmach Sabagadis in the Battle of Debre Abbay.
 * 1879 - The War of the Pacific breaks out when Chilean armed forces occupy the Bolivian port city of Antofagasta.
 * 1900 - Second Boer War: In South Africa, 20,000 British troops invade the Orange Free State.