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18th Century Timeline
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1. Ottoman Empire fights Russia in the Russo-Turkish War
1772
1739
1710-1711
1791
2. Second Jacobite Rebellion began by Charles Edward Stuart in Scotland
1795
1723
1797
1745
3. Imam Sheikh Mansur - a Chechen warrior and Muslim mystic - led a coalition of Muslim Caucasian tribes from throughout the Caucasus in a holy war against the Russian invaders.
1735
1796
1785
1741
4. Great Northern War between Tsarist Russia and the Swedish Empire
1700-1721
1794
1795
1727
5. James Cook explores and maps New Zealand and Australia
1769
1742
1796
1700-1721
6. Pinckney's Treaty between the United States and Spain granted the Mississippi Territory to the US.
1736
1775
1738
1795
7. Great Britain and Spain fight the War of Jenkins' Ear in the Caribbean.
1722
1750
1739
1793
8. Forty-seven Ronin attack Kira Yoshinaka and then commit seppuku in Japan.
1702
1707
1721
1773
9. Russo-Turkish War
1791
1796
1707
1768
10. Anglo-Mysore Wars
1738
1766
1718
1702
11. Reign of Catherine the Great of Russia.
1724
1789
1762
1769
12. Bartholomew Roberts is killed in a sea battle off the African coast
1795
1783
1722
1795
13. First European settlement established in Australia at Sydney.
1707
1788
1795
1739
14. Handel's first opera - Almira - premieres.
1707
1789
1745
1705
15. Gustav III of Sweden stages a coup d'
1772
1791
1787
1762
16. After Aurangzeb's death - the Mughal Empire enters a long decline and the Maratha Empire slowly replaces it.
1701
1707
1791
1792
17. The R
1744
1793
1785
1703
18. Russian Empire annexed the Crimean Khanate.
1779
1783
1740
1742
19. The Daily Courant and The Norwich Post becomes the first daily newspapers in England.
1716
1701
1783
1740
20. The Fulani nomads took complete control of Fuuta Jallon and set up the first of many Fulani jihad states to come
1725
1788
1755
1772
21. Napoleon's invasion and partition of the Republic of Venice ended over 1000 years of independence for the Serene Republic.
1787
1702
1797
1717
22. Mohammad Khan Qajar razes Tbilisi to the ground.
1795
1747
1721
1745
23. Treaty of Aix-La-Chapelle ends the War of the Austrian Succession andFirst Carnatic War
1799
1799
1748
1795
24. Pope Clement XII issues the Eminenti Apostolatus Specula prohibiting Catholics from becoming Freemasons.
1775
1724
1738
1730
25. Serfdom abolished in the Austrian monarchy (first step; second step in 1848)
1799
1739
1705
1781
26. First Great Awakening takes place in Great Britain and North America.
1730
1715
1722
1712
27. Maratha Empire defeated at Battle of Panipat
1740
1756
1762
1761
28. City of New Orleans founded by the French in North America
1760
1718
1762
1789
29. Cotton mills were first opened in England
1742
1788
1783
1760
30. Blackbeard (Edward Teach) is killed by Robert Maynard in a North Carolina inlet on the inner side of Ocracoke Island
1709
1718
1721
1701
31. Seven Years' War fought among European powers in various theaters around the world.
1760
1721
1723
1756
32. Robert Walpole became the first Prime Minister of Great Britain (de facto)
1790
1721
1772
1778
33. Treaty of Aix-La-Chapelle ends the War of the Austrian Succession andFirst Carnatic War
1760
1778
1748
1720
34. Louis XIV dies - leaving France greatly enlarged but deep in debt - The Regency takes power under Philippe d'Orleans
1779
1739
1780
1715
35. Reformer Johann Friedrich Struensee executed in Denmark.
1791
1718
1722
1772
36. The Daily Courant and The Norwich Post becomes the first daily newspapers in England.
1721
1790
1735
1701
37. The Second Carnatic War fought between the British - the French - the Marathas - and Mysore inIndia
1707
1716
1738
1748
38. Maratha Empire fights Britain and Raghunathrao's forces during theFirst Anglo-Maratha War
1783
1772
1721
1713-1714
39. The Netherlands - Britain and France sign the Triple Alliance
1704
1713
1717
1718-1730
40. Maratha Empire defeated at Battle of Panipat
1754
1755
1703
1761
41. Nader Shah assumed title of Shah of Persia and founded the Afsharid dynasty. Ruled until his death in 1747.
1713
1736
1792
1791
42. Nader Shah defeated the Mughals at the Battle of Karnal and sacked Delhi.
1725
1739
1721
1772
43. Treaty of Utrecht end the War of the Spanish Succession
1707
1794
1713
1775
44. Treaty of Constantinople is signed - partitioning Persia between the Ottoman Empire and Russia.
1715
1724
1703
1789
45. Pope Clement XI declares Catholicism and Confucianism incompatible
1754
1715
1705
1725
46. First French Quaker community established in Cong
1788
1740
1738
1715
47. John Harrison H4 and Larcum Kendall K1 Marine chronometers are used to measure longitude by James Cook on his Second voyage (1772
1716
1794
1754
1775
48. United States Constitution was written in Philadelphia and submitted to the states for ratification.
1776
1787
1715
1711-1715
49. Peter I reforms the Russian Orthodox Church
1783
1721
1788
1740
50. War of the Spanish Succession - French troops defeated at the Battles of Ramilies and Turin.
1706
1724
1710
1799