After John Neville had his house surrounded, his men killed Oliver Miller, touching off this incident.
After John Neville had his house surrounded, his men killed Oliver Miller, touching off this incident. The next day saw the shooting death of John McFarlane, which when coupled with a lack of cooperation from Governor Thomas Mifflin, resulted in a national crisis. It temporarily interrupted the political career of "Light-Horse" Harry Lee, who was given the military command and ordered to end it. The primary cause of the incident was Alexander Hamilton's excise tax passed into law three years earlier. Quashed by George Washington, FTP, identify this 1794 revolt in western Pennsylvania caused by dissatisfaction with a certain liquor tax.
After John Neville had his house surrounded, his men killed Oliver Miller, touching off this incident.
Whiskey Rebellion