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18th Century Timeline

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1. Great Frost of 1709 - coldest winter in 500 years.






2. War of the Spanish Succession - The French defeat a combined Dutch-Austrian force at the Battle of Denain






3. First European settlement established in Australia at Sydney.






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






5. Forty-seven Ronin attack Kira Yoshinaka and then commit seppuku in Japan.






6. Frederick the Great comes to power in Prussia






7. Spanish missionaries established the first of 21 missions in California.






8. The Great French War started as the French Revolutionary Wars which lead into the Napoleonic Wars.






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






10. Nader Shah assumed title of Shah of Persia and founded the Afsharid dynasty. Ruled until his death in 1747.






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






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






13. First French Quaker community established in Cong






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






15. 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.






16. The Second Carnatic War fought between the British - the French - the Marathas - and Mysore inIndia






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






18. New York Stock & Exchange Board founded.






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






20. Crimean Tatar raids into Russia.






21. Slavery abolished in Russia. Peter the Great converted the household slaves into house serfs






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






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






24. Russo-Turkish War






25. Robert Walpole became the first Prime Minister of Great Britain (de facto)






26. Treaty of Paris ends Seven Years' War and Third Carnatic War






27. The French and Indian War - Fought in the U.S. and Canada mostly between the French and their allies and the English and their allies. The North American chapter of the Seven Years' War.






28. Russians began settling the Aleutian Islands






29. Pope Benedict XIV issues Immensa Pastorum principis against slavery






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






31. Inconfid






32. The French and Indian War - Fought in the U.S. and Canada mostly between the French and their allies and the English and their allies. The North American chapter of the Seven Years' War.






33. Xhosa Wars between British and Boer settlers and the Xhosas in South African Republic






34. Tarabai establishes rival Maratha Empire government in Kolhapur against Chattrapati Shahu






35. Establishment of the Sikh Confederacy along the present-dayIndia-Pakistan border.






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






37. Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox vaccination. Smallpox killed an estimated 400000 Europeans each year during the 18th century (including five reigning monarchs).






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






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






40. Charles Wesley and John Wesley begin Methodism in England






41. Spanish attempt to restart the Jacobite rebellion fails






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






43. Pinckney's Treaty between the United States and Spain granted the Mississippi Territory to the US.






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






45. Pope Clement XI declares Catholicism and Confucianism incompatible






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






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






48. French attempt to restart the Jacobite rebellion fails






49. Seven Years' War fought among European powers in various theaters around the world.






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