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18th Century Timeline

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1. Accession of George I - Elector of Hanover - to the throne of Great Britain






2. Russian Empire annexed the Crimean Khanate.






3. War of the Austrian Succession






4. Pope Clement XII issues the Eminenti Apostolatus Specula prohibiting Catholics from becoming Freemasons.






5. Russians began settling the Aleutian Islands






6. Spanish military embarks on the Villasur expedition from Mexico and travel into the Great Plains






7. James Cook becomes first European on the Hawaiian Islands.






8. The Treaty of Paris formally ends the American War ofIndependence.






9. The French Revolution






10. Great Britain and Spain dispute the Nootka Sound during the Nootka Crisis.






11. NorthwestIndian War between the United States and Native Americans






12. Mohammad Khan Qajar razes Tbilisi to the ground.






13. Richard Arkwright and his partners build the world's first water-powered mill at Cromford.






14. Treaty of Aix-La-Chapelle ends the War of the Austrian Succession andFirst Carnatic War






15. Turlough O'Carolan - famous Irish harper - died.






16. Russo-Turkish War






17. The Netherlands - Britain and France sign the Triple Alliance






18. Tulip period of the Ottoman Empire






19. Kingdom of Mysore conquers the Kingdom of Keladi






20. New York Stock & Exchange Board founded.






21. Battle of Montenotte. Engagement in the War of theFirst Coalition. Napoleon Bonaparte's first victory as an army commander.






22. Famine in Czech lands killed hundreds of thousands.






23. Battle of Plassey signaled the beginning of formal British rule inIndia after years of commercial activity under the auspices of the EastIndia Company.






24. TheFirst Saudi State is founded by Mohammed Ibn Saud






25. James Cook explores and maps New Zealand and Australia






26. Pope Benedict XIV issues Immensa Pastorum principis against slavery






27. Freed slaves from London founded Freetown in present-day Sierra Leone.






28. City of New Orleans founded by the French in North America






29. Burmese conquered the Ayutthaya kingdom.






30. Napoleon staged a coup d'






31. Napoleon's invasion and partition of the Republic of Venice ended over 1000 years of independence for the Serene Republic.






32. Treaty of Constantinople is signed - partitioning Persia between the Ottoman Empire and Russia.






33. Handel's first opera - Almira - premieres.






34. The assassination of the 14th Tu'i Kanokupolu - Tuku?aho - plunges Tonga into half a century of civil war.






35. British ejected Dutch from Ceylon.






36. After Aurangzeb's death - the Mughal Empire enters a long decline and the Maratha Empire slowly replaces it.






37. George Vancouver explores the world during the Vancouver Expedition.






38. First Jacobite rebellion breaks out - British halt Jacobite advance at the Battle of Sheriffmuir; Battle of Preston






39. James Cook claims the East Coast of Australia (New South Wales) for Great Britain.






40. Russian Empire annexed the Crimean Khanate.






41. First European settlement established in Australia at Sydney.






42. Nader Shah defeated the Mughals at the Battle of Karnal and sacked Delhi.






43. New Hampshire ratifies the United States Constitution as the 9th state - and by the terms of Article VII it is in effect.






44. Illuminati founded by Adam Weishaupt






45. Establishment of the Polish-Prussian Pact






46. First European settlement established in Australia at Sydney.






47. First Anglo-Maratha War






48. Gustav III of Sweden stages a coup d'






49. James Cook claims the East Coast of Australia (New South Wales) for Great Britain.






50. Famine in Czech lands killed hundreds of thousands.