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18th Century Timeline
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1. Peter I reforms the Russian Orthodox Church
1789
1756
1724
1721
2. The Netherlands - Britain and France sign the Triple Alliance
1717
1789
1767
1789
3. Battle of Montenotte. Engagement in the War of theFirst Coalition. Napoleon Bonaparte's first victory as an army commander.
1788
1796
1718
1756
4. Saint Petersburg founded by Peter the Great. Russian capital until 1918.
1796
1755
1740
1703
5. 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.
1722
1759
1794
1730
6. The White Lotus Rebellion against the Manchu Dynasty in China.
1772
1796
1739
1792
7. James Cook becomes first European on the Hawaiian Islands.
1778
1738
1723
1772
8. The Third Carnatic War fought between the British - the French - the Marathas - and Mysore inIndia.
1799
1738
1756
1787
9. Pope Clement XII issues the Eminenti Apostolatus Specula prohibiting Catholics from becoming Freemasons.
1707
1705
1738
1769
10. Kingdom of Mysore conquers the Kingdom of Keladi
1763
1772
1768
1722
11. John Harrison H4 and Larcum Kendall K1 Marine chronometers are used to measure longitude by James Cook on his Second voyage (1772
1725
1755
1778
1775
12. Illuminati founded by Adam Weishaupt
1742
1727
1776
1711-1715
13. Russo-Turkish War.
1789
1735
1795
1758
14. The Great French War started as the French Revolutionary Wars which lead into the Napoleonic Wars.
1792
1771
1735
1763
15. The Company of Merchants of London Trading into the EastIndies and English Company Trading to the EastIndies merged to form the United Company of Merchants of England Trading to the EastIndies.
1720
1704
1770
1708
16. British ejected Dutch from Ceylon.
1781
1796
1744
1740
17. The Second Carnatic War fought between the British - the French - the Marathas - and Mysore inIndia
1721
1744
1799
1748
18. The Bengal famine of 1770 killed one third of the Bengal population.
1769
1798
1747
1796
19. The French Revolution
1789
1790
1709
1718
20. Slavery abolished in Russia. Peter the Great converted the household slaves into house serfs
1795
1775
1702
1723
21. Peak of the Little Ice Age
1723
1725
1750
1780
22. Act of Union passed merging the Scottish and the English Parliaments - thus establishing the Kingdom of Great Britain.
1707
1792
1715
1795
23. EastIndia Company starts operations in Bengal to smuggle Opium into China.
1773
1718-1730
1788
1795
24. Napoleon's invasion and partition of the Republic of Venice ended over 1000 years of independence for the Serene Republic.
1708
1767
1797
1770
25. War of the Spanish Succession - French troops defeated at the Battles of Ramilies and Turin.
1722
1706
1721
1744
26. Controversy over William Wood's halfpence leads to the Drapier's Letters and begins the Irish economic independence from England movement
1788
1741
1735
1722
27. Saint Petersburg founded by Peter the Great. Russian capital until 1918.
1768
1799
1778
1703
28. The Lisbon earthquake
1768
1701
1725
1755
29. Mahmud I takes over Ottoman Empire after the Patrona Halil revolt - ending the Tulip period.
1703
1799
1730
1771
30. United States Constitution was written in Philadelphia and submitted to the states for ratification.
1707
1795
1787
1762
31. Ashanti Empire is formed under Osei Kofi Tutu I
1787
1763
1701
1744
32. Pope Clement XII issues the Eminenti Apostolatus Specula prohibiting Catholics from becoming Freemasons.
1756
1738
1799
1769
33. Revolt in the Vend
1788
1793
1718-1730
1735
34. War of the Spanish Succession - The French defeat a combined Dutch-Austrian force at the Battle of Denain
1791
1712
1796
1755
35. First Anglo-Maratha War
1730
1793
1735
1775
36. Crimean Tatar raids into Russia.
1712
1730
1732
1770
37. Maratha Empire fights Britain and Raghunathrao's forces during theFirst Anglo-Maratha War
1772
1702
1718-1730
1799
38. George III became King of Britain.
1796
1738
1760
1756
39. Robert Walpole became the first Prime Minister of Great Britain (de facto)
1735
1783
1703
1721
40. EastIndia Company starts operations in Bengal to smuggle Opium into China.
1713
1741
1722
1773
41. Spanish attempt to restart the Jacobite rebellion fails
1722
1710
1719
1787
42. Accession of George I - Elector of Hanover - to the throne of Great Britain
1744
1780
1714
1733
43. Great Britain and Spain dispute the Nootka Sound during the Nootka Crisis.
1739
1789
1794
1725
44. Great Britain and Spain dispute the Nootka Sound during the Nootka Crisis.
1789
1713-1714
1767
1748
45. Mahmud I takes over Ottoman Empire after the Patrona Halil revolt - ending the Tulip period.
1794
1738
1730
1796
46. British colonel James Wolfe issues the Wolfe's Manifesto
1725
1780
1796
1758
47. Bartholomew Roberts is killed in a sea battle off the African coast
1722
1796
1772
1713-1714
48. After Aurangzeb's death - the Mughal Empire enters a long decline and the Maratha Empire slowly replaces it.
1758
1716
1707
1701
49. Russo-Persian War
1771
1723
1750
1722
50. Nader Shah defeated the Mughals at the Battle of Karnal and sacked Delhi.
1739
1740
1738
1757