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18th Century Timeline
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1. Crimean Tatar raids into Russia.
1715
1779
1732
1708
2. Ottoman Empire fights Russia in the Russo-Turkish War
1707
1750
1710-1711
1769
3. Nader Shah defeated the Mughals at the Battle of Karnal and sacked Delhi.
1720
1796
1787
1739
4. War of the Austrian Succession
1716
1707
1791
1740
5. Maratha Empire fights Britain and Raghunathrao's forces during theFirst Anglo-Maratha War
1772
1729
1735
1793
6. The French Revolution
1789
1722
1702
1755
7. The assassination of the 14th Tu'i Kanokupolu - Tuku?aho - plunges Tonga into half a century of civil war.
1799
1740
1778
1787
8. Accession of George I - Elector of Hanover - to the throne of Great Britain
1714
1702
1763
1727
9. Polish revolt
1772
1721
1701
1794
10. Mungo Park - backed by the African Association - is the first European to set eyes on the Niger River in Africa.
1795
1709
1796
1740
11. The Treaty of Paris formally ends the American War ofIndependence.
1783
1795
1788
1787
12. Reign of Catherine the Great of Russia.
1754
1720
1762
1770
13. The Bengal famine of 1770 killed one third of the Bengal population.
1702
1769
1721
1722
14. Spanish missionaries established the first of 21 missions in California.
1760
1769
1725
1789
15. The Great Plague of Marseille
1763
1720
1773
1769
16. Famine across the Sahel - half the population of Timbuktu died.
1794
1776
1757
1738
17. The Netherlands - Britain and France sign the Triple Alliance
1739
1775
1717
1756
18. NorthwestIndian War between the United States and Native Americans
1785
1701
1702
1793
19. The Third Carnatic War fought between the British - the French - the Marathas - and Mysore inIndia.
1703
1756
1703
1744
20. Maratha Empire defeated at Battle of Panipat
1763
1771
1761
1700-1721
21. Reformer Johann Friedrich Struensee executed in Denmark.
1775
1768
1708
1772
22. Turlough O'Carolan - famous Irish harper - died.
1738
1795
1703
1736
23. United States Declaration ofIndependence adopted by the Continental Congress in Philadelphia.
1763
1707
1776
1701
24. Russo-Persian War
1778
1768
1722
1715
25. British ejected Dutch from Ceylon.
1744
1707
1796
1762
26. Burmese conquered the Ayutthaya kingdom.
1712
1767
1721
1725
27. The world's first copyright legislation - Britain's Statute of Anne - becomes effective
1798
1707
1738
1710
28. Great Britain and Spain fight the War of Jenkins' Ear in the Caribbean.
1739
1794
1795
1770
29. Kingdom of Prussia declared under King Frederick I
1702
1711-1715
1701
1727
30. The Irish Rebellion failed to overthrow British rule in Ireland.
1793
1798
1775
1718-1730
31. Inconfid
1747
1770
1761
1788
32. Peter I reforms the Russian Orthodox Church
1730
1740
1721
1741
33. New Hampshire ratifies the United States Constitution as the 9th state - and by the terms of Article VII it is in effect.
1708
1750
1721
1788
34. War of 27 years between the Marathas and Mughals ends inIndia.
1789
1788
1763
1707
35. Russian Empire annexed the Crimean Khanate.
1788
1760
1783
1710
36. Mount Fuji erupts in Japan.
1714
1722
1721
1707
37. Russo-Turkish War.
1748
1788
1735
1793
38. Qajar dynasty founded in Iran after replacing the Zand dynasty.
1796
1794
1712
1780
39. War of the Spanish Succession was a conflict which involved most of Europe.
1701
1707
1767
1771
40. Hotaki dynasty founded in Afghanistan.
1790
1796
1709
1715
41. Camisard Rebellion in France.
1787
1702
1718
1791
42. 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.
1787
1795
1735
1708
43. Outbreak of indigenous rebellion led by T
1785
1780
1704
1760
44. The Fulani nomads took complete control of Fuuta Jallon and set up the first of many Fulani jihad states to come
1725
1709
1778
1713-1714
45. Famine in Czech lands killed hundreds of thousands.
1724
1772
1792
1770
46. Tulip period of the Ottoman Empire
1715
1718-1730
1703
1792
47. The Constitutional Act (Or Canada Act) creates the two provinces of Upper and Lower Canada in British North America.
1790
1702
1791
1748
48. Peak of the Little Ice Age
1794
1750
1792
1721
49. Louis XIV dies - leaving France greatly enlarged but deep in debt - The Regency takes power under Philippe d'Orleans
1715
1707
1748
1781
50. King Gustav III of Sweden was assassinated by a conspiracy of noblemen.
1722
1792
1716
1790