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18th Century Timeline

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






2. Famine kills one-third of East Prussia's population.






3. British colonel James Wolfe issues the Wolfe's Manifesto






4. The Haitian Revolution






5. Napoleon staged a coup d'






6. Russian Empire annexed the Crimean Khanate.






7. Treaty of Nystad signed - ending the Great Northern War.






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






9. Famine in Czech lands killed hundreds of thousands.






10. Louis XIV dies - leaving France greatly enlarged but deep in debt - The Regency takes power under Philippe d'Orleans






11. Saint Petersburg founded by Peter the Great. Russian capital until 1918.






12. NorthwestIndian War between the United States and Native Americans






13. Zand dynasty founded in Iran






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






15. Saint Petersburg founded by Peter the Great. Russian capital until 1918.






16. Tipu Sultan was killed in a battle with the British forces.






17. Famine in Iceland caused by the eruption of the Laki volcano.






18. The Third Carnatic War fought between the British - the French - the Marathas - and Mysore inIndia.






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






20. Establishment of the French-backed Batavian Republic in present-day Netherlands.






21. The Great Upheaval - forced population transfer of the French Acadian population from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick






22. Hotaki dynasty founded in Afghanistan.






23. Spanish attempt to restart the Jacobite rebellion fails






24. American Revolutionary War






25. Frederick the Great comes to power in Prussia






26. Second Jacobite Rebellion began by Charles Edward Stuart in Scotland






27. King Gustav III of Sweden was assassinated by a conspiracy of noblemen.






28. Russo-Turkish War






29. Kingdom of Mysore conquers the Kingdom of Keladi






30. Qing Dynasty Chinese court painters recreate Zhang Zeduan's classic panoramic painting - Along the River During Qingming Festival.






31. George Washington elected President of the United States. Served until 1797.






32. Gurkhas conquered Nepal.






33. The Irish Rebellion failed to overthrow British rule in Ireland.






34. United States Declaration ofIndependence adopted by the Continental Congress in Philadelphia.






35. Second Jacobite Rebellion began by Charles Edward Stuart in Scotland






36. Treaty of Nystad signed - ending the Great Northern War.






37. Russo-Turkish War






38. Famine kills one-third of East Prussia's population.






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






40. Gurkhas conquered Nepal.






41. War of 27 years between the Marathas and Mughals ends inIndia.






42. Reign of Catherine the Great of Russia.






43. Peak of the Little Ice Age






44. Revolt in the Vend






45. Mahmud I takes over Ottoman Empire after the Patrona Halil revolt - ending the Tulip period.






46. The Constitutional Act (Or Canada Act) creates the two provinces of Upper and Lower Canada in British North America.






47. Tuscarora War between British - Dutch - and German settlers and the Tuscarora people of North Carolina






48. Famine in Czech lands killed hundreds of thousands.






49. Jay's Treaty concluded between Great Britain and the United States - by which the Western outposts in the Great Lakes are returned to the U.S. - and commerce between the two countries is regulated.






50. Treaty of Utrecht end the War of the Spanish Succession